A presentation

In
Non-Formal Education

Prepared by:

Ms. Cherry Mae D. Felisilda

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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.

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

Grade 1
ECE Public Schools
Readiness
Private Schools
Test
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.
B A S I C E D U C AT I O N
Elementary High School
Grade 1
ECE Public Schools
Readiness
Private Schools
Test
Drop outs

Alternative Learning
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
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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

77 86
57
42
34

24
15
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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
 LIFE SKILLS/ LIFELONG LEARNING
- Employment - Self Actualization
- Social Participation

Higher Higher
Education Flexible entry and
re-entry and exit Skills
Post to both streams
Secondary thru a system of Middle
Education Level
 Comparability
Secondary  Accreditation Skills
Education  Certification Basic and
Elementary  Testing
Functional
Education Skills

FORMAL EDUCATION ALTERNATIVE LEARNING

SYSTEM
 BASIC LITERACY PROGRAM (BLP) ELEMENTARY PROGRAM (Grade 1-6)

ACCREDITATION & EQUIVALENCY PROGRAM (A&E) Secondary Program

• Grade 7 – 10
• Junior High school and Senior High school
(Program Features/ Innovations)
1. Basic Literacy
Program (BLP)

2. Accreditation and Equivalency

Program
 Basic Literacy Program (BLP)
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.

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
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

BASIC LITERACY PROGRAM

Designed 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]

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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)
TEACHER
• Called a classroom teacher
• Must be a licensed/ professional teacher
• Must be an Education Graduate
(BSED/BEED)
• No age is prescribed • Age is prescribed for every school
level

AGE OF LEARNER
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

ALS Accreditation and Equivalency Test

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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]
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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.