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 |
|---|---|
| Monitored Programs |
skills training programs that have TVET component conducted by other National Government Agencies and other skills training which have to be reported to TESDA.
Source: Memorandum No. 345, s. 2020 |
| Monitoring |
a continual checking or determining the status of action or activity.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 017 s. 2018 |
| Monthly Report |
a report on the summary of monthly administrative and operational activities of the ROPOTI such as scholarship programs implemented, compliance to the directives of the President, special projects implemented, advocacy efforts, financial accomplishments of the region (disbursement and obligation rate), partnership and linkages effort, scholarship implemented by the TVIs, and the like. This report shall be submitted every 2nd day of the month with the corresponding assessment and analysis. The Process Owners must likewise submit a monthly report to TESDO-ROMO every 2nd day of the month.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 053 s. 2019 |
| Moratorium |
as used in TESDA, this term refers to a suspension in the processing of new program registration applications for a given Qualification due to oversubscription or no employment opportunities for the graduates as revealed in the Labor Market Intelligence Reports or any other similar issuances, or due to the undergoing review status of its Training Regulations.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 7 s. 2016 |
| Multi-Dimensional Poverty |
it encompasses the various deprivations experienced by poor people in their daily lives – such as poor health, lack of education, inadequate living standards, disempowerment, poor quality of work, the threat of violence, and living in areas that are environmentally hazardous, among others.
Source: www.ophi.org.uk |
| Multi-Dimensional Poverty Index (MPI) |
a measure that intends to capture deprivations in various dimensions. This measure can be broken down to reveal the incidence and contribution of each indicator to the overall deprivation, thus providing a clearer picture of the design and implementation of poverty reduction programs and policies.
Source: PSA |
| Multi-Regional TESDA Online Program |
refers to the categories inside the TESDA Online Program that are managed by the Regional and TTI LMS Administrators. This is where the TTIs conduct their online and blended delivery of TVET programs.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 021, s. 2022 |
| Multilateral Cooperation/Agreements |
refers to an alliance of multiple countries pursuing a common goal
Source: TESDA Circular No. 097, s. 2021 |
| Multiple Availment | is availing of two or more scholarship programs by a beneficiary. Source: TESDA Circular No. 004, s. 2024 |
| Multiskilling |
training of workers in a number of skills that enable them to perform a variety of tasks or functions across traditional boundaries. Multiskilling may be horizontal (broad skilling), vertical (upskilling), or diagonal (contributory skilling).
Source: NCVER 2017 |
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