Section 4Sec./Art. 4

Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act:

(a) Competencies refer to the standard knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values required to complete work activities in a particular job, trade, or occupation;

(b) Competencies-based learning system refers to a system by which the learner is trained on the basis of demonstrated ability;

(c) Direct training expenses refer to items of cost that are specifically traced to or caused by the training and include consumables used in the course of the program, training supplies, materials, utilities, venue and equipment, trainers fees, and other related expenditures;

(d) Enterprise-based programs refer to training programs being implemented in companies or firms;

(e) Formal education refers to the systematic and deliberate process of hierarchically structured and sequential learning corresponding to the general concept of elementary and secondary level of schooling. At the end of each level, the learner needs a certification in order to enter or advance to the next level;

(f) Industry board or body refers to industry organizations recognized by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) according to set guidelines, and those that are duly authorized to receive funding in accordance with this Act;

(g) Informal education refers to a lifelong process of learning by which every person acquires and accumulates knowledge, skills, attitudes and insights from daily experiences at home, at work, at play, and from life itself;

(h) Labor Market Intelligence Reports refer to latest reports and researches provided by the TESDA and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) which pertain to crucial skills that are in demand in todays competitive labor market;

(i) Philippine TVET Competencies Assessment and Certification System refers to a quality-assured system in recognition of the attainment of competencies (knowledge, skills, attitudes and values) as referred to the competencies standards set for middle-level occupation. It is the process of determining the qualification level of a person and a tool in identifying the training needs of a person with competencies gaps;

(j) Program refers to the Philippine Labor Force Competencies Competitiveness Program established in accordance with this Act;

(k) Selected Training Programs (STPs) approved by the TESDA Board based on the recommendations of pertinent industries refer to school-based, center-based, community-based, enterprise-based and web-based technical-vocational education and training programs;

(l) TESDA refers to the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority; and

(m) Technical-Vocational Education and Training (TVET) refers to the education or training process involving general education, the study of technologies and related sciences, acquisition of practical skills relating to occupations in various sectors of economic and social life, and comprises formal (organized programs as part of the school system) and nonformal (organized classes outside the school system) approaches.