RA 10912: Definition of Terms

Question 1

refers to the formal or official approval granted to a person, a program or an organization, upon meeting essential requirements of achievement standards, including qualifications or unit(s) of a qualification, usually fora particular period of time, as defined by an accrediting agency

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Accreditation

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AIPO/ APO

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Accredited Integrated Professional Organization / Accredited
Professional Organization

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refers to the device that enables comparisons of qualifications acrossASEAN Member States

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ASEAN Qualifications Reference Framework (AQRF)

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refers to a regional arrangement entered into by the ASEAN Member States, predicated on the mutual recognition of qualifications, requirements met, licenses and certificates granted, experience gained by professionals, in order to enhance mobility of professional services within the region

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ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement (ASEANMRA)

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refers to an ability that extends beyond the possession of knowledge and skills, which include cognitive, functional, personal and ethical competence

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Competence

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refers to the inculcation of advanced knowledge, skills and ethical values in a post-licensure specialization or in an inter- or multidisciplinary field of study, for assimilation into professional practice, self-directed research and/or lifelong learning

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Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

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refers to a body created to promote and ensure the continuous improvement of professionals, in accordance with national, regional and international standards of practice

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CPD Council

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refers to the value of an amount of learning that can be transferred to a qualification achieved from formal, informal or nonformal learning setting, where in credits can be accumulated to predetermined levels for the award of a qualification

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CPD credit unit

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refers to a set of learning activities accredited by the CPD Council such as seminars, workshops, technical lectures or subject matter meetings, nondegree training lectures and scientific meetings, modules, tours and visits, which equip the professionals with advanced knowledge, skills and values in specialized or in an inter- or multidisciplinary field ofstudy, self-directed research and/ or lifelonglearning

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CPD Program

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refers to a natural or juridical person accredited by the CPD Council to conduct CPD Programs

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CPD Provider

Question 11

refers to educational arrangements such as curricular qualifications and teaching-learning requirements that take place in education and training institutions recognized by relevant national authorities, and which lead to diplomas and qualifications

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Formal learning

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refers to educational arrangements such as curricular qualifications and teaching-learning requirements that take place in education and training institutions recognized by relevant national authorities, and which lead to diplomas and qualifications

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Formal learning

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refers to learning that occurs in daily life assessed, through the recognition, validation and accreditation process, and which can contribute to a qualification

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Informal learning

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refer to what a learner can be expected to know, understand and/ or demonstrate as a result of a learning experience

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Learning outcomes

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refers to learning activities undertaken throughout life for the development of competencies and qualifications of the professional

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Lifelong learning

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refers to learning that has been acquired in addition or alternatively to formal learning, which may be structured and made more flexible according to educational and training arrangements

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Nonformal learning

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refer to structured or unstructured learning initiatives, which make use of the internet and other web-based information and Communications Technology solutions

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Online learning activities

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refer to mechanisms that provide access to qualifications and assist professionals to move easily and readily between the different education and training sectors, and between these sectors, and the labor market, through the Philippine Credit Transfer System

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Pathways and Equivalencies

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refers to the quality assured national system for the development, recognition and award of qualifications at defined levels, based on standards ofknowledge, skills and values, acquired in different ways and methods by learners and workers

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Philippine Qualifications Framework (PQF)

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refers to a person’s skills, knowledge and competencies that have been acquired through work experience, training, independent study, volunteer activities and hobbies, that may be applied for academic credit, as a requirement ofa training program or for occupational certification

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Prior learning

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refers to a person who is registered and licensed to practice a regulated profession in the Philippines and who holds a valid Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification Card (PIC) from the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)

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Professional

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refers to a status gained after a person has been assessed to have achieved learning outcomes or competencies in accordance with the standard specified for a qualification title, and is proven by a document issued by a recognized agency or body

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Qualification

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refers to planned and systematic processes that provide confidence in the design, delivery and award of qualifications within an education and training system, and is a component of quality management that is focused on ensuring that quality requirements will be fulfilled

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Quality assurance

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refers to learning activities such as online training, local/international seminars/ nondegree courses, institution/ company-sponsored training programs, and the like, which did not undergo CPD accreditation but maybe applied for and awarded CPD units by the respective CPD Cow1cil

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Self-directed learning