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Course Registration and Accreditation/Unified TVET Program Registration and Accreditation System (UTPRAS)

UTPRAS is a two-stage process of quality assurance, the first of which involves the registration (mandatory) of programs/courses with TESDA and the monitoring for continuous compliance to ensure that they comply with minimum requirements.

The second stage involves accreditation (voluntary), which deals with institutionalization of quality management systems at the institutional level utilizing the Philippine TVET Quality Award as its framework which is anchored on the Philippine Quality Award.

Two Major Elements in UTPRAS

1. Program Registration - (compulsory) compliance with minimum requirents prescribed in Training Regulations and anchored on competency-based system. Program registration prescribes full compliance with prevailing training standards, correction of sub-standard ones and denial of registration for those who fail to comply. An integral part of Program Registration is the Monitoring of Registered Program for continuous compliance to standards.

2. Program Accreditation - a voluntary process of institutional quality assurance whereby an institution installs quality management system in its operation and shall be assessed by qualified assessors to determine levels of recognition under the Philippine TVET Awards. The PTQA shall have four levels of recognition to wit:

a. Bronze level for commitment to quality management

b. Silver recognition for proficiency in quality management

c. Gold for recognition for mastery in quality management

d. Platinum award for performance excellence

Accreditation under the PTQA shall use the Philippine Quality Award framework using the seven-point education criteria for performance excellence as its assessment criteria.

a. Leadership

b. Strategic Planning

c. Student, Stakeholder and Market Focus

d. Information and Analysis

e. Faculty and Staff Focus

f. Process Management

g. Organization and Performance Results