NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
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SENATE
S. B. NO. 2354
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RtCEIVEO BY:
Introduced by SENATOR JOEL VILLANUEVA
AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR A REVISED NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP 
PROGRAM, CLARIFYING THE STANDARDS FOR TRAINING AND 
ENGAGEMENT OF APPRENTICES AND ACCREDITATION OF 
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS, AND REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE 
CHAPTERS I AND II OF TITLE II, BOOK II OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE 
NO. 442, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE 
OF THE PHILIPPINES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Under Article II, Section 13 of the 1987 Constitution, the State recognized the vital 
role of the youth in nation-building. The importance of the youth in our country’s 
development has been further emphasized when the government integrated the 
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in the Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022. 
Among the subgoals of SDG Target 8 (promoting sustained, inclusive and sustainable 
economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all) are: i) the 
substantial reduction of the proportion of youth not in employment, education, or training; 
and ii) the development and operationalization of a global strategy for youth employment.
To assist the youth in the workforce, the government has allocated a total of 
Php1.401 Billion for 2023 under the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) 
programs such as Government Internship Program, Special Program for Employment of 
Students, and Job Search Assistance.1
1 April 17, 2023. DBM Allots Over PI.4 Billion for Employment Programs to Prepare Filipino Youth Job 
Seekers. Department of Budget and Management Press Release. Available at 
https://www.dbm.gov.ph/index.php/secretary-s-corner/press-releases/list-of-press-releases/2694-dbm- 
allots-over-p1-4-billion-for-employment-programs-to-prepare-filipino-youth-job-seekers (Accessed on July


Despite these interventions, youth unemployment is still rising. Data from the 
Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) shows that Youth Labor Force Participation Rate 
(LFPR) was estimated at 33.8% in May 2023, lower than April 2023’s 34.7% and May 
2022’s 36.2%. Meanwhile, youth unemployment rate in May 2023 was 10.6%, higher than 
April 2023’s 10%. In addition, among the employed youth, 11% percent were 
underemployed in May 2023.2
This bill aims to close the gap between youth unemployment and entry-level jobs 
in the skills industry by strengthening the current apprenticeship program. The bill 
provides guidelines for apprenticeable occupations, apprenticeship schemes, training, 
qualification, and engagement of apprentices, contents of apprenticeship contract, 
accreditation of apprenticeship programs, and remedial process in case of violation of 
apprenticeship contract, among others. The measure also mandates every enterprise 
applying for an Apprenticeship Program to establish a Bipartite Enterprise Apprenticeship 
Committee which shall be responsible for monitoring the program implementation, settling 
differences between management and apprentices, and recommending measures for 
effective program implementation.
In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
JOEL ^LLANUEVA-^
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2 July 7, 2023. Unemployment Rate in May 2023 was Estimated at 4.3 Percent. Philippine Statistics 
Authority. Available at https://psa.gov.ph/content/unemployment-rate-may-2023-was-estimated-43-percent 
(Accessed on July 18, 2023).


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Second Regular Session
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SENATE
S. B. NO. 2354
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RECEIVED BY:
Introduced by SENATOR JOEL VILLANUEVA
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AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR A REVISED NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP 
PROGRAM, CLARIFYING THE STANDARDS FOR TRAINING AND 
ENGAGEMENT OF APPRENTICES AND ACCREDITATION OF 
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS, AND REPEALING FOR THE 
PURPOSE CHAPTERS I AND II OF TITLE II, BOOK II OF 
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE 
KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the “Apprenticeship 
Training System Act”.
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby declared the policy of the State 
to establish an apprenticeship program that will ensure the availability of qualified 
human resource in critical, in-demand and hard-to-fill occupations through the 
participation of employers, workers, government agencies, and non-government 
agencies.
