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 |
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| Accredited Establishment |
refers to any workplace registered as sole-proprietorship, partnership, corporation, cooperative, foundation, organization, and other private enterprises, which, under the DTS, can offer conducive avenue and adequate resources for workplace learning in specific qualifications.
Source: Amended Implementing Rules and Regulations of the DTS Act of 1994 (RA 7686)
refers to any private firm duly recognized and authorized by TESDA to implement the DTS Program together with a partner technical vocational institution (TVI).
Source: TESDA Circular No. 054 s. 2019; Guidebook on DTS
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| Accredited Technical Vocational Institution (TVI) |
refers to a public or private school, training center, enterprise-based training center, and other learning facilities duly recognized and authorized by TESDA to participate in the dual system and therefore are entitled to avail of the incentives provided for by the DTS Act.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 054 s. 2019, Guidebook on DTS
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| Action Officer |
a designated staff tasked to process or act on the complaint and liaise with the complainant.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 123 s. 2020
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| Action Programming |
is the structured implementation process of TESDA’s industry-led and demand-driven TVET initiatives. It involves the consolidation of activities, resource allocation, and stakeholder mobilization to ensure alignment with the area and industry-based needs in the sectors prioritized by the National Technical Education and Skills Development Plan (NTESDP). As a key component of the Area-Based and Demand-Driven (ABDD) TVET strategy, it facilitates skills development interventions by engaging industry, local government units, and other key sectors in the identification of granularized skills including emerging and new skills requirements. Rooted in TESDA’s mandate under RA 7796, it supports the formulation and execution of skills development programs that respond to labor market demands, ensuring workforce readiness for economic and social growth. |
| Action Taken |
a term used to denote a response or a step taken to address a complaint or an issue raised by a customer.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 123 s. 2020
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| Active Learning |
refers to learning driven primarily by the learner, with the instructor acting as a facilitator.
Source: Wahba 2013, Global
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| Administrative Data |
(TVET Program Registration context) refers to TVET data collected and submitted by the regional and provincial offices which include, but not limited to, enrolled, graduates, assessed, certified, and employed
Source: TESDA Circular 107, s. 2021
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| Administrative Documents |
(TVET Program Registration context) refers to documents required in the registration of the program which include among others, Fire Safety Certificate, Proof of Ownership or Titles of the Land, Contract of Lease
Source: TESDA Circular No. 107, s. 2021
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| Administrator |
the person who is appointed or designated to be the overall manager of a TESDA Technology Institution.
Source: -
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| Admission |
is the act or procedure for accepting students/learners to study at a college, university, school, or training institution.
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary as cited in TESDA Circular No. 021, s. 2023
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