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 |
|---|---|
| Dual Training System (DTS) |
a learning modality that provides in-school and in-plant training interventions following a mutually-designed competency-based curriculum and outcome-based training plan without prior notice and advice to the local government unit concerned.
Source: Amended Implementing Rules and Regulations of the DTS Act of 1994 (RA 7686); TESDA Circular No. 054 s. 2019 |
| Dual Training System (DTS) Accreditation |
refers to the process of granting of a qualified status to a TVI and its partner establishment to implement the DTS program that meets all the requirements of the DTS Law, particularly on the prescribed payment of the trainee's allowance.
Source: Amended Implementing Rules and Regulations of the DTS Act of 1994 (RA 7686); TESDA Circular No. 054 s. 2019 |
| Dual Training Sytem (DTS) Trainee |
a person who undergoes training for the purpose of aquiring and developing job qualifications.
Source: Amended Implementing Rules and Regulations of the DTS Act of 1994 (RA 7686); TESDA Circular No. 054 s. 2019 |
| Dual Training Sytem (DTS) Program |
a TVET program that utilizes a curriculum/training plan that provides for in-school and in-plant training and specifies DTS as its instructional delivery based on strict standards set forth by R.A. No. 7686 and carried out only in qualifications to be determined by the TESDA Board in consultation with Industry Partners, concerned TVIs and the concerned offices of the TESDA Secretariat.
Source: Amended Implementing Rules and Regulations of the DTS Act of 1994 (RA No. 7686) |
| Dual Training Sytem (DTS) Trainer |
a person in the accredited DTS Establishment who directs trainees to the practice of skills. A DTS trainer may also be a Training Coordinator.
Source: Amended Implementing Rules and Regulations of the DTS Act of 1994 (RA 7686); TESDA Circular No. 054 s. 2019 |
| Dual Transition | refers to the simultaneous and interconnected shifts toward a greener and more digital future. It involves both the green transition, which focuses on sustainability and environmental protection, and the digital transition, which leverages technology to drive innovation and efficiency. Source: UNESCO-UNEVOC |
| Due Diligence | is a process that involves risk and compliance checks, concluding an investigation/review/audit to verify facts and information about a particular subject to ensure that all requirements are compiled with. Source: TESDA Circular No. 004, s. 2024 |
| Duration of Training | refers to the learning period for Apprenticeship, General EBET or Upskilling Program set forth by the Act (RA 12063) under its rules and stipulated under the EBET Agreement. Source: IRR of Enterprise-Based Education and Training (EBET) Framework Act, RA No. 12063 eight (8) hours training in one (1) day. Source: Memorandum No. 209, s. of 2020; TESDA-OP-AS-01 |
| EBET Support Integrators | refer to individuals or entities with proven Technical Vocational Education and Training experience, capable of providing technical assistance to micro and small enterprises. Source: IRR of Enterprise-Based Education and Training (EBET) Framework Act, RA No. 12063 |
| Education Innovations |
is refer to improvements in curriculum, teaching pedagogies, learning equipment or facilities, learning delivery modes and learning processes.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 060 s. 2020 |
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