Text of the provision
Art. 70. Voluntary organization of apprenticeship programs; exemptions. The organization of apprenticeship program shall be primarily a voluntary undertaking by employers; When national security or particular requirements of economic development so demand, the President of the Philippines may require compulsory training of apprentices in certain trades, occupations, jobs or employment levels where shortage of trained manpower is deemed critical as determined by the Secretary of Labor and Employment. Appropriate rules in this connection shall be promulgated by the Secretary of Labor and Employment as the need arises; and Where services of foreign technicians are utilized by private companies in apprenticeable trades, said companies are required to set up appropriate apprenticeship programs.
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
Organizing an apprenticeship program is primarily a voluntary undertaking by employers. But the President may require compulsory training of apprentices in trades or jobs where trained manpower is critically short, when national security or economic development demands it; and companies using foreign technicians in apprenticeable trades are required to set up apprenticeship programs.
Questions about this provision
- Can a company be compelled to set up an apprenticeship program, or is it purely voluntary?
- Must a company that brings in foreign technicians also set up an apprenticeship program?
Related provisions
- Article 69 — Responsibility For Theoretical Instruction.
- Article 71 — Deductibility Of Training Costs.
A note on article numbers. The articles of the Labor Code have been administratively renumbered, so the same provision is often cited under a different number. Supreme Court decisions write both, in the form “Article 297 [282]” — the new number first, the original in brackets. The text on this page is published under its original number, which is the numbering both source texts use. When citing, check which numbering your source follows.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.