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Subject: Amended Omnibus Guidelines on Page 1 of 17 pages

Program Registration under the Number 07 Series of 2016
Unified TVET Program Registration
and Accreditation System (UTPRAS)
Date Issued: Effectivity: Supersedes:
January 20, 2016 As indicated TESDA Circular No.45 S. 2007

Pursuant to Republic Act No. 7796 which empowers TESDA to establish and
maintain a system of accrediting, coordinating, integrating, monitoring and evaluating
formal and non-formal WET programs; TESDA Board Resolution 98-03 which
approved the establishment of UTPRAS in the pursuit of a quality-assured WET
system; and in view of the need to continually improve our system of quality-assuring
WET programs, the following policies and guidelines are hereby adopted:

I. OBJECTIVES

1. To prescribe updated policies and guidelines in the registration of TVET

programs with TESDA that will lead to continual improvement of the quality
management system; and

2. To ensure the delivery of quality TVET programs to the public.

II. DEFINITION OF TERMS

For the purpose of this Circular, the following terms shall be defined as
follows:

1. Bundled Program — refers to the combination of several WTR qualifications

offered as a program to produce multi-skilled graduates.

2. Bundling — refers to the grouping or clustering of qualifications that result in

multi-qualification program and, consequently, in multi-skilled graduates.
Bundling can be done either through vertical articulation (under same
qualification with different national certification levels) and horizontal or
lateral progression (under different qualifications within the same sector and
same national certification levels).

3. Certificate of Competency (COC) — refers to a document issued by TESDA

to individuals who were assessed as competent in a single unit or cluster of
related units of competency as defined in Section 4 of the Training
Regulations.

4. Certificate of WET Program Registration (CTPR) — refers to a document

issued by TESDA to a concerned institution as a manifestation that the
TVET program offered complies with the minimum requirements or
standards prescribed by TESDA.
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Program Registration under the Number 07 Series of 2016
Unified WET Program Registration
and Accreditation System (UTPRAS)
Date Issued: Effectivity: Supersedes:
January 20, 2016 As indicated TESDA Circular No.45 S. 2007

5. Cluster of Units of Competency — refers to a group of competencies as

defined in the Training Regulations that corresponds to a Certificate of
Competency. A cluster of units of competency includes the basic, common
and core competencies addressing a Certificate of Competency that can be
offered as a registered program.

6. Competency — refers to the specification of the knowledge, skills and attitude

and the application of that knowledge, skills and attitude to the standard of
performance required in the workplace.

7. Competency Assessment — refers to a process of collecting evidence and

making judgments whether competency has been achieved. The purpose of
assessment is to confirm that an individual can perform to the standards
expected at the workplace as expressed in the competency standards
defined in TR. The assessment process is based on evidence or information
gathered to prove possession of competencies. The process may be applied
to an employable unit or units of competency in partial fulfillment of the
requirements of the national qualification. The competency assessment
leads to the issuance of a National Certificate (NC) or a Certificate of
Competency (CoC).

8. Competency-based curriculum — refers to the specifications for a program or

module, which describes all the learning experiences a learner undergoes. It
generally includes learning outcomes, contents, conditions, methodologies,
and assessment methods. It specifies outcomes, which are consistent with
the requirements of the workplace as defined in the TRs or based on
industry or community consultations and/or supported by a demand or
employability study for NTR.

9. Competency-based training — refers to a system by which the learner

acquires a competency or a qualification based on demonstrated ability
rather than on the time spent on training.

10. Institutional Assessment — refers to an assessment conducted by the

institution for its learners to determine their achievement of the learning
outcomes in the module/s of instruction in a given unit of competency or
clusters of competency. This assessment applies to both WTR and NTR
registered programs.

