The Learnership Agreement shall be subject to examination by the Secretary of DOLE or his duly authorized representatives. 3.5 Learnership in piece work. – Learners employed in piece or incentives rate jobs during the training period shall be paid in fully for the work done. SECTION 4. Incentives for Employer 4.1 Incentives. – (a) Private entities that employ disabled persons who meet the required skills or qualifications either as a regular employee, apprentice or learners shall be entitled to an additional deduction from their gross income equivalent to twenty-five percent (25%) of the total amount paid as salaries and wages to disabled persons. (b) Private entities that improve or modify their physical facilities in order to provide reasonable accommodation for disabled persons shall be entitled to an additional deduction from their net income, equivalent to fifty percent (50%) of the direct cost of the improvements or modifications. This Section, however, does not apply to improvements or modifications of facilities required under B.P. Blg. 344. (c) The DOLE Secretary shall, from time to time, identify and provide other incentives to private entities which employ disabled persons to encourage the active participation of the private sector in promoting the welfare of disabled persons, and to ensure gainful employment for qualified disabled persons. 4.2 Requirement for entitlement to incentives. – The following shall be the requirements for entitlement to the incentives: A. For employing disabled workers: (a) DOH Accreditation as to the type of disability/ties of the disabled workers; (b) DOLE (NMYC) Accreditation as to the skills and qualifications of the disabled workers; (c) Certification of Employment of the accredited disabled workers from the concerned DOLE Regional Director; For purposes of Accreditation, DOLE and DOH shall establish a unit in each of their regional offices to facilitate the processing of the accreditation of the disabled persons. B. For improving or modifying physical facilities for reasonable accommodation for disabled employees: (a) Certification from the building inspectors in consultation with the DSWD and other concerned groups in the region where the facilities are located. SECTION 5. Vocational Rehabilitation 5.1 Principle of equal opportunity. – The principle of equal opportunity for disabled workers shall extend to the provision to develop their skills for livelihood and gainful employment. 5.2 Vocational rehabilitation training. – The NMYC, in coordination with every concern department agency or LGU, shall include vocational rehabilitation training of disabled person as a component of its continuing human resources development program and shall exert efforts to integrate that thrust into its corporate plans. Such component may take the form of research material production, training design and administration, or evaluation and monitoring. 5.3 Vocational rehabilitation program. – In adopting the component of vocational rehabilitation, each agency or LGU, in coordination with NMYC, shall: (a) Prepare a Comprehensive Support Plan based on the assessment of training needs and skills inventory of disabled employees which will be provided by the DSWD. (b) Design, implement and evaluate, a specific and appropriate program which the agency or LGU can manage, direct and control within its organizational framework and capacity. Such programs shall include, but not be limited, to the following: 1) Orientation Program which is intended to inform disabled employees about the department, agency or LGU programs, thrusts and operations.

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