You can qualify to any SEARCA course if you are:

• affiliated with a national institution and committed to return to and serve your institution after undergoing SEARCA training,
• endorsed by your institution,
• proficient in spoken and written English,
• willing to share the knowledge gained from the training,
• appropriately equipped with an educational background related to the course you are applying for, or you have at least one year experience relevant to the course being offered, and
• less than 45 years old and healthy.

Procedure

You can directly:

1. send the application form , together with the endorsement letter of your agency head, to SEARCA’s Training Department by fax, email or postage, on or before the set deadline,
   
   
   Note:
   

   • We will not entertain application forms received beyond the deadline, especially from non-Filipino applicants.
   
   
   • If you have satisfied our admission criteria, we will send an acceptance letter to you and to the head of your organization.


2. submit a satisfactory medical report (when you receive SEARCA’s acceptance letter) to SEARCA Training Department, either through fax, email or postage, at least two weeks before the start of the training course,


3. arrange your entry visa to the country venue where the course will be held by using the acceptance letter as the supporting document.


4. The accepted applicant shall give at least three weeks before the start of the course for visa processing.
   

   If you will need SEARCA’s assistance, please submit the following information:

   • Full name
   • Birth date and place
   • Passport number, date and place of issue
   • Address of the Philippine Embassy or Consul nearest to the applicant’s residence or office
   
   
5. remit course fee via wire transfer or draft check one week before the course starts, or pay to a designated SEARCA account.


6. advise SEARCA’s Training Department on the date of your arrival and details for the necessary pick-up arrangements.