11. Module of Instruction — refers to a self-contained instruction materials that

include one or more units of competency with learning outcomes,
appropriate learning materials and methods, and associated criterion-
reference measures with valid institutional assessment and method.
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Program Registration under the Number D7 Series of 2016
Unified TVET Program Registration
and Accreditation System (UTPRAS)
Date Issued: Effectivity: Supersedes:
January 20, 2016 As indicated TESDA Circular No.45 S. 2007

12. Mobile Training Program (MTP) — refers to a registered program that is

transportable bringing with it all the necessary tools, equipment,
consumables including the qualified trainer.

13. Moratorium — refers to a suspension in the processing of new program

registration applications for a given Qualification due to oversubscription or
no employment opportunities for the graduates as revealed in the Labor
Market Intelligence Reports or any other similar issuances; or due to the
undergoing review status of its Training Regulations.

14. National Certificate (NC) — refers to the document issued to individuals as

proof that they have achieved all the required units of competency of a
national qualification defined under the promulgated Training Regulations
(TR). NCs are aligned to specific levels in the Philippine Qualifications
Framework (PQF).

15. Nominal Duration - refers to the estimated learning hours, which indicate the
time for an average person to achieve the learning outcomes of the units of
competency, inclusive of classroom contact time, laboratory/field
work/practicum and other methods of study/assignments as defined in the
TR. It is an indicative duration per qualification based on experts' consensus
or advice that will also serve as a guide to the TVET providers in the delivery
of the Qualification depending on specific guidelines to be issued by the
TESDA Director General.

16. No Training Regulations (NTR) — refers to the programs registered under

UTPRAS not covered by any Training Regulations.

17. Online program — refers to a WET program that can be accessed primarily
or entirely through the use of an internet-connected computer or mobile
device.

18. Program Accreditation — refers to the process leading to a formal recognition

granted by an authorized accrediting agency to an institution's program as
possessing certain standards of quality as defined by the accreditation
agency.

19. Program Migration - refers to the process of re-registering a With Training

Regulation (WTR) program to conform to the requirements of an amended
Training Regulations. It also covers the registration of a previously registered
No Training Regulations (NTR) program to the appropriate Training
Regulations that covers it.
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Program Registration under the Number 07 Series of 2016
Unified TVET Program Registration
and Accreditation System (UTPRAS)
Date issued: Effectivity: Supersedes:
January 20, 2016 As indicated TESDA Circular No.45 S. 2007

20. Program Registration — refers to the process by which TVET programs are
registered with TESDA. It is the first stage of the Unified TVET Program
Registration and Accreditation System (UTPRAS). Applying for program
registration indicates the intent of the institution to offer WET programs. The
registration process attests to the capacity of the Technical Vocational
Education and Training Institution (TVI) to deliver its stated curricula to
learners against the minimum standards prescribed in the Training
Regulations; or in the case of NTR program, as determined by an expert
panel in the absence of such. Registration begins with the program
registration documentation submitted to TESDA by the applicant WI. It also
includes the conduct of periodic compliance audits to ensure continuing
compliance to the requirements for programs granted Certificate of WET
Program Registration (CTPR).

21. Program Re-registration — refers to a process wherein a registered program

is re-evaluated against the registration requirements for re-issuance of a new
CTPR due to any of the following conditions:
a. Program migration; and
b. Transfer of location/address of the WI.

22. Qualification - refers to a package of competencies describing a particular

function or job role existing in an economic sector, covering the work
activities required to undertake a particular job. Depending on the breadth,
depth and scope of competency, a qualification may fall under National
Certificate level I, II, Ill, IV or Diploma. A Training Regulations is a full
qualification while a Certificate of Competency is leading to a qualification.
23. Special Order (SO) — refers to the authority granted to the WI by the TESDA
Provincial Director to graduate a particular learner from a specified
registered program on a certain date, provided the learner has satisfied the
training requirements.

24. Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) - refers to the process in which the
individual's previous learning outside the formal system, which contributes to
the achievement of current competency/ies, can be assessed against the
relevant unit or units of competency and given recognition through the
issuance of the appropriate National Certificate or Certificate of Competency.

