TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

QUALITY ASSURED PHILIPPINE TVET SYSTEM

Development Plans/Government Policies and Priorities/Public Investment
Higher Education Graduates
Basic Education Graduates

Disadvantaged Groups/Informal

EMPLOYMENT and PRODUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT

Development
Development of Of Assessment
Stakeholder Competency Standards
Sector

Standards
Consultation and
Program Standards Development
of Assessment
UTPRAS Instrument
PTCACS
Development of
Program Curriculum Framework Award of
Accreditation
and Learning Package
Exemplars
National
APACC Certificate /
STAR Certificate of
AWARDS Program Competency
Platinum Registration under
Early School Leavers

Award UTPRAS
Wage/Self-Employed

Incentives

Gold
Award
(Dropouts)

Silver
Competency
Workers

Award Training
Delivery
Bronze
Award
Assessment

Recognition of Prior Learning/ Equivalency Scheme/Lifelong Learning

MANAGEMENT OF THE TVET SYSTEM

TVET DELIVERY NETWORK
Registered Programs by type of Program
1,235 or 7.38%

With TR
No TR

15,506 or 93%

Total Registered Programs as of September 30, 2019 : 16,741

Total No. of TRs : 283 as of May 2019
 TVET DELIVERY NETWORK
No. of TVIs: Total as of September 30, 2019 – 4,348

377 0r 8.7%

3,971 or 91.3%
TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
(UTPRAS)
 Republic Act No. 7796 (TESDA Act of 1994)
empowers TESDA to establish and maintain a system of
accrediting, coordinating, integrating, monitoring and
evaluating formal and non-formal TVET Programs.

TESDA Board Resolution No. 98-03 dated

January 23, 1998 promulgated the establishment of the
Unified TVET Program Registration and Accreditation
System (UTPRAS).
UTPRAS is a two-stage process of quality assurance
that covers the following:

a. the mandatory registration of TVET programs with

TESDA and the monitoring for continuous compliance
with the prescribed minimum requirements; and

b. the voluntary accreditation of institutions which deals

with the institutionalization of quality management
systems at the institutional level.
 Section 8 of R.A. 7796 and TESDA Board
Resolution 98-03 as reiterated by TESDA Circular No. 07
series 2016 mandates all technical-vocational programs
being offered to the public to be registered under
TESDA.

Program Registration prescribes full compliance

with the minimum requirements prescribed in the
Training Regulations and anchored on the competency-
based system.
 Process Cycle Time
2012- 2016
46 CDs to 20 WDs
TESDA Circular No. 35 s. 2016
August 22, 2016

August 2016 - February 19, 2019

20 WDs to 11 WDs
TESDA Circular No. 018 s. 2019
Feb 19, 2019 effectivity March 2019

February 19, 2016 – Aug. 7, 2019

11 WDs to 3 WDs
TESDA Circular No. 073 s. 2019
August 7, 2019 effectivity Sept. 2019
 Key Steps / No. of Working Days Interfaces
Key
Players Included in the PCT Not Included in the PCT

Provincial TESDA-OP-CO-01-F01
Director Conducts Orientation on TESDA-OP-CO-01-F02
  Program Registration
  TESDA-OP-CO-01-F12
  Institutional/Company
  Conducts Site Inspection and Assessment
   All required documents
Submits Inspection Report
Provincial Reviews and Evaluates (fromTESDA-OP-CO-01-F013 to
Director Program Registration TESDA-OP-CO-01-F018)
  Application Documents Shop-Layout
  (1 day)  
 

Transmits the All required documents (from

Provincial Prepares Recommendations
Director and Submits Complete
  Application Documents and TESDA-OP-CO-01-FO1 to TESDA-
OP-CO-01-FO21)
  Documents (1 day) Recommendations to
 
  Regional Office (1-2 days)
 
All required documents (from
Regional Transmits the CTPR and TESDA-OP-CO-01-FO1 to TESDA-
Approves Program OP-CO-01-FO21)
Director Complete Documents to
Registration Application and Recommendations Memo to RD
Provincial Office (1-2 days)
issues CTPR (1 day) for the Issuance of CTPR or Letter
of Denial
Issues CTPR and Complete  
Provincial
Letter to TVI (approval or denial)
Director Documents and Conducts
All approved documents
Post Orientation on Program TESDA-OP-CO-01-F 22 or
Registration TESDA-OP-CO-01-F 23
 PROGRAM REGISTRATION PROCESS

TESDA Regional • Program Registration

CTPR APPROVED Requirements
AND ISSUES
CTPR -5 TESDA PO
APPLICATION
Certificate of TVET TESDA PROVINCIAL / DISTRICT
Program Registration (NCR) OFFICES CONDUCTS
ORIENTATION - 1
(CTPR)

PO PREPARES RECOMMENDATION
TO RO AND SUBMIT COMPLETE AND INSPECTION
CORRECT PROGRAM •TESDA Staff + Experts
REGISTRATION DOCUMENTS AND - conducts inspection
4 and Submits
Inspection Report - 2

Compliant
to
REVIEW OF Standards
DOCUMENTS
REVIEW -3
 A tool for the independent examination of whether or
not the training institution is continuously complying
with TESDA’s requirements for on-going programs.

