Section 3Sec./Art. 3

Statement of Objectives. - This Act shall have the following objectives:

(a) To provide Filipino workers with opportunities to gain new skills and competencies or to upskill for career advancement, allowing them to secure quality employment and/or obtain entrepreneurial known-how;

(b) To meet the demand of the labor market for human resources that are well-trained and adaptable to evolving skill and competency requirements in the rapidly changing world of work, in order to address jobs-skills mismatch and strengthen the development of higher levels of competencies;

(c) To engage the private sector as an indispensable partner in the development of modules and competency standards in technical-vocational education and training (TVET), and in carrying out EBET Programs; and

(d) To strengthen, rationalize, and harmonize programs, such as apprenticeship, learnership, and the dual training system, under the EBET framework, which shall be competency-based and industry-driven, with due regard to the rights, occupational safety, and health of trainees, through the active participation of employers, trainees, technical-vocational institutions (TVIs), and the government.