This document discusses the Alternative Learning System (ALS) and Non-Formal Education (NFE) programs in the Philippines. ALS and NFE provide educational opportunities for out-of-school youth, working individuals, and senior citizens. They aim to improve access to secondary education and develop skills for employment. Classes are conducted in Community Learning Centers, where instructors teach competencies in communication, problem-solving, sustainable development, and more. Students are assessed and grouped by level, and can earn elementary or high school certificates and diplomas upon completing the program.

2. THESE ARE BOTH MODULAR NON
FORMAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
IN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OF
THE PHILIPPINES FOR DROP OUT’S
IN SCHOOLS AS WELL AS OUT OF
SCHOOL YOUTHS, WORKING
FILIPINOS AND EVEN SENIOR
CITEZENS.

3. OBJECTIVES OF A L S:
• To improve the effectiveness and efficiency of
the instructional delivery system of the
secondary school;
•To extend the benefits of secondary
education to a greater population
•To develop a competency-based,
environment-
oriented curriculum that would equip the
youths – the secondary school age
population – with the knowledge, skills
and attitudes necessary for their active
participation as economically productive,

4. NON FORMAL
EDUCATION
launched in 1984
whose primarily
objective is to
help students
acquire technical
skills that they
can use to earn a
living.
In 2004, it got its name change to ALS as it widens
its focus by including literacy classes and
eventually granting diplomas in both elementary
and high school to deserving students.

5. • WHERE ALS CLASSES ARE CONDUCTED AND EACH
CITY OR MUNICIPALITY HAS A NUMBER OF CLCs
WHERE LEARNERS
CAN GO TO.
• EACH CLC HAS A TEACHER CALLED INSTRUCTIONAL
MANAGER
WHO IS EITHER A LICENSE TEACHER EMPLOYED BY
DEPED OR
CERTIFIED PRACTITIONERS OF A SPECIFIC CRAFT.
( BEAUTICIAN, REFLEXOLOGIST, WELDER ,
DRESSMAKER ETC. )

6.  COMMUNICATION SKILLS ( FIL AND
ENG)
 PROBLEM SOLVING AND CRITICAL THINKING ( MATH AND
SCIENCE)
 SUSTAINABLE USE OF RESOURCES AND
PRODUCT USE
 DEVELOPMENT OF SELF AND A SENSE OF COMMUNITY
 EXPANDING ONE’S OWN WORLD VISION

7.  OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTH
 PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
 FORMER INMATES
 REBELS
 OTHER PEOPLE (WHOM FOR ONE
REASON OR ANOTHER CANNOT AFFORD
TO GO THROUGH FORMAL SCHOOLING.)
 ASSESMENT OF COMPETENCY LEVEL (ORAL AND WRITTEN TEST)
 GROUPINGS ACCORDING TO LEVEL ( ELEMENTARY / HIGH SCHOOL) ( FOR THOSE WHO HAS
ANY FORMAL SCHOOLING, THEY WILL HAVE THE BASIC LITERACY PROGRAM – BASIC READING SKILLS AND COMP
 CLASSES ARE USUALLY HELD EVERYDAY DEPENDING ON THE
INSTRUCTIONAL
MANAGER’S PLANNED PROGRAM.

8. A MINIMUM OF 800 HOURS ( LITERACY CLASS) WILL
BE COMPLETED AND IT MAY CHANGE DEPENDING ON
THE PROGRESS OF THE STUDENT.
FOR THE LIVELIHOOD PROGRAM – TIME VARIES
DEPENDING ON THE SKILLS BEING LEARNED.
SUMMATIVE TEST IN THE FORM OF MULTIPLE CHOICE, FILL IN THE
BLANKS
AND ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONS ARE GIVEN AND AFTER WHICH UPON
GRADUATION , STUDENTS ARE THEN ENCOURAGED TO TAKE THE
ACCREDITATION AND EQUIVALENCY TEST IN ORDER TO GET
CERTIFICATES WHICH ARE EQUIVALENT TO DIPLOMAS.

10. A JOINT UNDERTAKING OF DECS / BSE & SEAMEO
INNOTECH (SOUTH EAST ASIAN MINISTERS FOR EDUCATIONAL
INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY)
WHOSE OBECTIVES ARE THE FOLLOWING ;
 DESIGN & DEVELOP AN ALTERNATIVE LEARNING FOR
STUDENTS IN SOCIO-
ECONOMIC , GEOGRAPHICAL AND PHYSICAL CIRCUMSTANCES
THAT ARE
DISADVANTAGEOUS TO THEIR COMPLETING HIGH SCHOOL
( POVERTY, EMPLOYMENT, FAMILY PROBLEMS, EARLY
MARRIAGE
& PHYSICAL DISABILITY ).
 SOUGHT TO PROVIDE DISTANCE LEARNING SYSTEM TO HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS
WHO CANNOT COME TO SCHOOL REGULARLY OR MUST LEAVE
SCHOOL
 TO ADVANCE STUDENTS WHO FIND THE CONVENTIONAL
LEARNING SYSTEM
TOO SLOW AND WOULD LIKE TO TAKE IT AT THEIR OWN PACE.
 TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF THE
INSTRUCTIONAL
DELIVERY SYSTEM OF THE SECONDARY SCHOOL
 TO DEVELOP A COMPETENCY- BASED, ENVIRONMENT-ORIENTED
CURRICULUM
THAT WOULD EQUIP THE YOUTHS THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS &
ATTITUDES
NECESSARY FOR A LAW ABIDING, PRODUCTIVE AND SERVICE ORIENTED
CITEZEN.

11. SCHOOLS WITH LOW
ATTENDANCE
& HIGH DROP OUT RATES DUE
TO SOME
VARIOUS REASONS IN THE
HIGH SCHOOL.

12.  ORIENT TEACHERS, STUDENTS , PARENTS AND
COORDINATORS
 PREPARE THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
 IDENTIFY, RECRUIT,SCREEN AND ADMIT
APPLICANTS
 NEGOTIATE LEARNING CONTRACT BETWEEN STUDENTS,
TEACHERS AND PARENTS
 BEGIN HOME/ SELF STUDY BY THE
STUDENTS

13. REGULAR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
WHO INTERMITTENTLY MISS CLASSES
DUE TO SOME VARIOUS REASONS

14. MODULE SAMPLE IN SCIENCE

15. The Philippine education system has
invested a lot of resources and efforts to
minimize if not to eliminate inefficiency in
delivering quality education to its
clientele. Yet, despite the magnitude of
the resources committed to improve the
quality of education for all, still the drop-
out problem coupled with low academic
achievement of pupils remain an
insurmountable problem as ever.

16. In my own opinion, everything in
our
Educational System is more of
experimental without considering
the pros n cons of every program.
The way I see it, it merely lack of
preparations, thus, teachers who
would be actually working on the
program are always
the sacrificial lamb and greatly