Short answer. Yes. Article 47 requires the Council to establish a National Manpower Skills Center as well as regional and local training centers to promote skills development. These centers are administered and operated under whatever rules and regulations the Council itself decides to establish for them.
What the law says
The Council shall establish a National Manpower Skills Center and regional and local training centers for the purpose of promoting the development of skills.
Labor Code, Article 47 — National Manpower Skills Center. Read the full provision →
What the law says
The centers shall be administered and operated under such rules and regulations as may be established by the Council.
Labor Code, Article 47 — National Manpower Skills Center. Read the full provision →
The Council's duty to establish training centers
Article 47 places a direct obligation on the Council named throughout this part of the Labor Code: "the Council shall establish a National Manpower Skills Center and regional and local training centers for the purpose of promoting the development of skills." This is framed as a mandatory duty rather than a discretionary option, meaning the Labor Code itself contemplates a nationwide network reaching down to the regional and local level, not just a single central facility.
Why the structure spans national, regional, and local levels
Skills development needs vary considerably across different parts of the country, and a single national facility would struggle to reach workers and industries spread across many regions. By requiring both a National Manpower Skills Center and regional and local training centers, the article builds in a structure meant to bring skills training closer to where workers actually are, rather than concentrating it in one location that would be practically inaccessible to much of the workforce.
The Council governs how these centers actually operate
Establishing the centers is only part of the picture. The article also provides that "the centers shall be administered and operated under such rules and regulations as may be established by the Council." This means the day-to-day operation, admission standards, curriculum, and other operational details of these centers are governed by regulations the Council itself sets, rather than being spelled out in the Labor Code provision itself.
What this means if you are looking for training opportunities
Because the law requires these centers to exist at the national, regional, and local level, a worker or jobseeker looking for accredited skills training has a statutory basis for expecting such facilities to be available somewhere within reach, not confined to a single national headquarters. The specific rules governing enrollment, offerings, and requirements at any particular center would be found in whatever regulations the Council has established for that center's operation, rather than in the text of Article 47 itself. It is also worth remembering that the Labor Code's articles have since been administratively renumbered, so this same provision may be cited elsewhere under a different number.