Text of the provision

Art. 63. Venue of apprenticeship programs. Any firm, employer, group or association, industry organization or civic group wishing to organize an apprenticeship program may choose from any of the following apprenticeship schemes as the training venue for apprentice: Apprenticeship conducted entirely by and within the sponsoring firm, establishment or entity; Apprenticeship entirely within a Department of Labor and Employment training center or other public training institution; or Initial training in trade fundamentals in a training center or other institution with subsequent actual work participation within the sponsoring firm or entity during the final stage of training.

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

An organizer of an apprenticeship program may choose among three training venues: entirely within the sponsoring firm; entirely within a Department of Labor training center or other public training institution; or initial trade fundamentals at a training center followed by actual work in the sponsoring firm in the final stage.

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