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
Designated Assessment Venue (DAV)
a physically separate/enclosed and appropriately equipped area within a company, an organization or a training center where actual assessment shall take place.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 41, s. 2017 refers to a facility appropriately equipped and designated by the Provincial Office where actual assessment may take place.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 032 s. 2021
Designated Beneficiaries
are the legal heirs of the student grantees (learners) who will benefit from the insurance proceeds in case of death of the student grantee (learner).
Source: TESDA Circular No. 091 s. 2019
Designated Focal Person
refers to the person responsible in the recruitment, promotion and selection activities assigned in the Human Resource Management Division (HRMD) in the Central Office. The Financial and Administrative Services Division (FASD).
Source: TESDA Circular No. 119, s. 2019
Development Partner
refers to international or local organizations, nongovernment organizations, civil society organizations, people’s organizations, government-owned or controlled corporations which provide funds or contributions to TESDA in the promotion and enhancement of TVET.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 007 s. 2021
Differently-Abled Person
a person who has impairment that produces functional limitations, restrictions in activities or has social handicap.
Source: WHO
Digital Contents
refer to information available in digital format. It could be in the form of text, audio and video files, graphics, animations, and images. Typically, digital content refers to information available for streaming, downloading or distribution on electronic media.
Source: TESDA Circular No.062 s. 2017
Digital Transformation
the wide-scale use of digitization and digitalization in order to create a different environment and culture.
Source: Digitization, Through Digitalization, to Digital Transformation, researchgate.net
Digitization
the process of converting analog data into a digital one. An example of this is when an office worker scans a paper document to create a soft copy of it. (Digitization, Through Digitalization, to Digital Transformation, researchgate.net) the process of streamlining processes and making them more efficient through digital technologies. An example of this is when a business replaces its pen-and-paper registration forms with an online registration system.
Source: Digitization, Through Digitalization, to Digital Transformation, researchgate.net
Direct Access
any one of a number of measures permitting direct dealings between authorized entities and satellite system providers at specified levels as defined by the National Telecommunication Communications (NTC).
Source: Executive Order No. 127
Direct Training Expenses
refers to items of costs that are especially traced to or caused by training and include consumables used in the course of program, training supplies, materials, utilities, venue and equipment, trainer's fee and other related expenditures.
Source: R.A. No. 11230


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