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.
2022 TVET Glossary of Terms
CONCEPT/TERM | DEFINITION |
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ALIEN EMPLOYMENT PERMIT (AEP) |
refers to a permit issued by the DOLE to foreign nationals pursuant to employment arrangements with Philippine-based companies, after determination of the non-availability of a person in the Philippines who is competent, able, and willing at the time of application, to perform the services for which the foreign national is desired. This is a document issued by DOLE to a foreigner to enable them to work in the country for more than six (6) months. Source: (TESDA Circular No. 124, s. 2019) |
ASSESSMENT |
process of evaluating an individual’s knowledge, skills, attitudes (competencies) based on the predefined standards. Source: - |
BASIC RESEARCH |
an investigation on basic principles and reasons for the occurrence of a particular event or process or phenomenon. It is also called theoretical research. Source: (TESDA Circular No. 010 s. 2020) |
BLENDED ONLINE AND TABLE AUDITING |
the process by which auditors perform the audit in the combination of virtual auditing and physical/site auditing. This type of audit will be considered for those areas where internet connectivity is limited, and the movement of people is allowed however limited. Source: (TESDA Circular No. 071 s. 2020) |
BREAKDOWN |
a failure resulting in the non-availability of an item. Source: (TESDA Circular No. 59 s. 2017) |
CAREER COACH |
a person who has been trained in helping other people develop their career goals. Source: (King, Ralph, Get on the Right Career Path with a Career Coach) |
CERTIFICATE OF PROGRAM RECOGNITION (COPR) |
Source: - |
CERTIFICATION |
refers to a formal process of recognizing that an individual is qualified in terms of particular knowledge, skills, and attitudes based on industry standards. Source: (TESDA Circular No. 134, s. 2019) |
CLEAN |
to reduce contamination to an acceptable condition. Source: (TESDA Circular No. 59 s. 2017) |
CLOUD COMPUTING |
often referred to as simply “the cloud,” is the delivery of on-demand computing resources — everything from applications to data centers — over the internet on a pay-for-use basis. Source: (IBM, 2018) |
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