A presentationIn

Non-Formal Education

Prepared by:

Ms. Cherry Mae D. Felisilda

OF EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT

THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION

Education is both a human right in itself.

An indispensable means of realizing other human rights.

As a tool of empowerment, education is the primary vehicle for human, economic, and social development, profiting both the individual and society.

OF EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT

The Philippine Constitution provides for free and compulsory elementary education and free secondary education through the Department of Education (DepEd)

All Filipinos have a constitutional right to basic education, and the DepEd is mandated to provide

this service to all Filipinos.

Education for All (EFA)

eradicate illiteracy promote functional literacy for all people of the world

Provide education for all Filipinos

Republic Act 9155: The Governance Act of Basic Education

1. Formal Education/Basic Education - is the education intended to meet basic

learning needs and which lays the foundation on which subsequent learning can be based.

ECE Public Schools Private Schools

Grade 1Readiness

Test

B A S I C E D U C A T I O N Elementary High School

2. Non - Formal Education/ Alternative Learning System - is any organized, systematic educational activity carried outside the framework of the formal system to provide selected types of learning to a segment of the population. - is a parallel learning system that provides a viable alternative to the existing formal education system.

ECE

Alternative Learning

B A S I C E D U C A T I O N Elementary High School

Public Schools Private Schools

Grade 1Readiness

TestDrop outs

3. Informal Education - is a lifelong process of learning by which every person acquires and accumulates knowledge, skills, attitudes and insights from daily experiences at home, at work, at play and from life itself.

Executive Order No. 356: Renaming the Bureau of Nonformal Education (BNFE) to Bureau of Alternative

Learning System (BALS)

September 13, 2014, the office of the President of the Republic of the Philippines renamed the DepEd’s BNFE to BALS through this Executive Order signed by Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.Not only does this Order reiterate the Bureau’s mandate to address the learning needs of marginalized learners but also directs BALS to provide a systematic and flexible approach to reach all types of learners outside the school system.

Functions of BALS

To address the learning needs of all marginalized groups including the deprived, depressed and underserved citizens.

To coordinate with various agencies for skills development of the learners.

To expand access to educational opportunities for citizens of different interests, capabilities, demographic characteristics, and socio-economic origins status.

To promote certification and accreditation for basic education of alternative learning programs both nonformal and informal in nature.

In summary, by virtue of the Executive Order No. 356, the

BALS has been given the authority to guide the

development of the country’s ALS

OF EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT

NATIONAL SITUATIONER [NSO, 2003 FLEMMS]6 – 24 years old not attending school

TOTAL 100 RANK

- Schools are very far 1.5 8.0 %

- No school within the barangay 0.4 9.0 %

- High cost of education 19.9 3.0 %

- Illness / disability 2.5 6.0 %

- Housekeeping 11.8 4.0 %

- Employment / looking for work 30.5 1.0 %

- Lack of interest 22 2.0 %

- Cannot cope with school work 2.2 7.0 %

- No regular transportation 0.2 10 %

- Others 9.1 5.0 %

DepEd Report

1515

2424

3434

86867777

5757

4242

OF EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT

How will DepED

Meet this Challenge ???

ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM (ALS)

• a parallel learning system to provide a viable alternative to the existing formal education instruction. It encompasses both the nonformal and informal sources of knowledge and skills.

(ALS Target Groups)

• out-of-school youth and adults who are 16 years old or older and beyond basic school age that need basic literacy skills particularly in reading, writing and simple computation.

• street children, indigenous people, farmers, fisher folks, women, adolescents, solo parents, children in conflict areas not reached by the formal school system, rebel returnees, and others.

The ALS (Alternative Learning System)

and FORMAL EDUCATION

A & E

LIFE SKILLS/ LIFELONG LEARNING - Employment - Self Actualization

- Social Participation

Basic and Functional

Skills

Middle Level Skills

HigherSkills

Elementary Education

Secondary Education

Post Secondary Education

Higher Education Flexible entry and

re-entry and exit to both streams thru a system of

Comparability Accreditation Certification

Testing

FORMAL EDUCATION ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM

BASIC LITERACY PROGRAM (BLP)

ACCREDITATION & EQUIVALENCY PROGRAM (A&E)

ELEMENTARY PROGRAM (Grade 1-6)

Secondary Program• Grade 7 – 10• Junior High school and Senior High school

2. Accreditation and Equivalency Program

1. Basic Literacy Program (BLP)

(Program Features/ Innovations)

The BLP is a program aimed at eradicating illiteracy among out-of-school youth and adults (in extreme cases school-aged children) by developing basic literacy skills of reading, writing and numeracy.

Basic Literacy Program (BLP)

Accreditation and Equivalency (A&E)

The A&E is a program aimed at providing an alternative pathway of learning for out-of-school youth and adult who are basically literate but who have not completed the 10 years of basic education

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DEPARTMENT

BASIC LITERACY PROGRAMDesigned to help illiterate persons acquire basic

skills in reading, writing and numeracy skills.

> Non-literate – cannot read [module 1-9]

> Semi-Literate – can read a little

[module 10-20]

> Neo-Literate – can read well [module 21-29]

[10 months –DepED Unified Guidelines in ALS, 2007]

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DEPARTMENT

ALS ACCREDITATION & EQUIVALENCY PROGRAMS (ALS A&E)

An alternative education program for school leavers from the elementary and secondary education programs who wish to earn an equivalent elementary / high school diploma outside the formal school system.

Instructional Manager handles learning sessions (20-25 learners)

535 learning modules

10 months – 800 hrs.

Community Learning Centers School

SETTING

• Called a facilitator/ instructional manager• Must be trained in ALS• Must be a College Graduate (for A&E program• Must be a HS Graduate (for BLP)

• Called a classroom teacher• Must be a licensed/ professional teacher

• Must be an Education Graduate (BSED/BEED)

TEACHER

• No age is prescribed • Age is prescribed for every school level

AGE OF LEARNER

OF EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT

CORE MODULES by LEARNING STRAND

Elementary Level Secondary Level

Communication Skills 5 [English & Filipino] 17

• Problem Solving & 14 [MATH] 13

Critical Thinking 20 [Science] 24

• Sustainable use of

Resources and Productivity 3 11

• Dev’t. of Self & a Sense of 13 MAKABAYAN 15

Community

• Expanding One’s World Vision 58 83

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DEPARTMENT

ALS Accreditation and Equivalency Test

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DEPARTMENT

ALS A & E TEST

ALS learners [Basic Literacy, ALS Equivalency program, BPOSA program, Mobile Teacher Program and eSkwela] must take and pass the ALS National A & E Test that certifies their learning achievement comparable / equivalent to formal education. [once a year]

OF EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT

ALS Elementary Test Passers

Passers are automatically accepted in 1st year high school [DepED Order no. 13 , s. 2003]

- May enroll in ALS A & E Secondary Level

- May enroll in BPOSA program

- May enroll in Livelihood courses

OF EDUCATIONDEPARTMENT

ALS Secondary Test Passers Enroll in :

- College / University 4 – year courses

- 2 – year vocational / technical courses

*Certificates of elementary and secondary test passers are signed by the DepED Secretary.

IF WE CANNOT BRING THE DEPRIVED, DEPRESSED AND UNDERSERVED CITIZENS BACK TO SCHOOL, WE MUST SKILL THEM WHERE THEY ARE.

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