Text of the provision
Art. 49. Administration of training programs. The Council shall provide, through the Secretariat, instructor training, entrepreneurship development, training in vocations, trades and other fields of employment, and assist any employer or organization in training schemes designed to attain its objectives under rules and regulations which the Council shall establish for this purpose. The Council shall exercise, through the Secretariat, authority and jurisdiction over, and administer, on-going technical assistance programs and/or grants-in-aid for manpower and youth development including those which may be entered into between the Government of the Philippines and international and foreign organizations and nations, as well as persons and organizations in the Philippines. In order to integrate the national manpower development efforts, all manpower training schemes as provided for in this Code shall be coordinated with the Council, particularly those having to do with the setting of skills standards. For this purpose, existing manpower training programs in the government and in the private sector shall be reported to the Council which may regulate such programs to make them conform with national development programs. This Article shall not include apprentices, learners and handicapped workers as governed by appropriate provisions of this Code.
Labor Code of the Philippines, Presidential Decree No. 442, as amended. Reproduced in full from the official enactment and verified against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings.
What this article means
Through its Secretariat the Council provides instructor training, entrepreneurship development and training in trades and other fields, and assists employers with their own training schemes. It also administers technical assistance programs and grants-in-aid, including those under agreements with foreign or international bodies, and all training schemes under this Code must be coordinated with the Council, especially on skills standards. This Article does not cover apprentices, learners and handicapped workers, who are governed by their own provisions.
Related provisions
- Article 48 — National Skills Standards.
- Article 50 — Industry Boards.
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Cases interpreting this article
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