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 |
|---|---|
| Retention |
refers to being held one academic year level behind when the required final passing grade of a certain number of course(s) enrolled is not met.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 021, s. 2023 |
| Retraining |
training for acquisition of skills and knowledge required in practicing an occupation other than the one for which the person was originally trained. It may require training specialization. training enabling individuals to acquire new skills giving access either to a new occupation or to new professional activities. (CEDEFOP 2008, Europe)
Source: - |
| Returning Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) |
training Filipinos working abroad and who are returning to the Philippines due to expiration of work contracts, retirement or deportation.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 58 s. 2016 |
| Revenue |
refers to all monetary and non-monetary benefits derived as a result of the development, production, transfer, use, and/or commercialization of IPRs, including income from assignments and royalties from licenses.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 023 s. 2021 |
| Review |
the activity was undertaken to determine the suitability, adequacy, and effectiveness of the action plan.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 017 s. 2018 |
| Review (of the Training Regulation) |
a process of revisiting and examining the whole TR, from Section 1 to 4, with the goal of instituting the recommended changes and updates on the document brought about by current and emerging skills requirements of industry due to new technology and practices. This activity is being undertaken to ensure validity, recency, suitability and effectiveness.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 046 s. 2021 |
| Revised Foreign Investment Negative List |
refers to a list of regulated sectors in which non-Filipinos or foreign nationals face varying levels of restrictions on the ownership of entities operating in those sectors. Negative List now allows 100 percent foreign participation in: training centers that are engaged in short-term high-level skills development that do not form part of the formal education system; and teaching at higher education levels (provided the subject being taught is not a professional subject)
Source: TESDA Circular No. 097, s. 2021 |
| Revocation |
refers to the official cancellation and withdrawal of accreditation awarded to the Assessment Center or Competency Assessor.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 134, s. 2019 |
| Reward |
refers to monetary or non-monetary benefit given to officials and employees in recognition of and to recompense for worthy or special services or accomplishments rendered along the line of duty or in aside thereof.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 010 s. 2020 |
| Rice Extension Services Program (RESP) | a program under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) for teaching skills on rice crop production, modem rice farming techniques, seed production, farm mechanization, and knowledge/technology transfer through farm schools nationwide. Source: TESDA Circular No. 004, s. 2024 |
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