Young Filipino Farm Leaders Training Program in Japan YFFLTPJ 2023

Be the next YFFLTPJ  Intern in Japan! 

The DA- Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) in CALABARZON is currently looking for interested 4H Club members to join in the Young Filipino Farm Leaders Training Program 2023 in Japan.

Basic Qualifications:

1. Young Filipino farmers, a member of 4-H Club in the Philippines who is an out-of-school youth (OSY) (not attending school for at least one year prior to application);
2. High School graduate (senior high school level), undergraduate, if college level, and technical or vocational graduate;
3. Male or female, between 20 to 30 years old, single, and has no live-in partner or child at the time of application;
4. Can be a son or daughter of a farmer or fisher, or a cooperator of the ATI certified Learning Site for Agriculture (LSA), or Farm School;
5. Has existing agricultural land, regardless of size and status of ownership;
6. Not employed in any job for at least one year at the time of application, certified by the LGU;
7. Not related to any ATI employee by affinity or consanguinity, for up to 3^rd degree;
8. Must have at least one (1) year of accumulated farming experience at the time of application;
9. Have no overdue obligations from the ATI at the time of application;
10. Not a recipient of ATI’s internship program, and has no previous overseas travel related to an Internship;
11. Has good community standing or moral character;
12. Has good communication skills and English proficiency;
13. Willing to learn new technologies and the Nihongo language;
14. Passed the following medical examination, to be done in diagnostic clinics, hospitals, or laboratories accredited by the Department of Health (DOH): a) dental examination, b) chest x-ray for tuberculosis, c) stool examination for parasites, d) serological test for syphilis, e) proof of positive measles and rubella antibody, f) examination for Hansen’s disease, g) skin examination for Hepatitis B and HIV or AIDS, h) EXG exam, and i) drug and neuro-psychological tests;
15. Proof of having no tattoos and/or piercing in any part of the body (except for ear piercing for females only); and
16. Must be vaccinated with 3 doses of any of the following vaccines against COVID-19 at the time of application: Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Janssen, Sinopharm, Sinovac.

Documentary Requirements:

1. Personal Information Sheet (Form No. 1);
2. Personal History (Form No. 2);
3. Farming Experience Certificate issued by the Barangay Chairman and Municipal Agriculturist or Agricultural Technologist (Form No. 3);
4. Certification showing bona fide residency, with good community standing in the area from the Barangay Chairman (Form No. 4);
5. Certificate of No Overdue Obligations from ATI (Form No. 5);
6. Certificate on Basic English Knowledge issued by the Agricultural Technologist or Municipal Coordinator (Form No. 6);
7. Certificate of Commitment to Learn Nihongo and New Farming Technologies (Form No. 7)
    

You can download the required forms here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rKDFsCt2llJ3Vs5yYJK9ZCPiPmHWtMuZ?usp=share_link 

Qualified applicants are advised to email their application to yfp.ati4a@gmail.com