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 |
|---|---|
| Learnership |
any practical training on a learnable occupation which may or may not be supplemented by a related instruction for a period not exceeding six (6) months
Source: Revised Guidelines in the Implementation Apprenticeship and Learnership Programs; RA No. 7796, TESDA Law |
| Learnership Agreement |
refers to the employment and training contract entered into between the employer and the learner.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 120 s. 2020 |
| Learning |
the process of acquiring knowledge, attitudes, or skills from a study, instruction, or experience.
Source: - |
| Learning Activities |
major activities the student will perform to accomplish the learning outcomes of a training program.
Source: - |
| Learning Culture |
an environment in which opportunities for learning are openly valued and supported and are built, where possible, into all activities.
Source: Wahba 2013 |
| Learning Facilitator |
as used in TESDA, refers to a TVET Trainer.
Source: - |
| Learning Institution |
a place where people of different ages gain an education and is connected with study and thinking. This includes the Technical and Vocational Institutions (TVIs), TESDA Administered Schools (TAS), State Universities and Colleges (SUCs)/ Local Universities and Colleges (LUCs) or Higher Education Institutions (HEls).
Source: TESDA Circular No. 038 s. 2023 |
| Learning Losses |
any specific or general loss of knowledge and skills or to reversals in academic progress, most commonly due to extended gaps or discontinuities in a student’s education
Source: UKFEIT, 2020 as cited in TVET Brief No. 1, s. 2022 |
| Learning Management System (LMS) | refers to the software-based platform that facilitates the management, delivery, and measurement of an organization’s corporate e-learning programs. Source: Powell, 2018 as cited in TESDA Circular No. 104 s. 2019 |
| Learning Outcomes |
are clear statements of what a learner can be expected to know, understand, and/or do as a result of a learning experience.
Source: IRR of RA No. 10968 statements of what the individual learner knows, understands and can do on completion of a learning process. They are also used in PQF to describe the level of individual qualification. Source: TESDA Circular No. 090, s. 2021 |
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