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Practice question: Upskilling

Multiple Choice Hard Jurisprudence

Practice question

A factory wants EBET treatment for its regular employees but merely renames their unchanged production duties upskilling. It identifies no distinct training activities, obtains no program registration and says an internal memo is enough. Which is correct?
  1. Any memo automatically creates registered upskilling.
  2. Regular production work always counts as a complete EBET program.
  3. Registration is required only after retirement.
  4. The employer may reduce wages because it used the word training.
  5. An actual compliant upskilling program requires registration and identified training activities distinct from regular duties; the label is insufficient.

Legal references

  • RA 12063 EBET Framework Act, specified sections: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra 2024/ra_12063_2024.html — Sections 4(i),6,9,12–13,22.
  • RA 12063 Implementing Rules and Regulations, February 28 2025: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/99251 — Rule V Section 3.

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