25. Technical Vocational Education and Training (WET) — refers to the education
or training process which involves, in addition to general education, the study
of technologies and related sciences and the acquisition of practical skills
relating to occupations in various sectors of economic and social life.
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Program Registration under the Number 07 Series of 2016
Unified TVET Program Registration
and Accreditation System (UTPRAS)
Date Issued: Effectivity: Supersedes:
January 20, 2016 As indicated TESDA Circular No.45 S. 2007

26. Technical Vocational Education and Training Institution (TV!) — refers to an

institution whether public or private offering TVET program(s). This shall
include TESDA Technology Institutions, Public and Private Technical
Vocational Institutes, and Higher Education Institutions (HEls), State
Universities and Colleges (SUCs), Local Colleges and Universities (LCUs),
Training Centers, and enterprises offering WET programs.

27. TESDA Technology Institutions — refer to TESDA Regional Training Centers,

TESDA Provincial Training Centers, TESDA administered schools and
TESDA specialized centers (e.g. TESDA Women's Center, Korphil, LSI,
HRDI, etc.).

28. Technology-based Community Training Program — refers to a program

conducted in the community by public or private WI or by local government
units, non-government organizations, and other government agencies that
involves the application of technology. Programs conducted under this
modality must address specific skills leading to a unit or units of competency
needed by the community and promote employment opportunities. TESDA
shall register these programs for public and safety concerns based on TRs,
for WTR and industry or community requirements, for NTR.

29. Training Regulations (TRs) — refers to the package of competency

standards, training standards, assessment and certification arrangements
promulgated by the TESDA Board for nationwide application. The TRs
contain the following sections: a) Sectionl — Title and Description of
Qualification; b) Section 2 - Competency Standards; c) Section 3 - Training
Arrangement; and d) Section 4 - Assessment and Certification
Arrangements.

30. With Training Regulations (WTR) — refers to the programs registered under
UTPRAS with corresponding Training Regulations as basis for its
registration.

Ill. SCOPE and COVERAGE

These guidelines shall apply to all WET programs open to the public for a
fee. TVET programs of TESDA Technology Institutions are covered by these
guidelines.

Other public and private TVIs that are not fee (fees include tuition,
miscellaneous and other fees collected by the TVIs) charging may register their
WET programs under these guidelines.
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Program Registration under the Number 07 Series of 2016
Unified WET Program Registration
and Accreditation System (UTPRAS)
Date Issued: Effectivity: Supersedes:
January 20, 2016 As indicated TESDA Circular No.45 S. 2007

In general, these guidelines shall apply to all delivery modes including

institution-based, enterprise-based, technology-based community training
program, mobile training, blended and online learning. Each Program delivery
mode shall be covered by separate implementing guidelines, which shall not be in
conflict with these Omnibus Guidelines.

IV. GENERAL POLICIES

1. All WET programs offered for a fee shall be registered as VVTR or NTR
under these guidelines before they are authorized to be offered to the public.

2. Registration of WET programs under WTR category shall conform to the

levels and descriptors of the Philippine Qualifications Framework (PQF).

3. TVIs shall have the option to bundle qualifications into multi-qualification

programs to produce multi-skilled graduates.

4. A TVET program shall be governed by the principle of full disclosure in the

submission of the following documentary requirements:

a. Competency-based curriculum indicating the units of competency and

targeted learning outcomes, and the methods by which such
competencies shall be achieved;
b. The institutional assessment which determines whether or not such
competencies have been acquired; and
c. List of range of jobs for which such competencies may apply.

5. Recognition of Prior Learning principle shall be adopted. Prior Learning shall

be given consideration by the TVIs in their WET program offerings. Prior
Learning shall be assessed in both institutional and national competency
assessment.

