1. Republic of the Philippines
Region III – Central Luzon
TARLAC STATE UNIVERSITY
Tarlac City
EDUARDO A. PANTIG JR.
MaEd - TLE

2. What is ALS?
 is a free education program
implemented by the Dep Ed
 the 3rd bureau of Dep Ed
 benefits those who cannot afford
formal schooling and follows
whatever is their available
schedule

3. What is ALS?
 provides a viable alternative to
the existing formal education
instruction, encompassing both
the non-formal and informal
sources of knowledge and
skills.

4. EFA-ALS Vision &Mission
With the Bureau of Alternative
Learning System (BALS), by the year
2015, the Philippines envision the
attainment of a universal functional literacy
brought about by excellence in non formal
and informal delivery of basic education.
The Alternative Learning System is an
instrument to uphold the learners’
aspiration for further learning and
meaningful participation in the community
and society as a whole.

5. Target Learners
• elementary and secondary school drop-
outs
• youth and adults although in-school but
over aged for Grade 6 or for 4th year
• unemployed/underemployed OSYs and
adults

6. Target Learners
• industry-based
workers, housewives, maids, factory
workers, drivers
• members of cultural
minorities/indigenous peoples (IPs)
• persons with disabilities
(PWDs)/physically challenged
• inmates, rebel/soldier integrees

7. DROP-OUT RATE

8. ALS vs. FORMAL

9. ALS vs. FORMAL

10. ALS vs. FORMAL

11. ALS vs. FORMAL

12. ALS vs. FORMAL

13. ALS vs. FORMAL

14. ALS vs. FORMAL

15. Programs & Projects
Basic Literacy Program (BLP) - is an
intensive community-based training for
illiterate out-of-school youth and
adults, who are willing to learn basic
literacy skills.

16. Programs & Projects
FAMILY BASIC LITERACY PROJECT
(FBLP) - is a literacy service learning
intervention utilizing literate family
members to help non-literate members
upgrade their literacy skills and improve
the educational opportunities of poor
families.

17. Programs & Projects
ALS MOBILE TEACHER PROGRAM
makes education accessible to out-of-
school youth and adults in the
remote, deprived, depressed and
underserved (DDU) difficult to reach
communities.

18. 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, livelihood
projects, health education and
environmental education.

19. Programs & Projects
Balik-Paaralan para sa Out-of-School
Adults (BP-OSA) – is a non formal
education program for the elementary and
secondary level of out-of-school-youth and
adults delivered in selected elementary
and secondary schools teachers serving
as Instructional Managers (Ims).

20. 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 stations.

21. Programs & Projects
E-skwela Project – is designed to provide
eLearning opportunities to Filipino Out-of-school
Youth 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
multimedia learning resources will be the primary
source of instruction.

22. Programs & Projects
Indigenous Peoples Education Project
(IP) – is an ALS Project that addresses the
immediate needs interests and aspirations
of the Indigenous Peoples (Ips) through
the implementation of culturally
appropriate and rights-based ALS
programs/projects.

23. 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

24. Programs & Projects
ALS for Differently-Abled (ALS-DAP) –
is a special project that delivers ALS
program to differently-abled out-of-school
youth and adults through specialized
approaches.

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

26. Programs & 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 of the
formal school.

27. ALS A&E TEST
FINAL ASSESSMENT AND CERTIFICATION
 Two levels:
- Elementary Level
- Secondary Level
 Part I. Multiple-Choice
Test
 Part II. Essay-Writing

28. Sample A & E Test Result

30. Certificate in the Elementary Level bears the
signature of the DepEd Secretary

31. Certificate in the Secondary Level bears the
signature of the DepEd Secretary

32. 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

33. Memoranda of Agreement
with other educational
institutions and organizations
that Secondary Level Passers
can enroll in post-secondary
schools and vocational training
programs, college / university
courses subject to the usual
screening procedures

34. Civil Service Commission (CSC)
Resolution No. 000499
Recognizing the ALS A&E
Elementary and Secondary
Certificates as valid
documents for permanent
appointment to government
positions provided other
requirements are met

35. Thank
You!