Glossary of Terms

process of improving and increasing capabilities of staff through access to education and training opportunities in the workplace, through outside organizations, or through watching others perform the job.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 53 s. 2018 these are HRD programs which are corporate investments designed to develop the capability of Agency personnel/employees for the purpose of optimizing their performance in a particular field of discipline with the end-in-view of improving corporate productivity.
Source: Memorandum No. 209, s. of 2020; TESDA-OP-AS-01

is the process of gathering information and advice from the various TVET players that results in a relationship of mutual benefit that enables the identification of trends and emerging challenges that are currently or will in the future impact on the business/sector.
Source: www.b2.international.com

refers to the STAR Award based on points earned by a TVI in relation to the range of scores provided under the guidelines.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 99 s. 2019 refers to the STAR Award conferred based on accumulated scores from evaluation results.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 139 s. 2020

programs with recognized accomplishments, innovations, and improvements that TVIs have instituted beyond the minimum requirements set in the Unified TVET Program Registration and Accreditation System (UTPRAS)
Source: TESDA Circular No. 99 s. 2019

a system recognizing TVET programs beyond the program registration minimum requirements. The system shall be evidence-based criteria, which are translated into numerical points that will correspond to the STAR Level Award of the program.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 18 s. 2016

are tools and equipment related to their training that a beneficiary can utilize for self-employment or entrepreneurial activities.

Source: TESDA Circular No. 004, s. 2024 refers to a set of training equipment and materials in the form of hand tools, power tools, and/or portable and/or small equipment that would help learners create business opportunities
Source: IRR of RA 10931, UAQTEA of 2017

the organized body tasked for policy guidance and direction, monitoring and evaluation of new and existing programs and the promulgation of the rules and regulations governing GASTPE.
Source: (RA 8545/GASTPE Law)

refer to public HEIs which are financed and maintained by the national government, and are governed by their respective independent board of trustees or regents in accordance with the law.
Source: UNIFAST Implementing Rules and Regulations

refer to public technical-vocational institutions such as TESDA Technology Institutions (TTIs), State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), Local Universities and Colleges (LUCs,) and LGU run training centers offering registered TVET programs under the Unified TVET Program Registration and Accreditation System (UTPRAS).
Source: TESDA Circular No. 60 s. 2018

refers to the lowest wage rate fixed by law that an employer can pay his/her workers.
Source: National Wages and Productivity Commission Guidelines No. 01, s. 2007