Glossary of Terms

is a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impact, which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources. Disasters are often described as a result of the combination of: the exposure to a hazard; the conditions of vulnerability that are present; and insufficient capacity or measures to reduce or cope with the potential negative consequences. It impacts may include loss of life, injury, disease and other negative effects on human, physical, mental, and social well-being, together with damage to property, destruction of assets, loss of services, social and economic disruption and environmental degradation.
Source: Sec. 3 of R.A. No. 10121, Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010

refers to workers in the formal and informal sectors who became unemployed, underemployed, or have lost their livelihood as a result of the closure of the establishment, economic crisis, retrenchment, termination, natural disasters/calamities.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 035 s. 2018; DOLE Department Order No. 17 s. 2017

a mode of learning in which trainees and teachers are physically separated from each other. It is a learner-centered, guided independent study making use of well-studied learning and teaching pedagogies to deliver well-designed learning materials through various media. It is sometimes described as flexible learning and distributed learning.
Source: R.A. No. 10650 a mode of educational delivery whereby teacher and learner are geographically separated and instruction is delivered through materials and methods using communication technologies, and supported by organizational and administrative structures and arrangements. The delivery medium is typically online but can be by print-based modules or by mobile phone.
Source: CHED Memorandum Order No. 62 s. 2019

a distance education which is a mode of learning in which students and teachers are physically separated from each other. It is a student-centered, guided independent study making use of well — studied teaching and learning pedagogies to deliver well-designed learning materials through various media. It is sometimes described as flexible learning and distributed learning.
Source: RA No. 10650; TESDA Circular No. 062 s., 2020 a formal education process in which majority of the instruction occurs when the students and instructor are not in the same place. Distance learning may employ correspondence study, audio, video, computer technologies or other modern technology that can be used to facilitate learning and formal and non-formal training.
Source: TESDA Circular 121 s. 2020

is a mode of delivering education or training programs remotely. It does not require a simultaneous interaction between the teacher/trainer and the learner. This is not a new concept; in fact, delivering learning material by post to learners who lived far from educational/training institutions existed well before the advent of the Internet. A key aspect of e-learning is computer-based or Internet-aided learning activities. Online learning is another term that is often used, but e-learning could be off-line, for example learning from off-line educational applications stored on a tablet.
Source: Distance and E-Learning in TVET, 2020

refers to the core curricular offering with respect to the school strength and needs of the community.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 090 s. 2018

are individual/s assigned to oversee the implementation of the Document Control procedure.
Source: ISO 19011:2015

refers to information required to be controlled and maintained by the organization and the medium on which it is contained. Documented information includes both documents and records. It can be in any format, type, or media, and from any source.
Source: ISO 19011:2015

refers to the following: (1) Those who possess valid passports and appropriate visas or permits to stay and work in the receiving country; and (2) Those whose contracts of employment have been processed by the POEA, or subsequently verified and registered on-site by the POLO, if required by law or regulation.
Source:  RA No. 10022 A migrant worker or members of his/her family authorized to enter, to stay, and to engage in a remunerated activity in the State of employment pursuant to the law of that State and to international agreements to which that State is a party.
Source: International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, 1990

the period of time during which an item is not in a condition to perform its intended function.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 59 s. 2017