NMP Student Internship / On-the-Job Training (OJT)

Application Process in the Central Offices

1. All students applying for an internship opportunity shall submit the required application requirement to the HRMD OJT online application form for the initial assessment.

2. Following assessment, the HRMD will endorse all supervising all supporting documentation and forward it to the following offices:

a. Offices/Divisions/Units (ODUs) where endorse all applicants or where the HRMD considered it appropriate;
b. Cluster Head (DDGM/DDGA)
c. Director-General

3. Upon approval of the endorsement, HRMD informs the concerned student or SUC coordinator and sends the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) template (Annex A) to the following through email for review and approval:

a. Concerned student/SUC Coordinator
b. ODU assignment; and
c. Office of the Director-General, Legal Section (ODG-Legal Section);

4. Upon finalization of the MOA, the HRMD shall print six (6) copies of MOA template and forward it to the following for signature:

a. ODG-Legal Section
b. Director-General
c. Human Resource Management Division (witness);

5. HRMD informs the concerned SUC to pick up six (6) copies of the signed MOA for notarization;

6. The HRMD shall forward the signed MOA to the General Administrative Services Division (GASD) for document barcoding.

Application Process in the Regional Offices

1. All students applying for an internship opportunity shall submit the required application requirements to the Regional Component Museum (RCM) head or assigned HR focal for initial assessment and evaluation;

2. Following assessment, the RCM head or HR focal will endorse all supporting documentation and forward it to the assigned Director II for approval:

3. Upon approval of the endorsement, the RCM head or HR focal informs the concerned student or SUC coordinator and sends the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) template (Annex A) to the following through email for review and approval:

a. Concerned student/ SUC Coordinator;
b. Regional Component Museum assignment; and

3. Upon finalization of the MOA, the Administrative Officers (AO) for each respective Director II under RCM, (station-based in the Central Office), shall print the MOA template and forward it to the following for signature:

a. Director II
b. RCM head or HR focal (witness)

4. Upon signing of the Director II, the AO under the Office of the Directors shall send the MOA to the concerned RCM and

5. SUC Coordinator for signing and notarization;

6. Upon receipt of the RCM head of the signed and notarized MOA, the same shall be forwarded to the General

7. Administrative Services Division (GASD) for barcoding of documents.

Application Requirements

For Central Offices:

1. Letter of intent signed by the students and OJT Coordinator, addressed to the NMP Director-General with the following information:

a. Name of School/University/College (SUC);
b. Name of Course/ Strand;
c. Name and number of student/ trainee;
d. Required number of hours;
e. Preferred Division (Subject for approval); Note: Please provide at least three preferred (Offices/Divisions/Units);
f. Target internship Schedule/ duration (specify start and end);
g. Contact Number and Email Address of OJT Coordinator;

2. Curriculum Vitae with recent ID picture;

3. Certification of Good Moral Character with school dry seal;

4. Recent 1×1 ID picture.

For Regional Offices:

1. Letter of intent signed by the students and OJT Coordinator, addressed to the NMP Regional Director II with the following information:

a. Name of School/University/College (SUC);
b. Name of Course/ Strand;
c. Name and number of student/ trainee;
d. Required number of hours;
e. Preferred Division (Subject for approval); Note: Please provide at least three preferred (Offices/Divisions/Units);
f. Target internship Schedule/ duration (specify start and end);
g. Contact Number and Email Address of OJT Coordinator;

2. Curriculum Vitae with recent ID picture;

3. Certification of Good Moral Character with school dry seal;

4. Recent 1×1 ID picture.

Receiving of Application and Deployment

The NMP will only receive Internship / OJT applications on the following schedule:

  • January to March and July to September of every calendar year for the Central Office

  • January to November of every calendar year for the Regional Component Museums

The student interns can be deployed on their preferred date, subject to the approval of their preferred Office/Division/Unit assignment.

NMP Directory for OJT Applications

For NMP Central Office applications:

JEREMY R. BARNS, CESO III
Director-General
National Museum of the Philippines

For NMP Regional Component Museums applications:

For Office of the Director, Northern Luzon National Museums:

MICHAEL ARMAND P. CANILAO, MA MA MA PHD
Director II
Office of the Director, Northern Luzon National Museums
National Museum of the Philippines

For Office of the Director, Southern Luzon National Museums:

HONEY P. BESO
Director II
Office of the Director, Southern Luzon National Museums
National Museum of the Philippines

For Office of the Director, Visayas National Museums:

ATTY. MA. CECILIA U. TIROL
Director II
Office of the Director, Visayas National Museums
National Museum of the Philippines

For Office of the Director, Mindanao National Museums:

ARVIN MANUEL R. VILLALON
Director II
Office of the Director, Mindanao National Museums
National Museum of the Philippines

List of Divisions and Regional Component Museums

Central Offices:

Office of the Director-General
Office of the Director, National Museum of Natural History (ODNMNH)
Office of the Director, National Museum of Anthropology (ODNMA)
Office of the Director, National Museum of Fine Arts (ODNMFA)
Archaeology Division
Architectural Arts and Built Heritage Division
Botany And National Herbarium Division
Central Museum Visitor Operations Division
Ethnology Division
Exhibition, Editorial and Media Production Services Division
Facilities Management Division
Financial Services Division
Fine Arts Division
General Administrative Services Division
Geology And Paleontology Division
Human Resource Management Division
Maritime And Underwater Cultural Heritage Division
Public Programs and Services Division
Research, Collections and Conservation Management Division
Zoology Division

Regional Component Museums:

Office of the Director, Northern Luzon National Museums (ODNLNM)

National Museum of the Philippines – Batanes
National Museum of the Philippines – Cagayan
National Museum of the Philippines – Ilocos
National Museum of the Philippines – Cordillera
National Museum of the Philippines – Kabayan

Office of the Director, Southern Luzon and MIMAROPA National Museums (ODSLNM)

National Museum of the Philippines – Bicol
National Museum of the Philippines – Marinduque
National Museum of the Philippines – Tabon Cave Complex

Office of the Director of Visayas National Museums (ODVNM)

National Museum of the Philippines – Iloilo
National Museum of the Philippines – Dumaguete
National Museum of the Philippines – Bohol

Office of the Director of Mindanao National Museums (ODMNM)

National Museum of the Philippines – Davao
National Museum of the Philippines – Butuan
National Museum of the Philippines – Zamboanga
National Museum of the Philippines – Sulu

Receiving of Application

For Central Offices, the HRMD will only accept applications submitted through the following application form: https://bit.ly/NMPOJT-ApplicationForm.

For Regional Offices, application requirements shall be directly submitted to the applicants’ preferred Regional Component Museums.