The Secretary of Labor and Employment may authorize the hiring of apprentices without compensation whose training
on the job is required by the school or training program curriculum or as requisite for graduation or board examination.
Labor Code · Training and Employment of Special · Chapter I – Apprentices
Apprentices Without Compensation
The Secretary of Labor and Employment may authorize the hiring of apprentices without compensation whose training
on the job is required by the school or training program curriculum or as requisite for graduation or board examination.
In instances where the student causes injury to a third person in the course of doing a task in behalf of the school, the school can be held liable for damages under Article 2180 of the Civil Code of the Philippines.
Text and numbering follow the Department of Labor and Employment's 2022 edition of Presidential Decree No. 442, as amended and renumbered under DOLE Department Advisory No. 01, series of 2015. Former article numbers are shown in brackets. Notes are DOLE's editorial notes. Amendments after that edition are not included. For information and research only, and not legal advice. For certified copies, refer to the Official Gazette or the issuing agency.