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 |
|---|---|
| Poverty (Relative) |
defines poverty in relation to the economic status of other members of the society: people are poor if they fall below prevailing standards of living in a given societal context.
Source: UNESCO |
| Poverty Incidence (PI) |
the proportion of families/individuals with per capita income/expenditure less than the per capita poverty threshold to the total number of families/individuals.
Source: PSA |
| Poverty Threshold (PT) |
the minimum income/expenditure required for a family/individual to meet the basic food needs, which satisfies the nutritional requirements for economically necessary and socially desirable physical activities.
Source: PSA |
| Powerpay+ |
a fund disbursement service that is linked to a registered GCash account that gives the scholars access to mobile money services.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 030 s. 2021 |
| Pre-Deployment Program |
(in the Context of Supervised Industry Learning) refers to an orientation in the TVI, conducted by the Industry Coordinator prior to the deployment of learners to the workplace, intended to guide the learner in undertaking learning activities in a partner enterprise. Ideally, the representatives of the partner enterprises are present during the orientation.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 018, s. 2023 |
| Pre-Review (of Training Regulation) |
refers preliminary activities in preparation for the actual TR review. This process will also determine if the TR is worth proceeding to partial or full review.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 046 s. 2021 |
| Pre-Service Industry Work Experience |
refers to industry work experience acquired whether permanent or contractual status, including industry experience gained during an in-plant phase of the On-the-Job-Training (OJT), DTS, and apprenticeship programs prior to employment as TVET trainer.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 33 s. 2017 |
| Preventive Actions |
refer to determined actions of the organization to eliminate the causes of potential non-compliance in order to avoid their occurrence.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 079 s., 2020 |
| Preventive Maintenance |
is that portion of the overall maintenance program that provides the periodic inspection, adjustment, minor repair, lubrication, reporting, and data recording necessary to minimize building equipment and utility system breakdown and maximize system and equipment efficiency.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 59 s. 2017 |
| Preventive Maintenance Data |
it includes equipment tag information, procedures, replacement parts, special tools, lubrication requirements, service providers, warranty information, etc.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 59 s. 2017 |
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