The apprenticeship contract is designed to allow young people between 16 and 25 years of age to be trained in a company, in exchange for a salary for 6 hours of work. The Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security (MTESS) established a new procedure for the registration of apprentices, with the intention of encouraging their hiring by small and medium-sized companies.

This contract allows the apprentice to enter the workplace and receive training by the employer itself or in an institution under the employer's responsibility, or under the dual apprenticeship regime. According to the code, these young people must earn at least 60% of the minimum wage, in addition to being registered with the Social Security Institute (IPS) as contributors. There are currently some 2,400 registered apprentices.

A new resolution of the MTESS establishes the steps for the registration of apprentices, providing that the employer must enter the MTESS website and upload the data of the young person in the online registration system (Registro Obrero Patronal). Then, the application must be submitted to the Labor Directorate with the list of apprentices, in triplicate and double-sided with original signatures of both parties, with the schedule of activities foreseen for the apprentice and attach copies of the identity card of the apprentice and the employer.

In addition, in the case of adolescent apprentices (young people between 16 and 18 years of age), the company must present proof in the Adolescent Worker Registry issued by the nearest Municipal Council for the Rights of Children and Adolescents (CODENI).

Finally, the documents submitted will be forwarded to the Directorate of Labor Employer Registration for the issuance of a resolution for registration within 48 hours. After this step, the MTESS is responsible for notifying the IPS of those hired as registered apprentices.