The OWWA Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar (PDOS) is a mandatory seminar for all Filipinos who are going to work abroad. The seminar provides important information and advice on how to prepare for a successful overseas deployment. Topics covered include immigration and labor laws, packing and shipping your belongings, cultural adjustment, and financial planning. The CFO PDOS is offered at the OWWA … Read more
HSWs (Household Service Workers) have their own version of the Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar (PDOS) called Comprehensive Pre-Departure Education Programs or CPDEP, which they utilize instead of PDOS. The CPDEP, which is a training program for domestic workers, is open to them and must be completed before they travel overseas for work. Also Read: List of OWWA Benefits Programs and Services for OFWs … Read more
Since 1983, the Philippines through OWWA has provided overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) with a Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar (PDOS), which provides relevant and tailored information to help them cope with their new work environment and the culture of their destination country. The PDOS was expanded in 2009 when a Comprehensive Pre-Departure Education Program (CPDEP) for Household Service Workers was implemented (HSWs). … Read more