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EDEL B. CARAG, Ed.D. Chief, BALS Literacy Division
Officer in Charge, Office of the Director III Bureau of Alternative Learning System
Department of Education PHILIPPINES
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Republic Act 9155 mandates the Department of Education
to provide nonformal and informal education
to out-of-school children, youth and adults in the Philippines
through the Alternative Learning System
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1. Nonformal Education A. Basic Literacy Program
B. Accreditation & Equivalency Program � Elementary Level � Secondary Level
2. Informal Education (Peronal interest, Community develop- ment, Skills & Livelihood, Entrepreneur- ship)
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� Our Budget for 2013: DepED = P293,227,259,000.00 BALS = P411,247,000.00
� Our Workforce: 6,997 ALS Learning Facilitators (LF) � 2,713,797 learners served (2000-2012)
� 310,458 learners issued with elementary and high school diplomas through the ALS Accreditation and Equivalency (A&E) Program since 1999
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Estimation using Education Levels:
� 22.6 million out-of-school children, youth & adults (ages 11 to 64) ¡ 5.87 million belongs to ages 11 to 25
Estimation using Literacy Levels:
� 13.3 million illiterates (ages 11 to 64) ¡ 3.4 million belongs to ages 11 to 25
(Source: World Bank)
Note: Out-of-School Children 11 years old & below are also targeted and served by ALS.
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� Need-responsive Policy Issuances ¡ Implementation of the ALS Unified
Contracting Scheme (DO 77, s. 2012) Balik-Paaralan pasa sa Out-of-School Adults ALS Literacy Volunteer Program BLP and A&E Programs for Indigenous Peoples
¡ Provision of Teaching Aid and Transportation Allowances to ALS Mobile Teachers and District ALS Coordinators (DO 64, s. 2012)
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� Need-responsive Policy Issuances ¡ Funding for the implementation of
Annual Search and Awarding Ceremonies for the: Most Outstanding Education Supervisor Most Outstanding Mobile Teacher Most Outstanding DALSC Most Efficient Division that Supports ALS Most Functional CLC
*DepED Memorandum No. 70, s. 2013
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� Active Support from Stakeholders ¡ Conduct of various activities to gain
support Advocacy and Social Mobilization Initiatives
� Printing and Distribution of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials
� National Convention on ALS (Multi-Sectoral Partnerships for ALS)
� Forum with League of Corporate Foundations
¡ Partnership with Private Corporations Smart Communications Incorporated Prime Logic Corporation Cebuana Lhuillier, among others
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� Active Support from Stakeholders ¡ Issuance of Certificates of Commendation to local ALS
Champions
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� Provision of Mobile Teacher Items � Designation of District ALS Coordinators � Contracting Service Providers � Hiring of ALS Literacy Volunteers � Downloading of Funds for various ALS programs and projects
¡ Family Basic Literacy Program ¡ ALS Mobile Library Project ¡ ALS for Differently-Abled Persons (ALS DAP) ¡ Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education (ALIVE) in ALS ¡ Adolescent Friendly Literacy Enhancement Program (AFLEP)
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� Effective implementation of ALS programs through various strategies aimed to provide greater access to Basic Education through alternative learning system, more graduates through ALS A&E, and greater chances of employability for ALS A&E test passers
� Active participation and support of stakeholders and partners in successful program implementation
� Responsive policy issuances that meet the needs of both the learning facilitators and the learners
� ALS implementors equipped with strengthened advocacy, communication and social mobilization skills
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� Funding support � Provision of more Learning
Facilitators, CLCs, facilities and equipment
� Sufficient and relevant learning resources
� Integration of livelihood and employment opportunities
� Lack of interest (on the part of the OSY)
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� Abot-Alam Program (Knowledge Within Reach) ¡ In partnership with other government and non-
government agencies and organizations in the Philippines, the program aims to reach one (1) million OSYs in 2014
¡ DepED alone allocated 1.9 Billion pesos for the Abot-Alam Program
¡ Currently, intensive community mapping is being conducted to know how many OSYs are there in each barangay, where they are, why they are out-of-school and what program offerings they want to avail
¡ Program offerings for OSY reintegration include Education, Entrepreneurship and Employment
¡ Tag line: “No Filipino Youth is Left Behind”
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