Philippine Educational Certificate Attestation

TESDA CAV for National Certificates and Certificates of Competency

TESDA CAV is the Certificate of Authentication and Verification issued by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority for National Certificates (NC I, NC II, NC III, NC IV) and Certificates of Competency (COC) earned through TESDA-registered assessment centers. CHED cannot authenticate TESDA-issued qualifications, and TESDA cannot authenticate CHED-issued degrees. Each agency handles only its own credential type.

TESDA CAV is required for Filipino workers in the UAE holding qualifications in caregiving, welding, automotive servicing, electrical installation, cookery, food and beverage services, housekeeping, plumbing, computer hardware servicing, and all other TESDA-registered programs. Maritime seafarers holding TESDA-issued COCs (covered under the Maritime Labour Convention) follow the same CAV process at the TESDA office that issued their COC.

Process (per tesda.gov.ph/About/TESDA/46):

Step 1: Go to the TESDA Provincial or District Office that issued your NC or COC.
Step 2: Submit the original NC/COC and two (2) photocopies.
Step 3: Pay the authentication fee of PHP 50 to the Cashier and receive the Official Receipt.
Step 4: Present the Official Receipt to the TESDA Issuing Office for CAV processing.
Step 5: Collect the CAV document from the TESDA Office.

Important: The CAV is released directly to the applicant (unlike CHED CAV which goes through the HEI). However, if claiming through a representative, a Special Power of Attorney (SPA) from the applicant is required. NC/COC documents must be released directly to the applicant or their SPA-authorized representative.

For TESDA-registered programs offered by Work Education and Training (WET) institutions, a separate CAV procedure applies with a fee of PHP 30 per the TESDA Circular on Revised Implementing Guidelines. The WET institution’s jurisdiction determines which TESDA Provincial Office processes the CAV.

DepEd CAV for Elementary and Secondary School Records

DepEd CAV covers authentication of records from public and private elementary schools, secondary (junior and senior high school) programs, and the Alternative Learning System (ALS). The Department of Education handles CAV for the following document types:

Elementary or Secondary Diploma, Form 137 (Permanent Record / Learner’s Scholastic Record), Form 138 (Report Card), Report of Rating for the Accreditation and Equivalency Test (ALS), and the Philippine Educational Placement Test (PEPT) results.

DepEd CAV is required for UAE purposes including school enrollment transfers (when moving a child from a Philippine school to a UAE school and the receiving institution requires authenticated records), family visa processing where a dependent’s educational history must be verified, and certain entry-level employment situations where secondary-level completion must be proven to UAE labour authorities.

The processing requirements and timelines vary by DepEd Regional or Division Office. GloboPrime coordinates with the specific DepEd office that has jurisdiction over the school where the records were issued.