SEC. 3. Statement of Objectives. - This Act aims to:
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Help meet the demand of the economy for best-fit, competitive, and trained 
human resource:
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Have a national apprenticeship program that includes on- and off-the-job 
training components with tripartite involvement;
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Promote full employment of youth and young workers through training and 
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Enhance existing standards for the training, development, and employability 
of apprentices;
Recognize the indispensable role of private enterprises in training and 
development;
Strengthen advocacy of the apprenticeship training program to encourage 
enterprise and young workers’ participation;
Increase productivity and competitiveness of enterprises by ensuring 
availability of skilled human resource; and
Harness Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) towards the development 
of skilled human resource to meet the requirements of the industries.
SEC. 4. Definition of Terms. - For purposes of this Act, the following terms
Apprentice refers to a person undergoing training for an approved 
apprenticeable occupation during an established period as provided under 
an apprenticeship contract;
Apprenticeable Occupation refers to an occupation specified by an 
industry and approved for apprenticeship by the Technical Education and 
Skills Development Authority (TESDA), subject to the criteria set under 
Section 9 hereof;
Apprenticeship refers to a training within an enterprise with compulsory 
related theoretical instructions supported by a contract between an 
apprentice and an enterprise on an approved apprenticeship learning plan;
Apprenticeship Contract refers to an agreement wherein an enterprise 
binds itself to train the apprentice who in turn accepts the terms of training 
for the recognized apprenticeable occupation. The apprenticeship contract 
also contains the learning plan, and the rights, duties, and responsibilities 
of each party;
Authority refers to the Technical Education and Skills Development 
Authority (TESDA);
Bipartite Enterprise Apprenticeship Committee refers to a group within 
the enterprise composed of the labor and the management responsible for 
monitoring the program implementation, settling differences between the 
management and the apprentices, and recommending measures for 
effective implementation;
Board refers to the TESDA Board;
Certificate of Competency refers to a document issued by the Authority to 
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related units of competency: Provided, That a single unit or cluster of 
competencies shall be awarded a corresponding Certificate of Competency;
Certificate of Apprenticeship Program Registration refers to a 
document issued by TESDA granting an authority to an enterprise to offer 
a program in an apprenticeable occupation;
Cluster of Competencies refers to a group of competencies as defined in 
the Training Regulations that corresponds to a Certificate of Competency. 
A cluster of units of competency includes the basic, common, and core 
competency that can be offered as a registered program;
Competency Assessment refers to the process of collecting evidence to 
determine the competency of a person undergoing apprenticeship based 
on established standards of competency;
Competency Standard refers to a written specification of the knowledge, 
skills, attitude, and values required for the performance of a job, occupation 
or trade and the corresponding standard of performance required for those 
in the workplace;
Enterprise refers to a participating establishment or organization or the 
Government that directly engages an apprentice based on an approved 
Apprenticeship Program;
Industry Board/Body refers to an independent body established in priority 
industries to provide direct participation of employers and workers in the 
design and implementation of skills development schemes, trade skills 
standardization and certification and such other functions in the fulfillment 
of the Authority’s objectives;
National Certificate refers to a document issued to individuals who have 
demonstrated achievement of all the required units of competency;
Qualification refers to a formal certification that a person has successfully 
achieved learning outcomes relevant to the identified academic, industry or 
community requirements. A qualification confers official recognition of value 
in the labor market and in further education and training; and
Unit of Competency refers to an activity that comprises a manageable 
component of work. In competency standards, each unit of competency is 
described in terms of elements, performance criteria, range of variables and 
evidence guide.
SEC. 5. Apprenticeable Occupation. - An apprenticeable occupation
Be recommended by an industry board/s or national or regional industry 
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Be approved by the TESDA Board;
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Involve skills that are within the core processes of the business of the 
enterprise and the learning outcomes for which are transferable to 
employment in related enterprises; and
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Require related theoretical instruction to supplement the on-the-job 
learning.
Provided, however, That apprenticeship does not include On-The-Job 
Training (OJT), internship, and any other learning process required by education 
and training institutions as part of their curriculum.
SEC. 6. Apprenticeship Period. - The apprenticeship period shall be 
based on the duration of training required in the Training Plan and on the 
complexity of the skills to be learned by the apprentices.
