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 |
|---|---|
| UNIFAST Registry of Programs and Institutions |
refers to quality-assured academic research programs and tertiary institutions certified by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and/or TESDA as compliant with acceptable standards.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 027-A, s. 2022 |
| Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UNIFAST) |
refers to the harmonized, state-run, and administered system of higher education and technical-vocational scholarships, grants-in-aid, student loan, and other modalities of student financial assistance program promulgated under Republic Act No. 10687.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 60 s. 2018 |
| Unified TVET Program Registration and Accreditation System (UTPRAS) |
refers to a two-stage quality assurance process that covers the following: (1) the mandatory registration of TVET programs with TESDA and the monitoring for continuous compliance with the prescribed minimum requirements; and (2) the voluntary accreditation of institutions which deals with the institutionalization of quality management systems at the institutional level.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 60 s. 2018 |
| Union |
refers to any labor organization in the private sector organized for collective bargaining and for other legitimate purposes.
Source: Department Order No. 40-03, s. 2003 Amending the Implementing Rules of Book V of the Labor Code |
| Unit of Competency |
a component of the competency standard stating a specific key function or role in a particular job or occupation serving as a basis for training an individual to gain specific knowledge, skills, and attitude needed to satisfy the special demands or requirements of a particular situation.
Source: Training Regulations Framework |
| Universal Access To Quality Tertiary Education Act (UAQTEA) | a program established through R.A. No. 10931 providing free tuition and other school fees in State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), Local Universities and Colleges (LUCs), and state-run Technical Vocational Institutions (STVIs); establishing the Tertiary Education Subsidy and Student Loan Program (SLP), and strengthening the Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST). Source: TESDA Circular No. 004, s. 2024 |
| Universal Waste (UW) |
are hazardous wastes that are widely produced by households and many different types of businesses. It includes televisions, computers, and other electronic devices as well as batteries, fluorescent lamps, mercury thermostats, and other mercury-containing equipment, among others.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 59 s. 2017 |
| Unresolved Issue |
refers to the status of the data correction request which cannot be immediately accomplished due to incomplete supporting documents or related to policy issues.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 056 s. 2021 |
| Unserviceable Property |
refers to government property that is no longer needed or has become useless for any cause, such as, it can no longer be repaired or reconditioned; maintenance cost/cost of repair is more than or outweighs the benefits and services that will be derived from its continued use; obsolete or outmoded because of change of technology or unnecessary due to change in the agency's function or mandate.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 018 s. 2018 |
| Upskilling | learning new skills to improve performance in one's current job or position. Source: Sivalingam, A.D. , & Mansori, S., 2020, as cited in TESDA Circular NO. 048, s. 2021 |
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