6. For programs which are not in the list of TRs with mandatory OJT, the Dual
Training System (DTS) shall be encouraged.

7. Special Order shall be issued by the concerned TESDA Provincial Office to

graduates of all registered programs whether WM or NTR and whether full
qualification or in cluster of units of competency.

8. A registered WET program shall be eligible for program accreditation.

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Program Registration under the Number 07 Series of 2016
Unified TVET Program Registration
and Accreditation System (UTPRAS)
Date Issued: Effectivity: Supersedes:
January 20, 2016 As indicated TESDA Circular No.45 S. 2007

V. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE REGISTRATION SYSTEM

1. The UTPRAS is primarily intended to promote public interest and welfare by

ensuring the quality of all TVET programs.

2. The registration system is anchored on the Quality Assured Philippine WET

System. WET programs WTR shall be categorized on the basis of the
qualification levels in the Philippine Qualification Framework (PQF) namely:
National Certificate (NC) I, National Certificate (NC) II, National Certificate
(NC) Ill, National Certificate (NC) IV and Diploma.

3. The registration system utilizes the competency-based training (CBT)

approach, where acquisition of a qualification by a person is based on
his/her learning (Knowledge, Skills and Attitude) of a set of competencies
rather than the completion of a fixed period of study.

4. The Training Regulations sets the minimum requirements: competency

standards; training arrangement; and assessment and certification
arrangement necessary to deliver the program.

5. The registration system is designed to lead to a more efficient, effective and

quality-assured management of the WET sector.

VI. REGISTRATION PROCESS

The registration process shall follow the Procedures Manual on Program

Registration. This contains the detailed step-by-step procedures in the registration
of WET programs.

VII. REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION

The requirements for program registration shall be in accordance with the

Checklist of Program Registration Requirements contained in the Procedures
Manual on Program Registration.

VIII. PROGRAMS COVERED BY TRAINING REGULATIONS (WTR)

1. With Training Regulations (WTR) programs shall be registered either as full

qualification or TESDA-prescribed cluster of units of competency.
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Program Registration under the Number 07 Series of 2016
Unified WET Program Registration
and Accreditation System (UTPRAS)
Date Issued: Effectivity: Supersedes:
January 20, 2016 As indicated TESDA Circular No.45 S. 2007

2. Programs registered as full qualification may be offered as cluster of units of

competency contained therein, unless otherwise provided in the
Implementing Guidelines of the corresponding Training Regulations (TRs).

3. The Training Regulations (TRs) prescribe the minimum standards that shall
be used in registering a WTR program, whether full qualification or cluster of
units of competency.

4. Programs which conform in full with the TR shall strictly follow the title of the
qualification and the appropriate NC level in the TR.

Example: Electronic Products Assembly and Servicing NC II

with a duration of hours

5. The title of programs covering a cluster of units of competency shall be

indicated in the CTPR per TESDA Circular on Clustering of Competencies
with the phrase "Leading to" preceding the title of the qualification which is
being addressed:

Example: Servicing Consumer Electronic Products and Systems Leading to

Electronic Products Assembly and Servicing NC II
with duration of hours

6. Assessment of Learners completing a WTR program is mandatory. Such

assessment shall be conducted before graduation. However, passing the
National Assessment is not a requirement for graduation.

7. WTR Programs with certification rate lower than the national sectoral
average rate for three (3) consecutive batches shall be subject to closure
proceedings in accordance with the Section on Procedures in the Closure of
Programs and Revocation of CTPR contained in the Procedures Manual on
Compliance Audit.

IX. PROGRAM REGISTRATION FEES

1. A TV1 registering a program either in full qualification or by cluster of units of

competency, whether WTR or NTR, shall pay the non-refundable registration
fee of two thousand pesos (P2, 000.00) per program.