SEC. 7. Apprenticeship Program Registration. - The Apprenticeship 
Program shall be submitted for approval to, and registered with, TESDA. It may 
be:
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For a qualification;
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For cluster of competencies; or
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For a bundled set of qualifications as contained in the Training Regulations 
as applicable, or based on industry specific standards.
For the avoidance of doubt, apprenticeship programs may also be offered 
for the whole occupation or employable parts thereof.
The application for registration shall include, among others, the Certificate 
of Undertaking, the Training Plan, and the creation of the Bipartite Enterprise 
Apprenticeship Committee.
A Certificate of Apprenticeship Program Registration shall be issued to the 
enterprise to signify authorization for specific qualification or competency clusters.
Prior to registration, an enterprise shall execute an undertaking to:
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Implement the Apprenticeship Program with fairness, honesty, and good 
faith;
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(c) Submit material information on its Apprenticeship Program, including 
regulatory compliance and apprenticeship contracts, to an industry 
association which shall make such information available to the public.
TESDA shall provide technical assistance to the applying and implementing 
enterprises to be able to comply with the provisions of this Section.
SEC. 8. Bipartite Enterprise Apprenticeship Committee. - There shall 
be established in every enterprise applying for an Apprenticeship Program, a 
Bipartite Enterprise Apprenticeship Committee composed of labor and 
management. The Committee shall be responsible for designing the 
apprenticeship program, developing the Training Plan, monitoring the program 
implementation, settling differences between management and apprentices, and 
recommending measures for the effective continuous improvement of the 
implementation of the program.
For unionized enterprises, the employees’ representative shall come from 
the existing labor unions, while employees’ representatives in non-unionized 
enterprises shall be elected by the employees of the enterprise.
SEC. 9. Apprenticeship Training Program Content and Delivery. -
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The apprenticeship program, whether for those who are not in education, 
employment, or training (MEET) or those who wish to upskill and reskill, 
shall be based on recognized competency standards that specify the 
required knowledge, skills, attitude, and the performance criteria. The 
competency units shall include basic, common and core competencies.
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The program content and delivery shall be specified in the Training Plan, 
which can be designed for a batch of apprentices or for individual 
apprentices. The Training Plan shall also specify the system by which 
learning outcomes are measured, certified and credited in the Philippine 
Credit Transfer System (PCTS).
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The Training Plan shall allow for flexibility and modularization within the 
internal structure of the enterprise, as well as from external providers, such 
as colleges and universities, the Massive Open Online Course system, and 
accredited mentors.
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The apprenticeship program shall recognize prior learning outcomes 
achieved from formal, nonformal and informal learning modes.
SEC. 10. Training of Apprentices. - Only enterprises with Apprenticeship 
Programs registered with TESDA can enter into apprenticeship contracts and train 
apprentices in approved apprenticeable occupations.
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Training Plan;
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Appoint the training officer to implement the Training Plan;
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Make available, free of charge, the consumable materials and basic hand 
tools and equipment necessary for the training;
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Allow the apprentice to attend in-school training and to sit for the 
competency assessment;
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Require the apprentice to keep an updated report book and inspect such 
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Ensure that the apprentice is encouraged to develop personality;
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Ensure that the apprentice is protected from physical or moral danger;
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Entrust to the apprentice such activities as are related to the purpose of the 
training; and
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Ensure the payment of remuneration of apprentices in accordance with the 
apprenticeship contract.
SEC. 11. Qualifications of an Apprentice. - To qualify as an apprentice, 
a person shall:
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Be at least fifteen (15) years of age: Provided, That an apprentice below 
eighteen (18) years of age shall not be exposed to dangerous or hazardous 
occupations:
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Possess good moral character, vocational aptitude, and capacity for 
apprenticeship as determined by the enterprise; and
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Possess the ability to comprehend and follow oral and written instructions.
For the avoidance of doubt, an apprentice may be one who is not engaged 
in education, employment, or training, or one who wishes to upskill or reskill.
Trade, industry, and labor organizations may recommend to TESDA 
appropriate educational requirements for different occupations.
