The document outlines the procedures for the Unified TVET Program Registration and Accreditation System (UTPRAS) in the Philippines. It discusses the legal basis for UTPRAS, defines what UTPRAS is and its two-stage quality assurance process of mandatory program registration and voluntary institutional accreditation. It provides details on the program registration requirements, process flow, compliance audits, sanctions for non-compliance, and grounds for program closure/revocation of registration.

2. LEGAL BASIS
 Republic Act No. 7796 (TESDA Act of
1994)
 TESDA Board Resolution No. 98-03
dated January 23, 1998

3. What is UTPRAS?
 UTPRAS is a two-stage process of quality
assurance namely:
1. Mandatory registration of TVET programs
/ courses
2. Voluntary accreditation of institutions
(currently this is with the Asia Pacific
Accreditation and Certification
Commission)

4. PROGRAM REGISTRATION
 Registration of all Technical-Vocational
Education and Training programs
offered by both public and private TVIs
under TESDA
(Mandated under Section 8 of R.A. 7796 and
TESDA Board Resolution 98-03 as reiterated by
TESDA Circular No. 45 series of 2007)

5. GENERAL PRINCIPLES
 Institutionalization of the registration
process
 Registration of programs either “With
Training Regulations” (WTR) or “No
Training Regulations” (NTR)
 Registration of program by qualification
or by cluster of competencies
 Adherence to the nominal duration
prescribed in TR

6. General Principles…
 Registration of Mobile Training
Classrooms-Park and Train Programs
(MBC-PTP)
 Principles of full disclosure in the
submission of documentary
requirements:
- the units of competency and targeted learning outcomes;
- the manner by which the competencies are to be achieved;
- the institutional assessment process; and
- the range of jobs the acquired competencies may apply

7. General Principles…
 Registration of e-Learning Programs
 Eligibility of an institution for institutional
accreditation
 Accreditation as an Assessment Center
or Assessment Venue
 Issuance of Special Order Numbers
 Adherence to the title of the TR in
registering programs

8. BASIC PRINCIPLES ON PROGRAM
REGISTRATION
 UTPRAS ensures the quality of TVET
programs
 Program registration is anchored on the
competency-based system
 Prescribes compliance with minimum
standards

9. PROGRAM REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS
a. Corporate and Administrative
Documents
1. Letter of Application
2. Board Resolution to offer the Program
3. Special Law creating the institution
4. Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) Registration
5. Articles of Incorporation
6. Certificate of Building Ownership or Lease
Contract
7. Current Fire Safety Certificate

10. PROGRAM REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS …
b. Curriculum and Program delivery
1. Competency-based Curriculum
2. Equipment, tools and consumables
3. Instructional materials
4. Physical facilities and off-campus facilities
5. Shop layout of training facilities

11. PROGRAM REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS …
c. Faculty and Personnel
1. List of Officials with their qualifications
2. List of faculty teaching the program

12. PROGRAM REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS …
d. Academic Rules
1. schedule and breakdown of tuition fees
2. documented grading system
3. entry requirements for the program
4. rules on attendance

13. PROGRAM REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS …
e. Support Services
1. health services
2. career guidance services
3. community outreach program
4. research that supports the operation of the
school is carried-out

14. PROGRAM REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS …
f. For additional program application
1. update on corporate documents, if any.
2. competency-based curriculum including the
curriculum design and modules of instructions
3. List of supplies, tools and equipment
4. List of instructional materials
5. List of faculty for the program and their qualifications
6. List of training facilities indicating the floor area
7. Shop lay-out of training facilities
8. Schedule of fees

15. NTR PROGRAMS REGISTRATION
 Requirements for the NTR programs registration:
1. Must lead toward employment
opportunities;
2. Must satisfy any of the following
conditions:
i. The manpower requirement of critical emerging
industry or specific area requirements
ii. The industry with high employment potentials
iii. The employment commitment from enterprises
iv. The regulatory and licensing requirements for the
practice of an occupation/profession

16. PROGRAM REGISTRATION
FLOWCHART
a. Review Application Document
1. TVI representative inquires about
program registration procedures
Reviews
PO/DO UTPRAS 2. PO/DO focal person conducts briefing to
Application
Focal Documents the applicant TVI
3. TVI submits required documents to the
PO/DO
4. PO/DO UTPRAS focal person receives
documents
UTPRAS Inspection Conducts Site 5. PO/DO focal person assesses /
Team Inspection evaluates submitted documents;
6. Assesses curriculum against
competency-based training (CBT)
definition
7. Focal person recommends to the PO/DO
Prepares result
UTPRAS Inspection the conduct of ocular inspection if the
of Site
Team Inspection documents are in order
8. Review of application document shall be
conducted not more than 15 working
days.

