Glossary of Terms

• a careful and critical scrutiny of an item carried out without dismantling, by using the senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch. (TESDA Circular No. 59 s. 2017)
• refers to the actual visit to TVI to check compliance of tools, equipment, training facilities, and training implementation to TESDA Training Regulations and scholarship program guidelines and to secure documents on training implementation. (TESDA Circular No. 105 s. 2019)

refers to those who are authorized to conduct an inspection to check compliance with rules, regulations, and standards set by TESDA. 

a TVI offering at least (9) programs in either PQF Level I, II, III, & IV and at least one (1) in PQF Level V (Diploma) program. 

refers to TESDA-registered programs delivered in the institution or through the different flexible learning modalities by the following: TESDA Technology Institutions (TTIs), Private Technical Vocational Institutions (TVIs), Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), Public TVIs such as State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), Local Colleges and Universities (LUCs) and Training centers established by the Local Government Unit (LGU). 

an assessment conducted by the institution for its learners to determine their achievement of the learning outcomes in the module/s of instruction in a given unit of competency or clusters of competency. This assessment applies to both WTR and NTR registered programs.

refers to the budget given to learners per program to acquire necessary learning such as, but not limited to, materials/workbook/handbooks and/or non-print materials.

is the body that reviews and provides inputs to policy concerns/issues and program/project complementation, operational policies/guidelines, plans, and programs/ projects and recommends endorsement for approval of the appropriate authority/official.

• person or organization that can affect, be affected by, or perceive themselves to be affected by the decision or activity of an organization. (TESDA Circular No. 017 s. 2018)
• a person or organization with an interest or concern in something. In vocational education and training stakeholders include government, providers of training, industry, clients and the community.

• a process to review the practice against documented procedures, usually carried out by auditors within the organization. (TESDA Quality Manual dated 1/15/2010)
• sometimes called first-party audits, are conducted by, or on behalf of, the organization itself for management review and other internal purposes, and can form the basis for an organization’s declaration of conformity. Independence can be demonstrated by the freedom from responsibility for the activity being audited (Note from ISO 19011:2011)
• is the evaluation of management controls and operations performance and the determination of the degree of compliance with laws, regulations, managerial policies, accountability measures, ethical standards, and contractual obligations. It involves the
• appraisal of the plan of organization and all the coordinated methods and measures to recommend courses of action on all matters relating to management and operations audit. (TESDA Circular No. 079 s., 2020)

a collaborative relationship between entities to work toward shared objectives through a mutually agreed division of labor. At the country level, this means engaging under government leadership with national stakeholders and external partners (including international development agencies) in developing, implementing, and monitoring a country’s own development strategy.