Glossary of Terms

a program aims to introduce entrepreneurship to TESDA technical-vocational graduates to explore the path to entrepreneurship as a way to maximize their technical skills and promote family-based enterprises for employment generation
Source: (Building a Nation of Skills-Based Entrepreneurs by Kom Ferrer, 2018

a program based on project concepts to ensure that rural employment generation is pursued in the communities.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 001 s. 2019

refers to computer-mediated technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of information, ideas and other forms of expressions, and content via social media platforms and virtual networks.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 019 s. 2021

is an agency's or individual's account or page on any given social media platform.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 017 s. 2021

refers to internet-based applications or sites that allow users to share information and interact with each other.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 019 s. 2021

refer to the process of review and approval of social media accounts applied for, to be recognized as official by the management and the organization.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 019 s. 2021

also known as soft skills, non-cognitive skills, or behavioral skills—reflect the worker’s personality, attitude, and mindset. Along with cognitive and technical skills, the development of socioemotional skills is a vital component of an effective employment and competitiveness strategy.
Source: Acosta, et al., 2017

any individual who falls under any of the following categories: a woman who gives birth as a result of rape and other crimes against chastity even without a final conviction of the offender: Provided, That the mother keeps and raises the child; parent left solo or alone with the responsibility of parenthood due to death of a spouse; parent left solo or alone with the responsibility of parenthood while the spouse is detained or is serving sentence for a criminal conviction for at least one (1) year; parent left solo or alone with the responsibility of parenthood due to physical and/or mental incapacity of spouse as certified by a public medical practitioner;      parent left solo or alone with the responsibility of parenthood due to legal separation or de facto separation from spouse for at least one (1) year, as long as he/she is entrusted with the custody of the children;  parent left solo or alone with the responsibility of parenthood due to declaration of nullity or annulment of marriage as decreed by a court or by a church as long as he/she is entrusted with the custody of the children; parent left solo or alone with the responsibility of parenthood due to abandonment of spouse for at least one (1) year; unmarried mother/father who has preferred to keep and rear her/his child/children instead of having others care for them or give them up to a welfare institution; any other person who solely provides parental care and support to a child or children; any family member who assumes the responsibility of the head of the family as a result of the death, abandonment, disappearance, or prolonged absence of the parents or solo parent.
Source: (R.A. 8972)

refer to special target beneficiaries to include: (1) farmers and fishermen, (2) workers in the informal sectors, (3) migrant workers, (4) indigenous people and cultural communities, (5) women, (6) persons with disability, (7) senior citizens, (8) victims of calamities and disasters, (9) out-of-school youths, (10) urban poor. Furthermore, special clients also cover solo parents and their children, OFW and their dependents, victims of human trafficking, wounded-in-action or killed-in-action  AFP and PNP personnel and their dependents, returnees, inmates and detainees and their dependents, micro-entrepreneurs and their dependents, members of cooperatives, internally displaced population, Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET), underemployed, and other related or similarly situated clients

Source: TESDA Circular No. 004, s. 2024

refers to a person who disburses funds and renders accounts in accordance with laws and regulations governing the disbursement of public funds. The officer has physical possession or control of the funds.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 035 s. 2018, DOLE Department Order No. 17 s. 2017