Glossary of Terms

the type of work a person does to earn his/her living. 
Source: PSA refers to a kind of work performed within a job; a set of jobs whose main tasks and duties are characterized by a high degree of similarity.
Source: ILO

refers to the (1) promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical, mental, and social well-being of workers in all occupations; (2) prevention among workers of any departures from health caused by working conditions; (3) protection among workers in their employment from risks usually from factors adverse to health; and (4) placement and maintenance of the worker in an occupational environment adapted to his physiological ability.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 035 s. 2018

refers to facilities located outside of the premises of the institution applying for registration of programs.
Source: Operating Procedure for Program Registration

any major functional unit of a department or bureau including regional offices. It may also refer to any position held or occupied by individual persons, whose functions are defined by law or regulation.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 123 s. 2020

refers to a person whose duties, not being clerical or manual nature, involve the exercise of discretion in the performance of the functions of the government. It includes any government employee, agent, or body having authority to do any act or perform a particular function in the exercise of government power.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 123 s. 2020

is a loan or a grant administered with the objective of promoting sustainable social and economic development and welfare of the Philippines. ODA resources must be contracted with governments of foreign countries with whom the Philippines has diplomatic, trade relations or bilateral agreements or which are members of the United Nations, their agencies, and international or multilateral lending institutions.
Source: www.neda.gov.ph

the economic activity created by technology companies that fulfill consumer demand via the immediate provisioning of goods and services. Supply is driven via an efficient, intuitive digital mesh layered on top of existing infrastructure networks.
Source: Businessinsider.com

training conducted at the work site (e.g. in a training room) but not on the job.
Source: NCVER

training within the enterprise given at the work station and using jobs of commercial value for instruction and practice purposes.
Source: ILO

describe a range of services available on the Internet including marketplaces, search engines, social media, creative content outlets, app stores, communications services, payment systems, services comprising the so-called “collaborative” or “gig” economy, and much more. It is also defined as a digital service that facilitates interactions between two or more distinct but interdependent sets of users (whether firms or individuals) who interact through the service via the Internet.
Source: https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/