SEC. 12. Aptitude Testing of Applicants. - Any person who is not 
engaged in education, employment, or training (MEET) to be engaged as 
apprentice shall undergo the appropriate aptitude examinations which shall be 
administered by the Bipartite Enterprise Apprenticeship Committee.
SEC. 13. Signing of Apprenticeship Contract - Every apprenticeship 
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An apprenticeship contract with an apprentice of below eighteen (18) years 
old shall be signed in his/her behalf by his/her parent or guardian, subject to the 
right of the apprentice to terminate the same after thirty (30) days’ prior notice.
Every apprenticeship contract entered into under this Section shall be 
approved by the Bipartite Enterprise Apprenticeship Committee and copies thereof 
shall be furnished to the management and the apprentice.
No enterprise shall be allowed to engage apprentices more than twenty 
percent (20%) of the total number of its regular employees: Provided, That the 
TESDA Board may, upon recommendation of the Industry Board/Body, increase 
the cap, if necessary; Provided further, That any person who shall be engaged as 
an apprentice in excess of the threshold herein provided shall be considered as a 
regular employee of the enterprise concerned if no such prior authority to increase 
the threshold have been granted by the TESDA Board.
SEC. 14. Contents of Apprenticeship Contract. - An apprenticeship 
contract shall conform with the rules issued by TESDA through appropriate 
regulations and shall include:
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Competencies that will be acquired within the apprenticeship program 
based on the Training Plan and the method of competency assessment;
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The period of training depending on the approved Training Plan;
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Training allowance, which in no case shall be below seventy-five percent 
(75%) of the applicable minimum wage: Provided, That the allowance shall 
be increased in an amount to be set by the TESDA Board through 
appropriate regulations, upon recommendation of the recognized Industry 
Board/Body based on acquired competency of the apprentice; Provided 
further. That contributions to the training allowance by government 
agencies and/or non-governmental organizations shall be considered in 
computing the said seventy-five percent (75%);
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A schedule of training allowance payment;
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An undertaking from the enterprise that it shall provide a disability and/or 
accident insurance policy in favor of the apprentice during the 
apprenticeship period; and
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The general rights and obligations of both parties, grounds for termination 
of the contract, and the process for the termination of the apprenticeship 
contract.
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SEC. 15. Apprenticeship Schemes. - Enterprises with approved 
apprenticeship program may choose from any of the following apprenticeship 
schemes:
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Involving a company or group of companies and an identified education and 
training institution;
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Conducted entirely by a company with demonstrated capacity to conduct 
theoretical instruction; or
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Other schemes proposed by the enterprise as aligned to its business 
processes, subject to the approval of the TESDA Regional Director.
SEC. 16. Competency Assessment and Certification. - The apprentice 
shall undergo competency assessment for qualifications within the apprenticeship 
period and shall be issued the appropriate National Certificate (NC) or Certificate 
of Competency (COC) after he/she has demonstrated achievement of the 
competency standards.
SEC. 17. Training Certificate and System of Equivalency. - A Training 
Certificate shall be issued by the authorized enterprise to signify completion of the 
apprenticeship program in accordance with the approved training program. The 
Certificate shall contain a list of the units of competency acquired and shall be 
comparable to completion of a training program in a technical-vocational education 
and training institution.
Apprenticeship graduates shall likewise be awarded equivalent unit credits 
in the formal system of education that can be used in pursuing tertiary degree 
courses subject to the integrated policies, standards and guidelines on 
equivalency, and adult education acceleration program of the TESDA, 
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Department of Education 
(DepEd).
SEC. 18. Apprenticeship Administration. - TESDA shall be responsible 
for the implementation of the apprenticeship program as provided for in this Act. 
For this purpose, TESDA shall conduct a regular compliance audit of enterprises 
with registered apprenticeship program.
The TESDA Board shall establish the overall apprenticeship policy and 
standards.
The TESDA Secretariat shall be responsible for apprenticeship 
administration, monitoring, and evaluation of the training.
I n addition to the existing functions of Industry Boards/Bodies as provided 
under law or appropriate regulations, they also shall determine and recommend to 
the TESDA Board apprenticeable occupations.
