Labor Code · Training and Employment of Special · Chapter II – Learners
Learners Defined
Learners are persons hired as trainees in semi-skilled and other industrial occupations which are non-apprenticeable and which may be learned through practical training on the job in a relatively short period of time which shall not exceed three
(3) months.
Superseded by par. (n) of Sec. 4 (Definition of Terms) of R.A. No. 7796, The TESDA Act of 1994, which defines learners as “persons hired as trainees in semiskilled and other industrial occupations which are non-apprenticeable. Learnership programs must be approved by the Authority.”
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.