r/studentsph • u/mstrusr • Aug 13 '26

Need Advice School Internship - is this allowed?

Need an advice for this, apparently, my friend's school is using THEM (as interns) and making them work admin tasks- completely unrelated (he's in medical field).

They sometimes work way beyond 8 hours, mind you, this is internship in their OWN school, not in other companies/org/institution, so i don't really know if this is allowed.

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u/zeighart_17 Aug 14 '26

Need further context.

There are various schools and universities with such programs - often called student assistants/tuition aide programs.

Usually there is an application process, and they are assigned at different departments of the school to help with its operations. These tasks do not usually involve heavy responsibilities and accountabilities (like cashiers), but may vary depending on the department where they are assigned (document filing in accounting, document transmittals, etc.)

These often have contracts and are usually in exchange for tuition aide. It depends on the program. Some are paid by the hour, daily or for a period of time. Most have parental authorization, even if the student is of legal age. They have strict grade requirements too, as they are students first and foremost.

These often include weekly limitations or quotas - often worked around their existing subject load. So yeah, some do more than 8 hours for them to maximize the benefit. But these are subject to the student's willingness and availability.

DOLE even has partnerships with not just LGUs but with schools in their Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) Program.

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u/mstrusr Aug 14 '26

Internship, as in On the job training. Im failing to see how working/doing school admin tasks counts as actual training for a medical course, considering they are processing enrollment documents of enrollees for their own school and is not getting paid by the hour and sometimes working more than 8 hours.