DEPARTMENT OF

EDUCATION

by:

Regional Education Supervisor

Department of Education, National Capital Region

Vision: Functionally Literate Filipinos

ICT in Education
Partnerships with Private
Sector/Industry
Increase spending
for Basic Education

Teachers

Feeding

B A S I C

Elementary

DSWD
DOH
LGUs

Grade 1
Readiness
Test

l um

Teachers
benefits and
Welfare

Pre-school

ECE

Training
Certification
Program

r i cu
Cur

SBM
Critical
learning
resources

Hiring and
deployment

Students

Scho
ols

Teacher Development
and Supply

BEC
Tech Voc
Food for
English,
school
Science, Math
Every Child a
NAT
Reader
NCAE
Multi-Grade
A& E
Distance and
alternative
learning

Special Education

E D U C AT I O N

High School

Public Schools
Private Schools

CHED

NCAE +

Counseling

Drop-outs

PE
T
S
GA

College/
University

Technical
Vocational
TESDA

Labor Force
Alternative Learning

Accreditation & Equivalency

Basic Education Framework

INDUS
TRY

A& E

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
57
42
34
24
15

86

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

RIGHTS OF THE CHILD

1. It is my right to be born, to have a name and a nationality.
2. It is my responsibility to love my country and be a good citizen.
3. To be free. To have a family who will take care of me.
4. To have a Good EDUCATION.
5. To develop my potentials to the fullest.
6. To have enough food and shelter.
7. To be given opportunity for play and leisure.
8. To be given protection against abuse, danger and violence due to war
and conflict.
9. To be defended and assisted by the government.
10. To be able to express my own views.

DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION

How will DepED

Meet this Challenge ???

DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION

DepED through the Alternative Learning

System Division , implements two major
programs namely :
Basic

Literacy Program

Accreditation and Equivalency Program [Elem. & HS]

BPOSA

- Secondary Level only offered by

selected Secondary public schools

eSkwela - Elem. and Secondary

ICT- enhanced / e-learning program for Elem.
& secondary school leavers.

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.

DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION

ALS A & E MODULES

ENGLISH
Lower Elem.
40

FILIPINO

TOTAL

20

20

57

57

[EL 1]
Advance Elem.
114
[EL 2]
Sec. Level
Bridging Modules
Total

141

146

287

87

94
535

DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION

CORE MODULES by LEARNING STRAND

Elementary Level

Communication Skills

Problem Solving &

14

[MATH]

13

Critical Thinking

20

[Science]

24

Secondary Level

[English & Filipino]

17

Sustainable use of
Resources and Productivity

Devt. of Self & a Sense of

13

11
MAKABAYAN

15

Community

Expanding Ones World Vision

58

83

DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION

ALS MOBILE TEACHER PROGRAM

Educational intervention program for out-of-school
children / youth / adult who live in remote barangay or
areas.
Mobile teacher goes to the barangay to conduct
learning sessions.
Learning sessions
Basic Literacy Program 10 months
ALS A&E Program 10 months

DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION

ALS TARGET LEARNERS

Elementary and Secondary School Leavers
Out-of-School Children 6-14 years old
Out-of-School Youth -

15-24 years old

Out-of-School Adults -

25 years old and above

Anyone who has not completed 10 - year of basic

education.

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]
- Elementary level test - 11- year old and above
- Secondary level test - 15- year old and above

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

ALS Secondary Test Passers

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Enroll in :
- College / University 4 year courses
- MOA DECS & CHED - Feb. 10, 2000
- MOA DECS & PASUC Jan. 17, 2000

- 2 year vocational / technical courses

- DECS & TESDA - Jan. 18, 1999

- Enroll in Meralco Foundation Institute

-

Enter / re-enter the world of work

CSC Resolution No. 000499 Feb. 24, 2000

*Certificates of elementary and secondary

test passers are signed

by the DepED Secretary.

DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION

How does ALS Compare with

Formal Education?
Both are of equal importance
(no inferior superior relationship)
Both are independent learning
systems complementing learning
needs of different learners

It was
just
another
Pasig
City
(22
February)
Riding
testing
day--at
the
high from
his recent
Ireneo
Santiago
victory
against
Elementary School
Mexican
boxer Erik
in Gen. Santos
City
"El
Terrible"
Morales,
on the morning
of press conference, the DepEd
In the
people's champ
February
4, 2007,
Secretary
Manny
Pacquiao Jesli Lapus declared Manny
when the Champ
scored
what can be
Pacquiao
as the Ambassador for the
Manny
Pacquiao
considered as a "OneAlternative
Learning System and People's
surfaced
among the
Two Knock-out
Champ
for Education, citing his courage
crowd
ofwhen
hopeful
Punch"
he
test
takers
as
one of
succeeded
in passing
and
determination
in continuing to pursue
the Accreditation
walk-ins. He and
his education
as worth emulating.
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was
not ableTest
to take
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serves as an inspiration to the
(A&E)
foryears
high
previous
test
Department
of
youth,
especially
those who were unable
because
came
late.
Education
(DepEd)
This
he made
totime
push
through
with their studies due to
Secretary
Jesli
A.
sure
to
be
among
difficult
andin unfortunate
situations," Lapus
Lapus
said today
a
the earliest to come.
special
press"And we would like to congratulate
added.
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The Peoples
Jesli Lapus
Champsigning
poring the
overcertificate
the test questions
of Manny as
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achievement."
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astakes
an A&E
the Passer
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of Test
the Secondary
inside a testing
Levelcenter in Gen. Santos
in Pasig City.

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milled
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finished it in four
high school because
and
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extreme
poverty.

Manny Pacquiao

But that didn't stop

was one of the
Pacman from going
11,736
test takers
back
to complete
his
in the whole
studies.
And likeof
Mindanao.
many
of his victories
in the boxing ring,
Manny successfully
passed the A&E
exam.

DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION

Setting : Community

Setting : School

DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION

Facilitator:
May or may not be licensed

Teacher:

LET passer

DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION

De la Salle High School

Mapua Institute of Technology
Concordia College
Santa Isabel College
Stella Maris College

- Pamantasan ng Lungsod
ng Maynila [PLM]
- Local Govt Units , NGOs ,
Church-Based Organizations
- Gawad Kalinga

Christian Church Fellowship, International

Global Foundation
Philippine Star, ABAKADamayan
St. Paul University

- Correctional Institution for

Women

Meet the Alternative Learning

System (ALS) PASSERS

Kristine Y. Martinez
A Magna cum Laude graduate of the University of San Carlos, Cebu
City with the degree of Bachelor of Library and Information Science.
Ranked as top 4 in the Licensure Exam for Library Science last November
2008.

David Martinez
A Magna cum Laude graduate of the Cebu Institute of Technology,
Cebu City last March 2009 with the degree of Bachelor of Science in
Electronics and Computer Engineering.

Ana M. Diores
A Magna Cum Laude graduate of the Cebu Institute of Technology,
Cebu City last March 2009 with the degree of Bachelor of Pre-Elementary
Education.

Eileen Mae S. Galang

A physically challenged (blind) 18-year old girl and a passer of the
Alternative Learning System (ALS) Accreditation and Equivalency (A&E)
Test is presently enrolled at the University of the Philippines taking up a
course in voice as part of the Music Extension Program.

Albegem Rose D. Aclub

A passer from Cagayan De Oro City who is now successfully working as
a Call Center Agent in one of the companies in Manila.

Manny PACMAN Pacquiao

WORLD BOXING CHAMP.
Presently,
a
Business
Management student of Notre
Dame University in Dadiangas,
General Santos City.
An ALS A&E passer and a
proud Ambassador of the
Alternative Learning System
(ALS).

DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION

THANK YOU!!!