2. A TV1 applying for re-registration of programs migrating from NTR to WTR

and from WTR to updated VVTR shall pay the non-refundable registration fee
of two thousand (P2, 000.00) per program.
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Program Registration under the Number D7 Series of 2016
Unified WET Program Registration
and Accreditation System (UTPRAS)
Date Issued: Effectivity: Supersedes:
January 20, 2016 As indicated TESDA Circular No.45 S. 2007

3. TESDA Technology Institutions are exempted to pay the registration fee.

X. PROGRAMS NOT COVERED BY TRAINING REGULATIONS (NTR)

1. A program offered for a fee not covered by a Training Regulations (TR)

shall be registered as No Training Regulations (NTR) provided it is
proven to lead towards employment opportunities evidenced by any of the
following:

a. The skills requirement of critical emerging industry or specific areas

identified in Development Plans such as Priority Skills Plan,
National/Regional/Provincial Technical Education and Skills Development
Plan, Industry Studies, Development Imperatives, and other development
plans;
b. The industry with high employment potentials based on Labor Market
Intelligence Report, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration
publications, news clippings on job vacancies, Phil. Jobnet, and other
employment studies/reports;
c. The employment commitment from enterprises which may be in the form of
a Memorandum of Agreement, certification from employers, job orders,
employment commitments; and
d. The regulatory and licensing requirements for the practice of an
occupation/profession such as in the case of Master Electrician.

2. Language programs for employment purposes, specifically for workers

intending to work abroad shall be registered as NTR.

3. Learners of NTR programs shall be subjected to institutional competency

assessment based on the assessment tools submitted to and approved by the
TESDA Provincial Office.

4. NTR Programs with employment rate lower than the national TESDA average
employment rate of TESDA graduates based on Impact Evaluation study (IES)
results, for three (3) consecutive batches shall be subject to closure
proceedings in accordance with the Procedures in the Closure of Programs
and Revocation of CTPR of the Procedures Manual on Compliance Audit.

5. Trainer of NTR program must possess a training certificate on Trainers

Methodology (TM) Level I or other training methodology certificates in addition
to the certificate gained from other certifying bodies.
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Program Registration under the Number 07 Series of 2016
Unified WET Program Registration
and Accreditation System (UTPRAS)
Date Issued: Effectivity: Supersedes:
January 20, 2016 As indicated TESDA Circular No.45 S. 2007

Xl. RE-REGISTRATION OF PROGRAMS

A registered program shall undergo re-registration in any of the following

instances:

1. Migration Either from NTR to WTR or Old WTR to Updated WTR

a. The period of migration of the affected WTR or NTR program shall be in

accordance with what is prescribed in the Implementing Guidelines of the
Training Regulations;
b. Within the migration period, the TESDA Provincial Office (PO) shall not
accept and process program applications under the old VVTR/NTR;
c. TVIs with affected programs are allowed to accept new enrollees
freshmen) within the migration period in the Implementing Guidelines of the
Training Regulations;
d. Programs which are not migrated within the period as stated in the
Implementing Guidelines of the TR shall be closed in accordance with the
Section on Procedures on Closure of Programs and Revocation of CTPR
contained in the Procedures Manual on Compliance Audit.

2. Change of Location of the TVI/ Ownership

a. A TVI that transfers to a new location shall be required to re-register its

program to the concerned TESDA Provincial Office that has jurisdiction
over the new location of the WI; and
b. If there is a change of ownership, the WI shall submit to TESDA Provincial
Office the revised General Information Sheet and Articles of Incorporation
indicating the changes in ownership approved by the Security and
Exchange Commission (SEC). Said documents will be noted by TESDA
and re-registration of the program is no longer required.

