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
Maintenance
work required to preserve or restore buildings and equipment to their original condition or to such a condition that they can be effectively used for their intended purpose.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 59 s. 2017
Maintenance Manual
collated information and advice on the maintenance requirements of an item.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 59 s. 2017
Maintenance Personnel
refers to personnel who support the maintenance and operation of equipment and facilities of the school/centers.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 59 s. 2017
Maintenance Plan
structured and documented set of tasks that include the activities, procedures, resources, and the time scale required to carry out maintenance.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 59 s. 2017
Maintenance Program
a list allocating specific maintenance to specific maintenance to a specific period.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 59 s. 2017
Maintenance Schedule
a comprehensive list of maintenance and its incidence.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 59 s. 2017
Major Findings

refers to adverse findings on a TVI, involving the commission of any act of fraud, falsification, dishonesty, or gross negligence, which results in the following: 1.) Ghost Training; 2.) Ghost Trainees; 3.) Ghost Candidate for Assessment; 4.) Shortened Training; 5.) Falsification on Training and Assessment Results and Documents; 6.) The exaction of Unauthorized Fees; 7.) Offering Unregistered Programs; 8. Incomplete Tools and Equipment as required in the Training Regulations; 9.) Undersized Training facilities/workshop areas; and 10.) Unqualified trainers and/or unauthorized trainers.


Source: TESDA Circular No. 004, s. 2024
Management Audit
is a separate evaluation of the effectiveness of internal controls adapted in the operating and support services units/systems to determine whether they achieve the control objectives over a period of time or as of a specific date.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 079 s. 2020
Management Review
A formal evaluation by the top management of the status, adequacy, suitability and effectiveness of the implementation of the Quality Management System and Quality Standard System
Source: TESDA-QP-03 Rev. 03
Marginalized Workers
refer to workers who have not benefited from education, health, employment, and other opportunities by reasons of poverty, geographical inaccessibility, culture, gender, among others.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 035 s. 2018, DOLE Department Order No. 17 s. 2017


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