Glossary of Terms

the documentation of the standards and procedures for conducting management and operations audits. It serves as a friendly tool to internal auditors in appraising the internal control systems of the public entities (agencies). It provides details on the nature and scope of internal audit in the Philippine public sector, including the institutional arrangements of the internal audit function, as well as the protocols and processes for the conduct of an internal audit.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 079 s., 2020

is the national database of quality-assured qualifications authorized under the Philippine Qualifications Framework (PQF). It provides information to employers, education and training providers, and students.
Source: AQRF Referencing Report of the Philippines, May 2019; TESDA Circular No. 119 s. 2020

a quality assured national system for the development, recognition, and award of qualifications based on standards of knowledge, skills, and values acquired in different ways and methods by learners and workers of the country.  It is a national policy describing the levels of educational qualifications and sets the standards for qualification outcomes. It is assessment-based qualification recognition.
Source: IRR of RA No. 10968, TESDA Circular No. 107, s. 2021

refers to a package of courses/qualifications, producing technologists, aligned to the requirements of the Philippine Qualifications Framework (PQF) Level 5 stipulated in TESDA Circular No. 38 S. 2017.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 60 s. 2018

a detailed classification of all educational levels in the Philippine educational system. It aims to integrate the different classification schemes being used by the various agencies, for the purpose of standardizing and facilitating the compilation of education statistics as a basis for educational planning, manpower training, labor market studies, and other related activities.
Source: PSA

statistical classification of the different occupational groups of the working population, including the military workforce in the country. It is primarily used as a basis for manpower and educational planning, program formulation, policy decision-making and serves as a useful guide for statistical operations and activities, such as censuses and surveys.
Source: PSA

a detailed classification of industries prevailing in the country according to the kind of productive activities undertaken by establishments.  It serves as a guide in the classification of establishments according to their economic activity useful for economic analysis.
Source: PSA

defines a national, comprehensive, and flexible certification system for Technical – Vocational Education and Training (TVET).
Source: TESDA Circular No. 15, s. 2015

a quality-assured system in recognition of the attainment of competencies (knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values) as referred to the competency standards set for middle-level occupation. It is a process of determining the qualification level of a person and a tool in identifying the training needs of a person with competency gaps.
Source: RA No. 11230; TESDA Circular No. 090 s. 2018

defines a national, comprehensive and flexible certification system for Technical - Vocational Education and Training (TVET)
Source: TESDA Circular No. 15, s. 2015 a system that provides competency standards for TVET trainers and assessors involved in the training delivery, competency assessment, training design/development, and training supervision. The framework also defines the competencies of TVET trainers at different roles and levels of technical training.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 090 s. 2018 a system that provides for the recognition of the competence of TVET trainers at different roles and qualification levels.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 090 s. 2018