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
Qualification Certification
certification awarded to a person on successful completion of a course in recognition of having achieved particular knowledge, skills, or competencies.
Source: UNEVOC/NCVER 2009
Qualification Descriptor
a unique descriptor stating the purpose of the qualification and how it relates to other qualification types; it enables comparisons with other qualifications and provides a basis for designing, evaluating, approving, and reviewing qualifications and their associated curricula.
Source: SAQA 2013, South Africa
Qualification Map (QM)

a document prepared based on the Scholarship Allocation Plan (SAP) or the skills training needs of a community or special clients which provides the details of the scholarship program(s) to be funded for implementation


Source: TESDA Circular No. 004, s. 2024
Qualification Packaging
the process of combining units of competency into groups which meet job roles and are meaningful in the workplace.
Source: TESDA Board Resolution No. 2014-04 dated April 30, 2014
Qualification Standards
a statement of the minimum qualifications for a position which shall include education, experience, training, civil service eligibility, physical characteristics and personality traits required in the performance of the job.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 119, s. 2019
Qualifications of Teaching Personnel
refers to the qualifications of teaching personnel (Trainer) per training regulation. As a criterion, it refers to the trainer's qualifications per training regulation and the minimum percentage of all teaching personnel with a bachelor's degree and master's degree.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 090 s. 2018
Qualified-Next-in-Rank
refers to an employee appointed on a permanent position next-in-rank as reflected in the System of Ranking of Positions (SRP) of the vacancy proposed to be filled and who meets the requirements for appointment to the position to be filled up.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 119, s. 2019
Quality Assurance or Quality Assurance Certification
is defined as a planned and systematic pattern of all actions necessary to provide adequate confidence that the product, its components, packaging, and labeling are acceptable for their intended use. Whereas the term certification is the authoritative act of determining compliance with agreed requirements.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 090 s. 2018
Quality-Assured TVET
are those TESDA-registered TVET programs that have consistently complied with UTPRAS guidelines. As deemed appropriate, all registered TVET Programs from Level I to Diploma and Bundled programs/qualification, are subjected to Compliance Audits, Technical Audits, and National Inspection.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 60 s. 2018
Query
these are questions/requests for information on programs and services.
Source: Operating Procedure, Customer Satisfaction Management System


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