Glossary of Terms

financial assistance to further the goal of improving quality and accessibility in private education particularly in the secondary, post-secondary (TVET) and higher education levels. DepED, TESDA, and CHED supervise the administration and implementation at the different education levels, respectively.

refers to national government agencies, local government units, government-owned or controlled corporations, and their subsidiaries. 

• the period of time provided for a competency assessor to comply with the industry work experience required (IWER). (TESDA Circular No. 071 s. 2019)
• the period of time provided for a trainer with Provisional national TVET Trainer Certificate (Provisional NTTC) to comply with the industry work experience (IWER) required . (TESDA Circular No. 075 s. 2020)

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are transfers made in cash, goods, or services for which no repayment is  required. 

refers to the development and application of products, equipment, and systems used to conserve the environment and natural resources.

an essential and cross-cutting theme for sustainable development. It refers to the efforts to reorient and reinforce existing TVET institutions and policies in order to reinforce the achievement of sustainable development. Thus, greening TVET acknowledges the relationship between sustainable development and green development and clarifies different definitions of green jobs and green skills as well. 

• is a TVET employee who works in tandem with the Training Coordinator of the Establishment who is mainly responsible for such functions a: (1)promotion and marketing to establishments of DTS programs; (2) placement od trainees in the Establishments; (3) coordination of workplace training; and (4) monitoring and evaluation of trainees' learning performance. (Amended ImplementinG Rules and Regulations of the DTS Act of 1994 (RA 7686, TESDA Circular No. 054, s. 2019)
• refers to an employee of a TVI, preferably with exposure in conducting skills training, who ensures that the institution has sufficient partnerships with enterprises/establishments to provide venue/s for SIL. (TESDA Circular No. 018, s. 2023)

refers to the division of industry used in the Training Regulations, e.g. Automotive/Land Transport, Metals and Engineering, Construction, etc. As a criterion, it is the minimum number of industry sectors that cover all the registered program offerings of the TVI. 

a group composed of representatives of industry associations, organizations, TVET institutions, labor groups and concerned government agencies who are working directly with TESDA in skills planning, standards development, assessment and certification, and promotion of TVET.  

is based on a training (and working) agreement between an apprentice and a master craftsperson wherein the agreement may be written or oral and the master craftsperson commits to training the apprentice in all the skills relevant to his or her trade over a significant period of time, usually between one and four years, while the apprentice commits to contributing productively to the work of the business. Training is integrated into the production process and apprentices learn by working.