Technical Education and Skills Development Authority

Assessment and
Certification: The Key
to Credit Transfer
System
Gaspar S. Gayona, Ph.D., CESO III
 TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Technical Education designed at upper secondary and lower tertiary levels to prepare middle level persons (technicians,
middle management etc.) and at University level to prepare engineers and technologists for higher management
positions. Technical education includes general education, theoretical, scientific and technical studies and related skills
training. The component of technical education may vary considerably depending on the types of personnel to be
prepared and the education level.
Vocational Education is designed mainly to lead participants to acquire the practical skills, know-how and
understanding necessary for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades.
Successful completion of such programs can lead, but not necessarily to a labor-market relevant vocational
qualification recognized by the competent authorities in the country, like Ministry of Labor & Employment, Education
etc.

Training is learning experience that leads to the acquisition of a skill. It is a process for preparing people for different
jobs enabling them to improve their job-capacities and potentials.

Concepts and Terms in Educational Planning: A Guidebook ,

Y.P. Aggarwal R.S. Thakur , Published by the Registrar, National institute of Educational Planning and Administration, 17-B, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi and printed by the Publication Unit,
NIEPA at M/s. Suchi Advertising, Shakti Nagar, Delhi 110007. July 2003
 Learning Pathway

. . . refers to the specific courses, academic programs, and learning

experiences that individual students complete as they progress in
their education toward graduation. (Singular)

. . . similar to any of its common synonyms, such as multiple

pathways or personalized pathways - typically refers to the various
courses, programs, and learning opportunities offered by schools,
community organizations, or local businesses that allow students to
earn academic credit and satisfy graduation requirements. (Plural)

- Great Schools Partnership (2014), The Glossary of Education Reform

 Equivalency
a process that involves assigning equivalent academic
credits to the competencies demonstrated by a student
through assessment
providing entry points to the next higher level qualification
without having to unnecessarily retake courses on which
a student has already demonstrated competence and
knowledge.
providing opportunities to the student to continue to learn
and to re-enter the educational program at a higher level

- RA No. 1064- "Ladderized Education Act of 2014

 THE PHL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK
(Adopted by the TESDA Board on May 9, 2012)

Basic Technical Education HIGHER EDUCATION

Education Skills Development
L8 DOCTORAL AND
POST DOCTORAL
L7
POST BACCALAUREATE

L6 BACCALAUREATE
CTS
L5
DIPLOMA

L4
NC IV

L3
NC III

L2
NC II

L1 NC I
CTS
G12

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THE CBET MODEL IS BASED ON NVQ FRAMEWORK

Advanced Professional Senior

LEVEL 5
Manager

LEVEL 4
Master Craftsman Technologist

LEVEL 3 Technician Supervisor

LEVEL 2
Skilled Worker (Unsupervised)

Semi-skilled, entry level worker (Supervised)

LEVEL 1

Interpersonal Relations
Individual Counseling
(Team Work, CRM)
Theories in Electrical,
Electronics and
Pre-Assessment
Construction
Technology
Higher Order Thinking
Skills
Critical Thinking
Problem-Solving
Decision-Making
MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY
Personal Growth and Organizational Dynamics
Group Process Individual Development Process
Unstructured Individual
Development
Understanding Communication Skills Thinking (Self Efficacy & Leadership,
(Oral, Written, `Listening) Skills
Organization Logic, Ethics, Philo of Human
Person)
Introduction to Systems Methods of Advanced Value Adding Independent Research
and Problem Analysis Operations Competencies on Applied Operations
Core Competencies Customer Relations
Requisite Competencies Industry Immersion
Management
Machining
Fundamentals of
Research (Statistics) Welding
Management
Mechatronics Servicing Operations Management
Math
CAD/CAM Operation CADD People Skills and Assessment
2D-3D Management/ Stress
Entrepreneur-ship
Management
OWAW
Computer Literacy CNC Lathe/ Milling Machine Strategic Management
Operations (Planning and Organizing)
HVAC
Project Management
Fundamentals of Negotiation
 Equivalency Programs
DepEd
Philippine Educational Placement Test
(PEPT)
Alternative Learning System Accreditation
and Equivalency (ALS A&E) Test
Recognition
TESDA
Philippine TVET Competency Assessment
of Prior
and Certification System (PTCACS) Learning
CHED
Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency
and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP),
 Recognition of Prior Learning

. . . refers to the acknowledgment of a person's skills

and knowledge through previous training, work or life
experience, which maybe used to grant status or credit
for acquired competencies.

- RA No. 1064- "Ladderized Education Act of 2014

 Competency Assessment and
Certification System
Development of
Revisit Competency Standards

Industry Experts
Industry Association
Approval of the TESDA Board
Certification

Conduct of Competency Development of Competency

Assessment Assessment Instruments
Demonstration Industry Experts
Questioning Accreditation of Assessors Academe
(oral/written)
Written test and Assessment Centers
Observation Guidelines prepared by CO
Portfolio Regional/Provincial Offices 10

interview (POs)train assessors

POs accredit assessors and
assessment centers
Assessment and Certification Process

Self Assessment Guide

Application Form

APPLICATION
Accredited Assessment Centers

CERTIFICATION
Competent
SCHEDULING
Publication Assessment
in the On- Center/Provincial Office
line Registry

RWAC
Registry of Workers
Assessed & Certified

Accredited assessment
Not Yet centers
Competent Accredited assessors

ASSESSMENT
REPORTING
NC-Plastic Card
Registry of Workers Assessed
and Certified
Online Registry of Certified Workers
 Quality Assurance in Assessment
Quality Procedures Manuals
Accreditation of assessment centers
Accreditation of competency assessors
Conduct of Assessment
Issuance of certificate
Compliance audit
Complaints and appeal
Conduct of compliance audit
Conduct of calibration/moderation
On-line verification system
TESDA Representative oversee the conduct of assessment
The Assessment and Certification Program is
ISO 9001 : 2008 CERTIFIED