New programs are subjected to compliance audit a

year after the issuance of CTPR. Thereafter, the
programs are subjected to compliance audit once every
two years.
 Implementing Guidelines in Registration of
TVET Programs
• TESDA Circular No. 7 series
• TESDA Circular No. 089 s.
of 2019 or the Amended
2018 or the Implementing
Omnibus Guidelines on
Guidelines in the
the Registration of
Implementation of
Program under UTPRAS
Overseas TVET Program
• TESDA Circular No. 023 s. Registration
2019 or the Amendment
of Section XVII- Sanctions
and Penalties of the
Amended Omnibus
Guidelines on PR UTPRAS
TechVoc DELIVERY MODES
INSTITUTION -BASED PROGRAMS

These are post-secondary TVET

programs of varying duration offered by
the TESDA-administered schools and
public and private TVET institutions.
ENTERPRISE-BASED PROGRAMS

Enterprise-based programs are training

programs being implemented within
companies/enterprises.
A. Apprenticeship

A training and employment program involving a

contract between an apprentice and an employer on an
approved apprenticeable occupation. The apprenticeship
period is more than three (3) months and a maximum of
six months. Only companies with approved and
registered apprenticeship programs under TESDA can
hire apprentices.
B. Learnership

Practical training on-the-job for approved learnable

occupations for a period not exceeding three months.
Only companies with TESDA approved and registered
learnership programs can hire learners.
C. Dual Training System
An instructional delivery system in which learning takes
place alternately in two venues: the school or training
center and the company.

The training is based on a curriculum and a training plan

jointly developed by the school and the company.

. 
COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS

These are training programs conducted right in the

community and which are primarily addressed to the poor and
marginalized groups, those who cannot access, or are not
accessible by formal training provisions. These are
purposively designed to catalyze the creation of small
enterprises in the community and help the poor get into
productive undertakings to help themselves and their
communities.
TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
 R.A. 7796: The TESDA Law
Section 22 of the RA 7796 states the mandate of
the TESDA on Skills Certification.
ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF NATIONAL
COMPETENCY STANDARDS, ASSESSMENT AND
CERTIFICATION

“There shall be national occupational skills standards to

be established by TESDA-accredited industry committees. The
Authority shall develop & implement a certification and
accreditation program in which private industry groups and trade
associations are accredited to conduct approved trade tests, and
the local government units to promote such trade testing activities
in accordance with the guidelines to be set by the Authority.

The Secretary of Labor and Employment shall determine

the occupational trades for mandatory certification.
All certificates relating to the national trade skills testing and
certification system shall be issued by the Authority through the
TESDA Secretariat”.
The Competency Assessment and Certification System

Development of
Competency Standards

Industry experts
RWAC
Development of Competency
Assessment Tools

Certification

Conduct of
Competency Approval by the TESDA BOARD
Assessment
Accredited AC
and Accreditation of
Accredited CA Assessors and
Assessment Centers
ROs/POs
 CERTIFICATION PROCESS

• Self Assessment Guide

• Application Form
COC NC APPLICATION
Accredited assessment centers
(AC)
CERTIFICATION
SCHEDULING
Competent
AC/PO

RWAC
Registry of Workers
Assessed & Certified

•Accredited assessment
Not Yet
centers
Competent
•Accredited assessors

REPORTING ASSESSMENT
COMPETENCY
ASSESSORS
 ACCREDITATION OF COMPETENCY
ASSESORS

Competency assessor is an individual authorized to assess the

competencies of a candidate for certification.

The TESDA Provincial/District Director shall approve the

accreditation of competency assessors with the confirmation of the
TESDA Regional Director.
Qualifications of a competency assessor
1. Practitioner of the qualification/trade or a teacher/
instructor/ trainer in the trade area for at least two (2) years;

2. Holder of a National Certificate at the same or higher level of the

Qualification where the assessor is to be accredited;

3. Holder of Trainer Methodology Certificate or COC on Conduct

Competency Assessment; and

4. Assisted in the conduct of actual assessment to at least two (2)

candidates.
ASSESSMENT
CENTER
 ASSESSMENT CENTER

An accredited assessment center is an establishment

officially authorized to manage the assessment of
candidates for certification.

The TESDA Provincial/District Director shall approve the

accreditation of assessment center with the confirmation
of the TESDA Regional Director.
COMPETENCY-BASED ASSESSMENT is the process of
collecting evidence and making judgments on whether
competency has been achieved.

It is the basis for certification of competence.

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 Ways of Gathering Evidence
• Demonstration or observations by the
assessor of the candidate carrying out
specific skills needed to complete the task
• Assessment of technical qualities of finished
product
• Written test
• Oral questioning of candidate
• Review of previous work performed
• Third Party report/ References from previous
employer (portfolio)
Development of Competency
Assessment Tools

• Industry experts are invited to draft

the competency assessment tools
• Anchored on the requirements
identified in the Competency
Standards
• Multiple forms of evidence
• Project-Based
• “ Go or no go system” - Competent
or Not Yet Competent
A National Certificate is
issued when a candidate
has demonstrated
competence in all units of
competency that
comprised a Qualification
A Certificate of
Competency is issued
to individuals who have
satisfactorily
demonstrated
competence on a
particular or cluster of
units of competency
HOW DO WE ASSURE QUALITY IN ASSESSMENT
Quality-assured Procedures Manuals
- Accreditation of assessment centers
- Accreditation of competency
assessors
- Conduct of Competency Assessment
Conduct of compliance audit
Conduct of calibration
- assessors
- assessment tools
 On-line verification system
 TESDA Representatives oversee the
conduct of assessment
WHAT ARE THE QUALIFICATIONS
COVERED BY ASSESSMENT?

Industry
Industry
experts
experts Assessment covers
only Qualifications
with promulgated
Training Regulations
(WTR).
 TESDA ISO Certification
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority