Article 16Labor and Agrarian Laws and Social Legislation, p. 16

LABOR LAWS AND SOCIAL LEGISLATION SPECIAL LAWS AND IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS

(d) JobStart graduate refers to a JobStart trainee who

has completed all the program services and undergone

all stages of the JobStart program;

(e) JobStart internship refers to the practical learning

of a JobStart trainee in a regular work environment with a

participating employer for a period of up to three (3)

months, as determined by the latter;

(f) JobStart life skills training refers to a ten (10)-day

training designed to holistically develop the behavior,

attitude, and values of JobStart trainees, which as a result

will enable them to plan better their career path and deal

effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday

life and work;

(g)

JobStart

technical

training

refers

to

the

technology-based theoretical instruction for a period of

up to three (3) months in a lecture area, and hands-on

exercises

in

a

laboratory or a workshop within the

premises of a technical training provider, either in a

technical vocational institute (TVI) registered with the

Technical Education and Skills Development Authority

(TESDA), in-house in a participating employer, or within

the available facilities of local government units (LGUs);

(h) JobStart trainee refers to an eligible JobStart

registrant selected to participate in the program;

(i) JobStart unit refers to the office established and

managed by the Bureau of Local Employment (BLE) and

regional offices of the DOLE, and the participating PESOs

to implement and oversee the JobStart program;

(j)

Technical

training

certificate

refers

to

a

certification that shall be jointly issued by the DOLE, the

TESDA, and the participating employer after program

completion and assessment of the JobStart trainee's

competencies to attest the skills acquired by the JobStart

trainee. The certificate shall contain a list of the units of

competency and qualification acquired;

(k) Training allowance refers to the amount which

the JobStart trainee receives from the JobStart unit for

the duration of the life skills and technical training; and

(l) Training plan refers to a written plan that specifies

the set of skills and competencies to be acquired by the

JobStart trainee from technical training to internship

period.

The

training

plan

will

describe

the training

curriculum or modules to be used, the training schedule,

venue, facilities, cost, as well as the training's monitoring

and evaluation framework. The training plan shall be

prepared by the employer and approved by the JobStart

unit with technical advice from the TESDA.

SECTION 5. Qualifications of a JobStart Trainee. —

To qualify as a JobStart trainee, a person shall:

(a) Be a Filipino citizen;

(b) Be eighteen (18) to twenty-four (24) years of age at

the

time

of the registration period. Those who are

seventeen (17) years old may also register provided that

they will be eighteen (18) years old at the time of the

technical training;

(c) Have at least reached high school level;

(d)

Not

be

employed,

studying,

or

undergoing

training at the time of the registration; and

(e) Have no work experience or have less than one (1)

year of accumulated work experience.

SECTION 6. Program Components. — The JobStart

Program

shall

include

full

employment

facilitation

services such as registration, client assessment, life skills

training

with

one-on-one

career

coaching,

technical

training, job matching, and referrals to employers either

for further technical training, internship, or for decent

employment.

SECTION 7. Status of JobStart Trainees. — The

JobStart registrant shall be considered as a trainee and

not as an employee of the participating employer for the

duration of the training program. JobStart graduates

shall be given preference in the hiring of workers by the

participating employers. After life skills training, the PESO

shall assess and determine whether the JobStart trainee

is ready to be referred for decent employment or would

require further training.

SECTION 8. Role of the JobStart Unit. — The DOLE

shall establish a JobStart unit at the BLE and in every

DOLE regional office. The JobStart unit shall provide the

employer the training costs, administrative costs, or other

fees,

if

any,

as

specified under a memorandum of

agreement between the DOLE and the employer. It shall

also approve training plans in coordination with the

appropriate PESOs and with technical advice from the

TESDA.

SECTION 9. The Role of the DOLE. — The DOLE shall

be the executing agency of the JobStart Philippines

Program. The BLE shall serve as the program manager

that

shall

provide

the

necessary

technical

and

administrative assistance to concerned regional and field

offices, and PESOs. The DOLE regional and field offices

shall supervise and monitor the implementation of the

JobStart activities in their respective jurisdiction. The

DOLE shall conduct capacity-building activities to train

the PESOs in adopting the new model on employment

facilitation services, particularly on career coaching and

life skills.

SECTION 10. Payment of Allowances and Stipends.

— The trainees shall receive a daily training allowance

from the JobStart unit beginning from the life skills

training stage to the technical training stage. The amount

of the training allowance shall be determined by the

DOLE.

Upon

entry

into

the

internship

stage,

the

participating employer shall provide the JobStart trainees

with a daily stipend of not less than seventy-five percent

(75%) of the prevailing minimum wage in the city or

municipality where the establishment is located. The

amount of the stipend shall be based on the trainee's

actual

attendance. Absences, tardiness or undertime

incurred shall be deducted therefrom in accordance with

the training plan.

Training allowances and stipends shall be paid at

least once every two (2) weeks or twice a month at

intervals not exceeding sixteen (16) days.

SECTION 11. JobStart Training Period. — The JobStart

training period shall be divided into three (3) phases,

namely:

(a) JobStart Life Skills Training:

(1) The life skills training shall be conducted by the

PESOs with technical assistance from the DOLE for a

period of ten (10) days, with at least one life skill being

taught in each day of the program.

(2) The JobStart life skills training modules shall be

developed by the DOLE in consultation with the DepEd,

CHED, TESDA and other stakeholders.

(3) The JobStart trainee shall receive a daily allowance

for the duration of the life skills training to be provided by

the PESOs with funding support from the DOLE.

(b) JobStart Technical Training:

(1) The JobStart technical training shall be for a period

of up to three (3) months. Upon the recommendation of

the participating employer and as approved by the PESO,

a

JobStart

trainee

can

skip

or

be

exempted

from

undergoing the technical training and transition directly

to internship stage. The technical training period may

also be less than three (3) months depending on the skills

and competencies that the JobStart trainee must achieve

and as determined by the participating employer.

(2)

The

JobStart

trainee

shall receive a training

allowance from the JobStart unit for the duration of the

technical training.

(3) The JobStart technical training shall allow the

trainee to acquire a qualification or a set of competencies

aligned with the appropriate TESDA training regulations,

as

applicable,

and

be

qualified

to

get

a

National

Certificate (NC) or Certificate of Competency (COC). The

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