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
Literacy Training Service (LTS)
is a program designed to train students to become teachers of literacy and numeracy skills to school children, out of school youth, and other segments of society in need of their service.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 017 s. 2018
Live Feed
refers to the broadcast of sound or video over the internet from a live (not recorded) source.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 084 s. 2020
Live Streaming
refers to the delivery of video and/or audio data to an audience over the Internet simultaneously recorded and broadcast it in real-time as the data is created.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 084 s. 2020
Livelihood
refers to any kind of legitimate economic activity that will serve as a source of viable employment options to generate income among the low-income groups.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 035 s. 2018, DOLE Department Order No.17 s. of 2017
Livelihood Program
a socio-economic project that seeks to motivate, prepare, and train workers to embark on income-generating and service-oriented activities geared towards promoting self-sufficiency and initiative among the workers.
Source: Investment in Technical Vocational Education and Training in the Philippines refers to any kind of legitimate economic activity that will serve as a source of viable employment options to generate income among the low-income groups.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 035 s. 2018, DOLE Department Order No.17 s. of 2017
Loading
a process where a new assessor-applicant is required to assist in the conduct of actual assessment to a given number of candidates to ensure compliance to established standards in conducting the assessment.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 075 s. 2020
Loan and Grant
refer to a financing facility that combines a loan and grant, neither of which can be offered independently to the borrower.
Source: www.neda.gov.ph
Loan Proceeds
refer to loan or loan and grant disbursements for ODA-assisted projects.
Source: www.neda.gov.ph
Local Development Council
refers to a provincial, city, municipality or barangay council created pursuant to the Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the "Local Government Code of 1991" which has the primary function of assisting the corresponding Sanggunian in setting the direction of economic and social development, and coordinating development efforts within its territorial jurisdiction.
Source: Section 106, R.A. No. 7160 as cited in TESDA Circular No. 052, s. 2023
Local Government Unit (LGU)
refers to all provinces, cities, municipalities, barangays, and other political subdivisions as may be created by law, and, to extent herein provided , to officials, offices, or agencies of the national government.
Source: R.A. No. 7160 refers to a municipality/city or provincial unit and its government offices that provides support and cooperation in the promotion and enhancement of TVET.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 007 s. 2021


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