Glossary of Terms

it describes the circumstances or context in which the work is to be performed. (TESDA Training Regulations Framework per TB Resolution No. 2014-04) it defines the boundaries within which the unit of competency applies.
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(in the context of assessment) contains specific questions or actity(ies) developed from the selected assessment methods and the conditions under which the assessment should be conducted and recorded
Source: TESDA Circular No. 059, s. 2020 (in the context of assessment) contains specific questions or activity(ies) developed from the selected assessment methods to be used for assessment. It includes a checklist for the key observation points and performance standards and a series of questions. It describes measures and records outcomes or evidence for each assessment event or activity.
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refer to the basic materials of which the product is made of.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 035 s. 2018, DOLE Department Order No.17 s. of 2017

is a process that students/learners undergo if they have been on leave, absent without leave for a given period, withdrawn in good academic standing, a second or subsequent admission, and are classified with status as "returnee."
Source: TESDA Circular No. 021, s. 2023

A structure where micro-credentials from different training regulations can be combined to create new and tailored qualifications. This flexibility ensures that the education and training system can provide individual learner pathways as  well as quickly respond to evolving industry demands and emerging skill requirements.

Re-bundling transforms the qualification framework into a supermarket of competencies that can offer a flexible,  customizable, and adaptable framework for qualifications.

Source: TESDA Circular No. 077, s. 2024

former rebels who voluntarily abandoned the armed struggle and opted to become productive members of the society.
Source: (PNA)

refers to the mutual relation existing between two (2) countries when each of them gives the subjects of the other certain privileges on condition that its own subjects shall enjoy similar privileges in the other country.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 124, s. 2019

refers to the acknowledgment of a person’s skills and knowledge acquired through previous training, work or life experience, which may be used to grant status or credit.

Source: IRR of RA No. 10968

is a process of identifying, documenting, assessing and certifying formal, non-formal and informal learning outcomes against standards used in formal education and training.  RPL provides an opportunity for people to acquire qualifications or credits towards a qualification or exemptions (from all or part of the curriculum, or even exemption from an academic prerequisite for entering a formal study program) without going through a formal education or training program.

Source: International Labour Organization, 2018

assessment that occurs at a point in time and is carried out to summarize achievement at that point in time. Often more structured than formative assessment, it provides teachers, students and parents with information on student progress and level of achievement; also called: Assessment of learning.

Source: NCVER 2013

an assessment process that assesses the individual's non-formal and informal learning to determine the extent to which that individual has achieved the required learning outcomes, competency outcomes, or standards for entry to, and/or partial or total completion of a qualification

Source: Making Micro-Credentials work for learners, employers and providers: Emeritus Professor Beverley Oliver, Deakin University. 2019, as cited in TESDA Circular No. 048, s. 2021

is a process of identifying, documenting, assessing and certifying formal, non-formal and informal learning outcomes against standards used in formal education and training.  Thus, RPL provides an opportunity for people to acquire qualifications or credits towards a qualification or exemptions (from all or part of the curriculum, or even exemption from an academic prerequisite for entering a formal study program) without going through a formal education or training program.
Source: Recognition of Prior Learning: Learning Package; International Labor Office, Skills and Employability Branch / Employment Policy Department. - Geneva: ILO, 2018 as cited in TESDA Circular No. 059, s. 2020

refers to research that is given recognition or award for its outstanding contribution to a specific field of specialization or to the solution of a problem.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 010 s. 2020