Section 4. Definition of Terms.— For purposes of this Act, the following terms are hereby defined as follows:

1. Employer refers to an establishment or an enterprise which may be a company, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or any other legal entity registered under relevant laws that may provide a venue for training and placement of JobStart trainees:

2. Internship stipend refers to the amount which the JobStart trainee receives from the participating employer for the duration of the internship period;

3. JobStart refers to the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) program designed to enhance the employability of at-risk youth to improve their integration into productive employment through the provision of full cycle employment facilitation services including job search assistance, free technical and life skills trainings, placement in internships, and job referral from the PESOs;

4. JobStart graduate refers to a JobStart trainee who has completed all the program services and undergone all stages of the JobStart program;

5. 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;

6. 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;

7. 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);

8. JobStart trainee refers to an eligible JobStart registrant selected to participate in the program;

9. 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;

10. 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;

11. 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

12. 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.