17. PROGRAM REGISTRATION
FLOWCHART
b. Conduct Site Inspection
1. PO/DO UTPRAS focal
UTPRAS Inspection Conducts Site
Team Inspection person schedules team
inspection, prepares checklist
for inspection and coordinates
with the institution regarding
the inspection;
Prepares result
UTPRAS Inspection 2. Inspection team conducts
of site
Team inspection
inspection;
3. Site inspection shall be
conducted for 1 day

18. PROGRAM REGISTRATION
FLOWCHART
c. Prepares Result of
UTPRAS Inspection
Site Inspection
Conducts Site
Team Inspection
1. PO/DO UTPRAS focal person
sends official notice to TVI duly signed
by the PO/DO Director for compliance
of deficiencies if any, schedules and
conducts re-inspection if required;
UTPRAS Inspection Prepares 2. PO/DO UTPRAS focal person
Team results of Site
prepares final inspection
Inspection
report/recommendation and submits
to PO/DO Director
3. PO/DO Director submits
recommendation to the RD for
issuance of Letter of Denial or CoPR
4. Compliance with registration
requirement deficiencies shall be done
by the TVI not more than 30 days.

19. PROGRAM REGISTRATION
FLOWCHART
d. Issue Certificate of Program
Registration / Letter of Denial
1. RO UTPRAS Focal conducts final review
of documents, returns documents if there
Issues CoPR / are deficiencies;
Regional Director Letter of Denial 2. PO/DO UTPRAS focal returns
documents to institution and outlines the
corrective actions needed;
3. Institution comply with the deficiencies
within one (1) week;
4. PO/DO prepares memorandum to RO
based on the corrective actions taken then
recommends issuance of CoPR or Letter of
Denial;
5. RO prepares CoPR or Letter of Denial
6. Regional Director signs CoPR or Letter
of Denial
7. RO releases CoPR or Letter of Denial to
PO/DO, then PO/DO releases CoPR or
Letter of Denial to the TVI
8. Release of CoPR shall be done within
one (1) week after receipt of
recommendation from PO/DO

20. PROGRAM REGISTRATION
FLOWCHART
RO/PO/DO
UTPRAS Focal/
Prepares/submits
/consolidates e. Prepares/submits
Central Office required reports
consolidated reports
f. Issue Special Order
Provincial/District
Office Issues S.O /
C.AV
(SO) / Certification,
Authentication and
Verification (CAV)
CO/RO/PO/DO
Conducts
Compliance
g. Conducts
Audit
Compliance Audit

21. COMPLIANCE AUDIT
 Compliance Audit is a tool for the independent
examination of whether a TVET institution is
continuously complying with TESDA’s
requirements for registered TVET program in
all regional, provincial and district offices.
 Newly registered land-based programs are
subjected to compliance audit a year after the
issuance of CoPR. Thereafter, the programs
are subjected to compliance audit once every
(2) two years.

22. COMPLIANCE AUDIT
 The RO submits to TSDO the list of programs
to be audited every first quarter of the year
 The sea-based program are subjected to
compliance audit every first quarter of the year
 Unscheduled compliance audit may be
conducted due to:
1. customer complaints and
2. recurring quality problems

23. SANCTIONS AND PENALTIES
a.Grounds for imposing sanctions and
penalties:
 Unauthorized offering of an unregistered
TVET programs;
 Advertisement of an unregistered programs
 Discovery of fraud or deceit in connection
with the application for program registration

24. SANCTIONS AND PENALTIES
b. Sanction/Penalties to be imposed:
 Criminal liability
 A fine of not less than P 2,000.00 no more than P
10,000.00 or
 Imprisonment for a maximum of 2 years or both at the
discretion of the court (if the corporation commits the act,
the school head together with the person/s responsible for
the offense shall equally be liable.
 Sanctions against the school shall be without prejudice to
the right of the aggrieved students, teachers and
employees to after the erring officials and TVIs.

25. GROUNDS FOR PROGRAM CLOSURE
AND REVOCATION OF CoPR
 Failure of the TVI to comply with the non-
compliance/deficiencies within a prescribed period
as found in the compliance audit.
 Failure of the TVI to re-register/migrate program
within a prescribed period
 Employment rates of the graduates of an NTR
program is lower than the national average for 3
consecutive batches.
 Mismanagement or gross inefficiency of the school
personnel in the operation of the school and its
program offering;
 Fraud, falsification, misrepresentation, or any
similar acts of the TVI.

26. Some References/
UTPRAS Issuances
 Republic Act No. 7796-TESDA Act of  Guidelines on the issuance of Special
1994 Order (SO) Numbers and Certification ,
 TESDA Board Resolution No. 98-03- Authentication and Verification (CAV),
Establishment of the Unified TVET Feb. 20, 2012
Program Registration and  Memorandum on the use of Standard
Accreditation System (UTPRAS) CAV Form, July 23, 2012
 TESDA Circular No. 45 series of  Memorandum on the Clarifications in the
2007-Omnibus Guidelines on Program Bundling Qualifications, August 6, 2012
Registration under the UTPRAS  TESDA Circular-Addendum and
 Procedures Manual on Program Amendments to the Guidelines in the
Registration-Land-based & Sea- Registration of Mobile Training Program
based, Rev. 03 (2012) (MTP), August 6, 2012 (Amends TESDA
 Procedures Manual on Compliance Circular No. 27 S. 2009
Audit-Land-based & Sea-based , Rev.  Memorandum on the Issuance of SO
02 (2012) Numbers for Bundled Qualifications, Sept.
 Procedures Manual on Program 27, 2012
Registration-Sea-based, Rev. 03
(2012)
 Procedures Manual on Compliance
Audit-Sea-based, Rev. 02 (2012)