XII. ISSUANCE AND RE-ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF TVET PROGRAM

REGISTRATION (CTPR)

1. All registered programs shall be issued with the corresponding CTPR.

2. Issuance of a new CTPR shall be done in any of the following instances after
substantially complying with the requirements:

a. Program migration from NTR to VVTR or old VVTR to new VVTR; or

b. Re-registration due to change of location of the WI.
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Program Registration under the Number 07 Series of 2016
Unified TVET Program Registration
and Accreditation System (UTPRAS)
Date Issued: Effectivity: Supersedes:
January 20, 2016 As indicated TESDA Circular No.45 S. 2007

3. A registered program shall be issued another CTPR if there is a change of

name of the institution. The institution shall submit the following documents:

a. Letter informing TESDA of the change of the institution's name;

b. Certified true copy of the Board Resolution regarding the change of name
for private institutions; and
c. Certified true copy of the SEC Registration showing the amendment on
the institution name for private institution.

4. A new CTPR number shall be issued consistent with the prescribed coding in
the Procedures Manual on Program Registration.

5. A new CTPR is no longer necessary in case there is a change in the name of

the designated trainer(s). The institution shall only submit the following
documents:

a. Letter informing TESDA of the change of name of the trainer(s);

b. Copy of the National Trainer's Training Certificate (NTTC) Level I or
II of the new trainer(s) for WTR programs.
c. For NTR programs, Copy of the Training Certificate on Trainer
Methodology (TM I) or other training methodology certificates; and
evidence of specialization of the trainer of the program ; and
d. Certified true copy of notarized contract of employment.

6. Re-issuance of CTPR due to loss/destruction shall be free of charge subject

to submission of Affidavit of Loss. Re-issuance due to subsequent
loss (es) shall be charged a fee of Php2,000.00.

XIII. BUNDLED PROGRAMS

Bundled programs shall be allowed consistent with offering multi-

qualifications program to produce multi-skilled graduates under the following
conditions:

1. Only programs covering full qualifications can be bundled;

2. Registration of bundled programs shall be by qualification. In no particular

instance shall a TVI include in its bundling system any program or
qualification that is not duly registered with TESDA. The TVI has the
responsibility to report to the TESDA PO the individual programs which it
intends to bundle and the proposed title thereto. In no particular instances
shall a WI offer a bundled program to the public stakeholders without prior
approval from TESDA;
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Program Registration under the Number 07 Series of 2016
Unified WET Program Registration
and Accreditation System (UTPRAS)
Date Issued: Effectivity: Supersedes:
January 20, 2016 As indicated TESDA Circular No.45 S. 2007

3. Only the following may be bundled:

a. Same qualifications with different NC levels; or

b. Qualifications within the same sector provided the entry requirements of
each TR are complied with; or
c. Inter-sector qualifications that are interrelated to support an occupation or
career progression.

4. Mandatory assessment of Learners shall be per qualification;

5. TVIs may use their own title for the bundled program, however, they will
have to:

a. Get the approval from RO through the PO of the title for the bundled
qualifications and the qualifications that were bundled;
b. The title should not contain the phrases "Associate", Bachelor's Degree" or
"AA" or "BS" or words that would mislead the public to believe that the
course is a Bachelor's or a Higher Education Degree;
c. The title that contains "Diploma" shall only be allowed if the program
complies with the PQF Level 5 descriptors; and
d. The qualifications and/or units of competency in the bundled program shall
be specified in the MIS reports, signages, curriculum, other institution and
student documents.

6. Certificate of Training Completion shall be issued for every qualification

completed in the bundled program; and

7. In the issuance of the Special Order (SO) and Certification, Authentication

and Verification (CAV), the title for the bundled program and the qualifications
that were bundled shall be indicated.

XIV. COMPLIANCE AUDIT OF REGISTERED PROGRAMS

The compliance audit process shall follow the procedures contained in the
Procedures Manual on Compliance Audit.