SEC. 19. Violation and Termination of Apprenticeship Contract. - The
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differences arising out of apprenticeship contracts upon complaints of any 
interested person or upon its own initiative.
Within five (5) days from the receipt of the decision of the Bipartite 
Enterprise Apprenticeship Committee, an aggrieved person may elevate the 
matter to the TESDA Secretariat, which shall investigate and render a decision 
pursuant to pertinent rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the TESDA 
Board.
The apprenticeship contract shall be terminated on any of the grounds 
stipulated thereunder, subject to the rules on due process. The Notice of 
Termination shall be filed with the Bipartite Enterprise Apprenticeship Committee 
for conciliation and settlement of issues. In the absence of settlement or 
agreement, the same shall be elevated to the TESDA Secretariat or its authorized 
representative pursuant to the pertinent rules and regulations of the TESDA Board.
SEC. 20. Violation of this Act - Any violation of the provisions of this Act 
shall be under the jurisdiction of TESDA through its regional offices. If the violation 
constitutes deficiency of labor standards and other labors laws, TESDA, through 
its regional offices, shall endorse the same to the appropriate regional offices of 
the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), pursuant to Article 128 of the 
Labor Code of the Philippines, as amended.
SEC. 21. Compulsory Apprenticeship. - When the national security or 
particular requirements of economic development so demand, the President of the 
Republic of the Philippines shall require compulsory training of apprentices in 
certain trades, occupations, jobs, or employment levels where shortage of trained 
human resources is deemed critical as recommended by the TESDA Board.
SEC. 22. Incentives. - An additional deduction from the taxable income 
equivalent to one-half (1/2) of the value of training expenses incurred for 
developing the productivity and efficiency of apprentices program shall be granted 
to the person or enterprise organizing an apprenticeship program: Provided, That 
such program is duly recognized by TESDA; Provided further, That such deduction 
shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of direct labor wage; Provided finally, That the 
person or enterprise that wishes to avail of this incentive shall pay the apprentices 
Training Allowance equivalent to the applicable minimum wage.
SEC. 23. Exemption from Probationary Employment - Certified 
apprentices shall be exempted from probationary employment in the event that 
they are employed in occupations requiring the same skills and qualifications 
standards which they shall have obtained upon passing the competency 
assessment as provided under Section 16 of this Act.
SEC. 24. Penalty clause. - The TESDA Secretariat shall have the power 
to initiate program closure proceedings of enterprises found offering unregistered 
apprenticeship programs without prejudice to the filing of administrative, criminal, 
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of apprenticeship programs; and
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its implementing rules and regulations.
SEC. 25. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The TESDA Board 
shall, after consultation with the National Tripartite Industrial Peace Council 
(NTIPC) and other relevant stakeholders, issue the implementing rules and 
regulations within ninety (90) days after the effectivity of this Act.
SEC. 26. Transitory Provision. - All existing apprenticeship programs 
shall be valid until after the TESDA has conducted an assessment and revalidation 
for consistency with the provisions of this Act and its implementing rules and 
regulations.
SEC. 27. Sunset Provision and Annual Report. - Four (4) years after the 
effectivity of this Act, the TESDA Board shall conduct a review of its 
implementation and submit a report to Congress within thirty (30) days after the 
conclusion of the review. Thereafter, the TESDA Board shall submit, on or before 
June 30 of each year, an annual report to the President and the Congress of the 
Philippines on the status of the implementation of this Act.
SEC. 28. Repealing Clause. - Chapter I (Apprentices) and Chapter II 
(Learners), Title II, Book II and other pertinent provisions of Presidential Decree 
442, or the Labor Code of the Philippines, as amended, the relevant provisions of 
Republic Act No. 7796 or the TESDA Act of 1994, and all other laws, decrees, 
executive orders, and rules and regulations contrary to or inconsistent with the 
provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
SEC. 29. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is declared 
invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions of this Act not affected by such 
declaration shall remain in full force and effect.
SEC. 30. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days from 
the date of its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general 
circulation.
Approved.
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