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 |
|---|---|
| Special Order (SO) Number |
refers to a number granted by the Provincial Office through the Provincial Director as evidence that the learner has completed/satisfied all the requirements of the training program and that the learner is qualified to graduate from a specified registered program on a certain date.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 107, s. 2021 |
| Special Permit |
refers to a permit issued by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) which allows foreign nationals to engage in work outside of an employment arrangement. This permit allows foreign nationals to work in the country for three (3) to six (6) months.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 124, s. 2019 |
| Special Report |
a report in compliance with the instruction of the Director-General which shall be submitted based on the timeline as directed.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 053 s. 2019 |
| Special Temporary Permit |
refers to a permit issued by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) to a foreign professional to practice in the Philippines for a limited period of time, subject to the limitations and conditions provided by the law.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 124, s. 2019 |
| Special Training for Employment Program (STEP) | a community-based training program that seeks to address the specific skills needs of the communities and promote employment, through entrepreneurial, self-employment, and service-oriented activities. Under STEP, the training programs are generally short-term and shall use the cluster of units of competencies prescribed in the Training Regulations (TRs) promulgated by TESDA, wherever applicable. Source: TESDA Circular No. 004, s. 2024 |
| Specialized Center |
a center with at least nine (9) registered programs in either PQF Level I, II, III & IV and at least one (1) in PQF level V (Diploma) program and in at least two (2) industry sectors.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 090 s. 2018 |
| Specialized College |
a college offering at twenty-seven (27) programs in either PQF Level I, II, III & IV and at least three (3) in PQF level V (Diploma) program and in at least two (2) industry sectors.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 090 s. 2018 |
| Specialized Institute |
an institute offering at least eighteen (18) registered programs in either PQF Level I, II, III, & IV and on at least one (1) PQF Level V (Diploma) program and in at least two (2) industry sectors.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 090 s. 2018 |
| Spot Inspection |
refers to unannounced conduct of inspection on TVI relative to the implementation of training programs.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 105 s. 2019 |
| Stackable Competency |
known as credential stacking in other countries depending on nomenclature, is a system wherein learners accumulate knowledge over time, in the form of credentials and competencies that build up a person’s qualifications. It is an emerging tool that allows students to obtain credentials/competencies in the short term, which they then build up continuously in the hopes of eventually obtaining higher-level education or qualification that industries recognize.
Source: Williamson and Petinsky, 2016; Leibert, 2017 as cited in TVET Brief No. 4, s. 2021 |
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