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BY PRINCE GOLEZ
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Friday, March 17, 2017
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MANILA – Apprenticeship will help reduce unemployment among the youth as it allows them to acquire skills they need when entering the workforce, according to Sen. Joel Villanueva.
“Work-based learning is the trend because jobs are fast evolving,” Villanueva said in sponsoring the Revised Apprenticeship Bill.
“Jobs are becoming obsolete or replaced with new ones due to automation and new technologies that require new skillsets that can be learned at real time at the workplace,” the senator said.
Senate Bill No. 1392, or the “Apprenticeship Training System Act of 2017,” seeks to give Filipinos a chance to learn from experienced workers.
Under the existing National Apprenticeship Training Program, only 5 percent — 474,962 out of 12,110,210 enrollees — graduate, Villanueva lamented.
The present program covers all training delivery modes, such as institution-based, community-based and enterprise-based training.
“Sa apprenticeship, ang skills na matutunan konektado sa aktwal na mga trabaho. Sa apprenticeship, may sweldo agad habang nagsasanay pa lang, may pagkakataon pang matuto kahit ang mga out-of-school youth at unemployed,” he said. “Sa apprenticeship, mas mataas ang posibilidad na ma-absorb ang mga apprentices pagkatapos ng training.”
Under the Revised Apprenticeship Bill, someone must be at least 15 years old to qualify for apprenticeship. Period of work shall cover a maximum of six months, and apprentices should be paid not lower than 75 percent of the minimum wage.
“The bill also installed assessment and certification system to ensure the quality of program delivery,” said Villanueva.
“Therefore, Juan will undergo competency assessments for qualifications within his apprenticeship period,” he added. “He will be awarded National Certificates, which will have equivalent credits in the formal system of education.”/PN
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