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
Criticality to the Job the competency/element of the employee has in relation to the delivery of outputs and the execution of the job.

Source: Memorandum No. 209, s. of 2020; TESDA-OP-AS-01


Cross-Enrollment/Cross-Registration is the process of allowing students/learners from and outside the institution to enroll in another institution upon the approval of the dean or any applicable committee/council.

Source: TESDA Circular No. 021, s. 2023


Curriculum a systematic group of courses or sequences of subjects required for graduation or certification in a major field of study; or a general overall plan of the content or specific materials of instruction that the school should offer the student by way of qualifying him for graduation or certification of entrance into a professional or vocational field; or c) a body of prescribed educational experience under school supervision, designed to provide an individual with the best possible training and experience to fit him for a trade or profession.

Source: (Manual of Policies and Guidelines on the Establishment and Operation of Public and Private TVET Institutions, First Ed., 2001


Curriculum Development Team a group of industry representatives, curriculum developers and trainers experienced in the field / industry sector who are organized to develop CBCs

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Curriculum Exemplar a model or sample of competency-based curriculum

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Customer Satisfaction Focal designated personnel that shall be responsible for monitoring all actions taken on customer feedback and disseminating customer feedback to COROPO.

Source: Operating Procedure Operating Procedure, Customer Satisfaction Management System


Customer Service Officer (CSO) a designated employee covered by a TESDA Office Order to serve as PAC Officers of the Day; Call Center Agents; official Facebook administrators, and/or Executive Office focal. The CSO is responsible for logging and recording queries, customer information; generating, monitoring, maintaining, and processing data from prescribed feedback forms.

Source: Operating Procedure - Customer Satisfaction Management System


Customers individual or group is also known as "Citizen" availing of TESDA programs and services, such as but not limited to other government offices and the transacting public.

Source: Operating Procedure, Customer Satisfaction Management System


Daily Allowance the amount which the trainee receives from the educational institution to defray part of his/her daily expenses. As required by law, a DTS-accredited Establishment shall pay directly to the TVI, a Trainee's Allowance not below seventy-five percent (75%) of the applicable minimum daily wage for the number of days actually spent by the trainee in the Establishment for the In-plant training. The trainee's allowance shall be paid in full to trainees through the TVI. It shall be remitted to the trainee who spends two (2) days weekly in the school and the remaining days of the week in the establishment.

Source: TESDA Circular No. 054 s. 2019

as used in TESDA, it refers to the amount which the trainee receives from the TVI to defray part of his/her daily expenses. This amount in no way shall be below thirty (30) percent of the trainee’s allowance that the establishment pays directly to the accredited TVI.

Source: TESDA Circular No. 31 s. 2012


Data Analytics the science of analyzing raw data in order to make conclusions about that information. Done right, the data can be used to discover trends and metrics for the organization’s benefit.

Source: Investopedia



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