Glossary of Terms

refers to a detainee, inmate or prisoner, or another person under confinement or custody in any other manner.
Source: Revised IRR of R.A. No. 10275

refers to all types of personal information.
Source: TESDA Data Privacy Manual version 1.0 s. 2020

a breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure of, or access to, personal data transmitted, stored or otherwise processed.
Source: TESDA Data Privacy Manual version 1.0 s. 2020

any information, whether recorded in a material form or not, from which the identity of an individual is apparent or can be reasonably and directly ascertained by the entity holding the information or when put together with other information would directly and certainly identify an individual.
Source: TESDA Data Privacy Manual version 1.0 s. 2020

a natural or juridical person, or any other body who controls the processing of personal data, or instructs another to process personal data on its behalf.
Source: TESDA Data Privacy Manual version 1.0 s. 2020

any natural or juridical person or any other body to whom a personal information controller may outsource or instruct the processing of personal data pertaining to a data subject.
Source: TESDA Data Privacy Manual version 1.0 s. 2020

refers to clothing, equipment, or substances designed to be worn by someone to protect them from risks of injury or illness.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 035 s. 2018; DOLE Department Order No. 17 s. of 2017 is equipment worn to minimize exposure to a variety of hazards. Example of PPE includes such item as gloves, foot and eye protection, protective hearing devices (earplugs, muffs) hard hats, respirators, and full bodysuits.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 59 s. 2017

refers to the form to be used in requesting the filling-up of a vacant position in the Authority.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 119, s. 2019

individuals e.g., industry workers/graduating TVET students, etc. who have undergone the assessment process to determine whether they can perform to the standards expected in the workplace as defined under the promulgated training regulations.
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successful individuals, e.g., industry workers/graduating TVET students, etc. who were assessed as competent in all the required units of competency of a national qualification defined under the promulgated training regulations.
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