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 |
|---|---|
| Information Technology (IT) |
refers to the technology involving the development, maintenance, and use of computer systems, software, and networks for the processing and distribution of data.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 081 s. 2020 |
| Inmate |
refers to a person confined in jails/prisons to serve his/her sentence or for safekeeping who is officially called Person Deprived of Liberty (PDL).
Source: Revised IRR of R.A. No. 10275 |
| Innovation |
refers to making meaningful change to improve the delivery and/or effectiveness of the program to create new value to learners and other stakeholders or change to improve the management of any part of the institution’s system that has an impact on the students. Innovation involves the adoption of an idea, process, technology, and product that is new to the previous application to the program. The outcome of program innovation is a breakthrough or change in results, products, or processes.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 99 s. 2019 |
| Inspection |
a careful and critical scrutiny of an item carried out without dismantling, by using the senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 59 s. 2017 refers to the actual visit to TVI to check compliance of tools, equipment, training facilities, and training implementation to TESDA Training Regulations and scholarship program guidelines and to secure documents on training implementation. Source: TESDA Circular No. 105 s. 2019 |
| Inspector |
refers to those who are authorized to conduct an inspection to check compliance with rules, regulations, and standards set by TESDA.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 105 s. 2019 |
| Institute |
a TVI offering at least (9) programs in either PQF Level I, II, III, & IV and at least one (1) in PQF Level V (Diploma) program.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 090 s. 2018 |
| Institution-Based Training / Institution-Based Program |
refers to TESDA-registered programs delivered in the institution or through the different flexible learning modalities by the following: TESDA Technology Institutions (TTIs), Private Technical Vocational Institutions (TVIs), Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), Public TVIs such as State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), Local Colleges and Universities (LUCs) and Training centers established by the Local Government Unit (LGU).
Source: Memorandum No. 345 s. 2020 |
| Institutional Assessment |
an assessment undertaken by the institution for its students to determine their achievement of the learning outcomes in the module of instructions in a given unit of competency or clusters of competencies. This applies to both WTR and NTR registered programs.
Source: TESDA Board Resolution No. 2004-13, “Training Regulations Framework”, TESDA Circular No.089 s. 2018 |
| Instructional Materials Allowance |
refers to the budget given to learners per program to acquire necessary learning such as, but not limited to, materials/workbook/handbooks and/or non-print materials.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 092 s. 2019 |
| Intellectual Property |
refers to the term used to describe intangible assets resulting from the creative work of an individual or organization. It also refers to creations of the mind such as inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols, names, and images used in commerce
Source: RA 10055 - Philippine Technology Transfer Act of 2009 |
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