XV. DATA MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY IN PROGRAM REGISTRATION

1. TVIs with registered programs shall submit the required MIS- 03-02 Report
to the TESDA PO based on Implementing Guidelines;
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Unified TVET Program Registration
and Accreditation System (UTPRAS)
Date Issued: Effectivity: Supersedes:
January 20, 2016 As indicated TESDA Circular No.45 S. 2007

2. Provincial Offices (POs) shall maintain a hard copy and digitized/scanned

copy of the registration documents and store them in safe locations; and

3. TVIs with registered program(s) shall submit to the TESDA PO the digitized
copy of the following students/Learners credentials not later than one month
after completion of the programs:

1) Transcript of Records; or
2) Diploma or Certificate of Training stating the units of competency
achieved

XVI. PUBLIC ADVOCACY OF REGISTERED PROGRAMS

1. The TESDA Central Office, RO and PO shall publish the list of registered
WET programs in any form of media;

2. TVls with registered programs shall put up a signage of their registered

programs in conformance with the following:

a. The word(s) "Registered Programs" shall be used and not the word
"Accreditation" which entails different processes; and
b. Title and duration of the registered program shall conform to Section VIII-4
or VIII-5 of these guidelines.

3. Any WI that advertises or announces a program before a CTPR is granted

shall be subject to sanctions.

XVII. SANCTIONS AND PENALTIES

A. Grounds for Imposing Sanctions and Penalties

1. The following shall be grounds for imposing sanctions against a WI:

a. Unauthorized offering of an unregistered training course, qualification or

program; or
b. Public misrepresentation and deceit concerning advertisement of an
unregistered training course, qualification or program; or
c. Any false declaration, fraud and deceit in connection with the TVIs
application for program registration; or
d. Unauthorized sharing of Program Registration by a WI to either its
affiliate, subsidiaries, branch or to any third person.
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Unified WET Program Registration
and Accreditation System (UTPRAS)
Date Issued: Effectivity: Supersedes:
January 20, 2016 As indicated TESDA Circular No.45 S. 2007

2. If the TVI has committed the violations referred to in Paragraphs 1(a) and
1(b) above, TESDA may after due process, impose the following
sanctions:

a. If the WI has no any existing Certificate of WET Program

Registration (CTPR) issued by TESDA, it shall be barred or
blacklisted from applying for any program registration with TESDA;
b. If the WI has an existing CTPR issued by TESDA, the latter shall
suspend the effectivity of all such existing CTPRs of the WI
concerned for a period of three (3) months in case of first offense, six
(6) months in case of second offense or up to one (1) year in case of
third (3) offense without however affecting the status of its currently
enrolled students who shall be allowed to finish their course/s. During
period of suspension however, the WI shall not be allowed to accept
new enrollees; and
c. If the TVI has committed the same violation's for the fourth offense,
TESDA shall revoke the effectivity of all such existing CTPRs of the
WI concerned without however affecting the status of its currently
enrolled students who shall be allowed to finish their courses. After
revocation however, the WI shall no longer be allowed to accept new
enrollees under any of its TVET program.

3. On the other hand, if the WI has committed the same violation's referred
to in Paragraph 1(c) above, TESDA shall after due process revoke the
Certificate of WET Program Registration (CTPR) which it issued in
connection with the said fraudulent application without however affecting
the status of the currently enrolled students, if there be any, who shall be
allowed to finish their course/s. After revocation, however, the WI shall
no longer be allowed to accept new enrollees under the said WET
program;

4. The sanctions to be imposed shall be over and above the criminal

liability that the head or owner(s) or officers who acted in bad faith, may
incur in accordance with Section 68, Chapter 1, Title V of the Education
Act of 1982 as well as the pertinent provisions of the Revised Penal Code
on swindling or deceit; and

5. Furthermore, sanctions against the WI shall be without prejudice to the

right of the aggrieved parties to go after the erring official and the
institution.
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Unified WET Program Registration
and Accreditation System (UTPRAS)
Date Issued: Effectivity: Supersedes:
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B. Grounds for Closure of Programs and Revocation of Certificate of TVET

Program Registration

In addition to the grounds cited in paragraph A above, the CTPR of a

registered program of a TVI shall be revoked after due process for any of the
following grounds:

1. Failure of the WI to continuously comply within a specified time frame

as determined in a compliance audit conducted by TESDA or a
TESDA-authorized third party auditor;

2. Failure of the WI to migrate its program from NTR to WTR or from old
WTR to updated WTR within the prescribed period indicated in
implementing guidelines of the relevant TRs;

3. Failure of the WI to submit the MIS 03-02 reports for three (3)
consecutive years;

4. Mismanagement or gross inefficiency in the operations of the institution

and its program offering; and

5. Fraud, falsification, misrepresentation, or any similar acts of the WI.

C. Closure of Programs

1. The procedures in the implementation of sanctions/penalties and

voluntary closure of program shall follow the Procedures Manual on
Compliance Audit; and
2. The closure of a WET program while it is on going must consider the
interest of the learners (e.g. allow to continue the training until
completion).

XVIII. MORATORIUM ON THE REGISTRATION OF PROGRAMS

1. Moratorium on the registration of new programs may be declared due to the

following:

a. Program oversubscription — number of graduates is greater than demand

based on labor market intelligence report issued by the Planning Office
resulting to unemployment of graduates; and
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TESDA CIRCULAR
Subject: Amended Omnibus Guidelines on Page 16 of 17 pages
Program Registration under the Number 07 Series of 2016
Unified WET Program Registration
and Accreditation System (UTPRAS)
Date Issued: Effectivity: Supersedes:
January 20, 2016 As indicated TESDA Circular No.45 S. 2007

b. Training Regulations (TR) affected by specific guidelines

2. No new program applications shall be accepted for registration when there is

moratorium; and

3. WET programs covered by moratorium shall be allowed to re-register if the

condition is as provided in Section X1.2 of these guidelines.

XIX. REPEALING CLAUSE

TESDA Circular 45 s. 2007 is hereby repealed. Provisions in the Manual of

Policies and Guidelines on the Establishment and Operation of Public and Private
TVET Institutions inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. Other TESDA
Circulars and issuances that are inconsistent herewith, such as TESDA Circular
No. 31 series 2003 re: Promulgation of the Guidelines on Penalties and Sanctions
under UTPRAS; Memorandum dated June 27, 2008 re: Re-registration of
Programs; Memorandum dated September 4, 2009 re Clarification on any
Changes/Replacement of Trainers; TESDA Circular 32 s. 2009 re: Implementing
Guidelines in the Preparation of Standard Signage for All TVIs with TESDA
Registered Programs; TESDA Circular No. 4 s. 2011 re: Prescribed Grading
System and Training Certificate in all Technical Vocational Education and Training
(WET); Memorandum dated June 29, 2011 re: Nominal Duration of TVET
Programs; and Memorandum dated August 6, 2012 re: Clarifications in the
Bundling of Qualifications, are likewise hereby repealed.

All other issuances, including provisions of the Manual of Regulations,

inconsistent herewith, are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

XX. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE

Should any provision or part of this Circular be declared by competent

Authority to be invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining provisions or parts
thereof shall remain in full force and effect and shall continue to be valid and
effective.

XXI. PERIODIC REVIEW

The TESDA Board Committee on Support to TVET Provision together with

the appropriate Committee of the TESDA Secretariat shall jointly review these
guidelines once a year during their consultation meetings.
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Subject: Amended Omnibus Guidelines on Page 17 of 17 pages
Program Registration under the Number 07 Series of 2016
Unified TVET Program Registration
and Accreditation System (UTPRAS)
Date Issued: Effectivity: Supersedes:
January 20, 2016 As indicated TESDA Circular No.45 S. 2007

XXII. EFFECTIVITY

This TESDA Circular shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication of
the TESDA Board Resolution No. 2015-28 Approving the Amendments to the
Omnibus Guidelines on Program Registration under the Unified TVET Program
Registration and Accreditation System (UTPRAS) or the TESDA Circular No. 45
S. 2007.

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