The Alternative Learning System (ALS) is a free education program run by the Department of Education that provides an alternative to formal schooling for out-of-school youth and adults. It aims to promote universal access to basic education and improve socioeconomic outcomes. ALS offers various programs including literacy programs, mobile teaching, and an accreditation and equivalency program. It targets learners like drop-outs, unemployed adults, and cultural minorities. While ALS expands educational access, it faces challenges like lack of funds, developing suitable curriculum, teacher attitudes, security issues in remote areas, and coordination with communities.

1. Ruel A. Punzalan
Reporter/Tagaytay City
MAS 106 – Current Issues
and Problem in Education

2. What is ALS?
 is a free education
program implemented by
the DepEd
 the 3rd bureau of Deped
 benefits those who cannot
afford formal schooling
specially the OSY

3. ALS brief history
Executive Order No. 356
 Renaming the Bureau of
Non-Formal Education
(BNE) to Bureau of
Alternative Learning
System (ALS)

4. ALS Goals & Objectives
 to protect and promote the
right of all citizens to
quality basic education and
such education accessible
to all

5. ALS Goals & Objectives
 To provide viable
alternative to the existing
formal education
instruction, encompassing
both non-formal and
informal sources of
knowledge and skills

6. ALS Goals & Objectives
 To improve the socio-
economic status of the OSY
and the poor by enhancing
their basic education
capability through functional
education and literacy

7. Target Learners
 Elementary and secondary
drop-outs
 Unemployed / underemployed
OYSs and adults
 Industry based workers,
housewives, maids, factory
workers, drivers

8. Target Learners
 Members of cultural minorities
/ indigenous peoples (IPs)
 Persons with disabilities
(PWDs) / physically challenged

9. The NFE / ALS conceptual
framework

10. Programs & Projects
Basic Literacy Program (BLP) – is an
intensive community-based training for
illiterate OSYs and adults, who are
willing to learn basic literacy skills

11. Programs & Projects
Family Basic Literacy Project (FBLC) – is a
literacy service learning intervention utilizing
literate family members to help non-literate
members to upgrade their literacy skills and
improve the educational opportunities of poor
family.

12. Programs & Projects
ALS Mobile Teacher Program – makes
education accessible to OSYs and
adults in the remote, deprived,
depressed and underserved (DDU)
difficult to reach communities.

13. Programs & Projects
Adolescent Friendly Literacy Enhancement
Project (AFLEP) – provides target
learners aged 10-19 years old with
basic literacy about early marriage and
parenting, family planning, drug
prevention education, health education
and environmental education.

14. Programs & Projects
Balik-Paaralan para sa Out-of-School
Adults (BP-OSA) – is anon-formal
education program for the elementary
and secondary level of OSY and adults
delivered in selected elementary and
secondary schools teachers serving as
Instructional Managers (IMs).

15. Programs & Projects
Radio-Based Instruction (RBI) – is an
alternative delivery mode of ALS
Accreditation and Equivalency (A & E)
that uses radio broadcast through the
local community radio station

16. Programs & Projects
E-skwela Project – is designed to provide e-
learning opportunities to Filipino OSY and
adults who were not able to avail the
opportunities laid by the formal school
system and would like to finish their basic
education, where interactive computer based
multi-media learning resources will be the
primary source of instructions

17. NousPrograms & Projects
Indigenous Peoples Education Project (IPs)
– is an ALS project that address the
immediate needs interest and
aspiration of the Indigenous Peoples
(IP’s) through the implementation of
culturally appropriate and rights-based
ALS programs / project.

18. Programs & Projects
Informal Education (InfeD) – is an
education activity that addresses the
special needs and interest of the
marginalized and other
interest groups of
learners, making use
of the life skills
approach for personal
development.
SPECIAL PROJECT

19. Programs & Projects
ALS for Differently – abled (ALS-DAP) – is a
special projects that delivers ALS
program to differently – abled OSY and
adults through specialized approaches.

20. Programs & Projects
Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education
(ALIVE) – it is a new approach of delivering
ALS programs to the Muslims OSYs and
adults. The programs provides core learning
with additional Islamic concerns consisting of
Arabic language and Islamic values in the
learning experiences of muslim learners.

21. EPrograms & Projects
Accreditation and Equivalency Program (A & E) -
is a certification of learning for OSY and
adults aged 11 years old and above for
elementary and 15 years old and above in
secondary who are unable to go to or have
dropped out on the formal school.

22. E
Options/Opportunities for the
ALS A&E Test Passers
 Enter college/university
 Enter other non formal training
programs
 Enter formal training programs
 Enter/re-enter the world of work
 Enter/re-enter elementary or secondary
formal school system
 Learn essential life skills to participate
more fully and actively in the political,
social, and economic lives in the
community

23. EMemorandum of Agreement
 With other educational institutions
and organizations that secondary
level passers can enrol in post
secondary schools and vocational
training programs, college /
university courses subject to the
usual screening procedures

24. E
Civil Service Commission
(CSC) Resolution No. 000499
 Recognizing the ALS & AE
elementary and secondary
certificates as valid documents
for permanent appointment to
government positions provided
that other requirements are met.

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31. Issues / Problems
 Funds
 Curriculum
 Teachers' Attitudes
 Peace and Order Situations (Ideology)
 Lack of Coordination Between ALS and
the Community
 Personal safety and security

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