This glossary of terms intends to provide the TESDA key players, partners, and stakeholders an online and updated TVET information, concepts, to bring common understanding and clarification on the use of TESDA terminologies.



CONCEPT/TERM DEFINITION
Government Assistance To Students and Teachers in Private Education (GASTPE)
financial assistance to further the goal of improving quality and accessibility in private education particularly in the secondary, post-secondary (TVET) and higher education levels. DepED, TESDA, and CHED supervise the administration and implementation at the different education levels, respectively.
Source: RA No. 8545, GASTPE Law
Government Organization
refers to national government agencies, local government units, government-owned or controlled corporations, and their subsidiaries.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 035 s. 2018, DOLE Department Order No. 17 s. 2017
Grace Period
the period of time provided for a competency assessor to comply with the industry work experience required (IWER).
Source: TESDA Circular No. 071 s. 2019 the period of time provided for a trainer with Provisional national TVET Trainer Certificate (Provisional NTTC) to comply with the industry work experience (IWER) required .
Source: TESDA Circular No. 075 s. 2020
Grading System
the process of applying consistent measurements of varying levels of achievement in a course, with reference to the learning/ training delivery of the institution.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 021, s. 2023
Graduate
a student or trainee who was enrolled in a particular course and has completed the requirements set for that course/program.
Source: PSA
Graduate Attributes
a set of individually assessable outcomes that are the components indicative of the graduate's potential to acquire competence to practice at the appropriate level. They are exemplars of the attributes expected or graduate from an accredited program. Graduate attributes are defined for educational qualifications in the engineer, engineering technologist and engineering technician tracks.
Source: International Engineering Alliance, 2013 - as referenced in TESDA Circular No. 119 s. 2020 and TESDA Circular 150 s. 2020
Grantee
refers to the student beneficiary of a Grant-in-Aid program.
Source: UNIFAST refers to the proponent whose research proposal has been approved for funding.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 61 s. 2018
Grants
are transfers made in cash, goods, or services for which no repayment isĀ  required.
Source: www.oecd.org
Green Audit
it involves the inspection of an organization, in this aspect, a TVET institution to assess the total environmental impact of an organization, or of particular, a product or process.
Source: Colombo Plan Staff College, 2018
Green Community
refers to a community that is planned, built, or modified to promote sustainable living, focusing on environmental and economic sustainability, urban infrastructure, and social equity.
Source: Wikipedia, 2018


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