1. ALS : The Other Side of Basic Education Dr. Alejandro G. Ibanez
OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT
The Other Side of
Basic Education
ALS :
by:
Dr. Alejandro G. Ibanez
Regional Education Supervisor
Department of Education, National Capital Region

2. Vision: Functionally Literate Filipinos
ICT in Education
Partnerships with Private
Sector/Industry •
Increase spending
for Basic Education
Vision: Functionally Literate Filipinos
Teacher Development
and Supply
BEC
Tech Voc
English,
Science, Math
NAT
NCAE •
A & E
Special Education
Food for
school
Every Child a
Reader
Multi
Grade •
Distance and
alternative
learning
Schools
Teachers
Students
Curriculum
Hiring and
deployment
Training
Certification
Program •
Teachers
benefits and
Welfare
learning •
SBM
Critical
resources
CHED
College/
University
TESDA
Technical
Vocational
Labor Force
INDUS
TRY - •
Pre
school - •
Feeding ?
B A S I C E D U C A T I O N
Grade 1
Readiness
Test
Public Schools
Private Schools
Elementary
High School
NCAE +
Counseling
ECE
This is the Basic Education Framework in a snapshot, showing the scope of services DepED provides, and the heavy collaboration we do with other partner government institutions, the academe, the private sector, and the industry.
Benefitting from DSWD’s Early Childhood Care and Development Programs, we help catch the 5 year old children from classes organized by LGUs through the day care centers, those organized by churches, NGOs and private schools. As the child enters Grade 1, we check on his/her readiness for formal instruction through the Grade 1 Readiness Assessment Tool. If found ready, the child immediately proceeds to formal Grade 1 work; otherwise, the child undergoes the 8-week preschool education course before he/she is introduced to the Grade 1 curriculum.
Next is the 6 years of elementary education and the 4 years of high school education. Learning assessment takes place at Grade 3, Grade 6, and Year 2, all through the National Achievement Test and at Year 4 through the National Career Assessment Examination (NCAE). The NCAE is meant to guide the student and the parents in career choices to make for the student – whether to proceed to post-secondary education under TESDA or to higher education under CHED, or simply join the world of work.
Students who cannot be accommodated in public high schools are awarded scholarship subsidies known as GASTPE to enable them to continue education in participating private high schools. Those who leave the system in between are offered alternative learning and we assess and certify them through the Accreditation & Equivalency Test.
DSWD DOH LGUs
GASTPE
Drop
outs -
Alternative Learning
Accreditation & Equivalency
Basic Education Framework 2

3. FORMAL
EDUCATION
ALS
BASIC
A & E

4. The Other Side of Basic Education

6. NATIONAL SITUATIONER [NSO, 2003 FLEMMS]
OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL SITUATIONER [NSO, 2003 FLEMMS]
6 – 24 years old not attending school
TOTAL RANK
- Schools are very far %
- No school within the barangay %
- High cost of education %
- Illness / disability %
- Housekeeping %
- Employment / looking for work %
- Lack of interest %
- Cannot cope with school work %
- No regular transportation %
- Others %

7. DepEd Report 15 24 34 42 57 77 86

8. Education is both a human right in itself.
OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT
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.

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

10. How will DepED Meet this Challenge ???
OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT
How will DepED Meet this Challenge ???

11. OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT
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.

12. BASIC LITERACY PROGRAM
OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT
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]

13. ALS ACCREDITATION & EQUIVALENCY PROGRAMS (ALS A&E)
OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT
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.

14. ALS A & E MODULES ENGLISH FILIPINO TOTAL Lower Elem. 20 20 40 [EL 1]
OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT
ALS A & E MODULES
ENGLISH FILIPINO TOTAL
Lower Elem
[EL 1]
Advance Elem
[EL 2]
Sec. Level
Bridging Modules
Total

15. CORE MODULES by LEARNING STRAND
OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT
CORE MODULES by LEARNING STRAND
Elementary Level Secondary Level
Communication Skills [English & Filipino]
Problem Solving & [MATH]
Critical Thinking [Science]
Sustainable use of
Resources and Productivity
Dev’t. of Self & a Sense of MAKABAYAN
Community
Expanding One’s World Vision

16. ALS MOBILE TEACHER PROGRAM
OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT
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

17. ALS TARGET LEARNERS Elementary and Secondary School Leavers
OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT
ALS TARGET LEARNERS
Elementary and Secondary School Leavers
Out-of-School Children – 6-14 years old
Out-of-School Youth years old
Out-of-School Adults years old and above
Anyone who has not completed 10 - year of basic education.

18. ALS Accreditation and Equivalency Test
OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT
ALS Accreditation and Equivalency Test
How Do ALS Learners
Become Equivalent
Graduates of Formal
Elementary or Secondary
Education ?

19. OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT
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 year old and above
- Secondary level test year old and above

20. ALS Elementary Test Passers
OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT
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

21. ALS Secondary Test Passers
OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT
ALS Secondary Test Passers
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 – Feb. 24, *Certificates of elementary and secondary test passers are signed by the DepED Secretary.

22. How does ALS Compare with Formal Education?
OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT
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

23. MANNY PAQUIAO SCORES ANOTHER "KNOCK-OUT" MANNY PAQUIAO TRIES A&E TEST
ALS AMBASSADOR
MANNY PAQUIAO
It was just another testing day at the Ireneo Santiago Elementary School in Gen. Santos City on the morning of February 4, 2007, when the Champ Manny Pacquiao surfaced among the crowd of hopeful test takers as one of the walk-ins. He was not able to take previous year’s test because came late. This time he made sure to be among the earliest to come.
As expected, people milled around him during the registration. He took the test as any usual test taker did, and finished it in four hours and a half. Manny Pacquiao was one of the 11,736 test takers in the whole of Mindanao.
The People’s Champ poring over the test questions as he
takes the ALS A&E Test inside a testing center in Gen. Santos
Pasig City (22 February) -- Riding high from his recent victory against Mexican boxer Erik "El Terrible" Morales, people's champ Manny Pacquiao scored what can be considered as a "One-Two Knock-out Punch" when he succeeded in passing the Accreditation and Equivalency Test (A&E) for high school, Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Jesli A. Lapus said today in a special press conference at the DepEd Central Office in Pasig City.
Pacquiao took the national test last February 4 at the Ireneo Santiago National High School in his hometown of General Santos City together with his brother, Bobby. Both have dropped out of high school because of extreme poverty.
But that didn't stop Pacman from going back to complete his studies. And like many of his victories in the boxing ring, Manny successfully passed the A&E exam.
Secretary Jesli Lapus signing the certificate of Manny Paquiao as an A&E Passer of the Secondary Level
In the press conference, the DepEd Secretary Jesli Lapus declared Manny Pacquiao as the Ambassador for the Alternative Learning System and People's Champ for Education, citing his courage and determination in continuing to pursue his education as worth emulating.
"He serves as an inspiration to the youth, especially those who were unable to push through with their studies due to difficult and unfortunate situations," Lapus added. "And we would like to congratulate him on his latest achievement."

24. Setting : Community Formal Education Setting : School OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT
Setting :
Community
Formal Education
Setting :
School

25. Formal Education Facilitator: Teacher: LET passer
OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT
Facilitator:
May or may not be licensed
Formal Education
Teacher:
LET passer

26. DepED Recognized Institutions Delivering the ALS Programs
OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT
DepED Recognized Institutions
Delivering the ALS Programs
De la Salle High School Pamantasan ng Lungsod
Mapua Institute of Technology ng Maynila [PLM]
Concordia College Local Gov’t Units , NGOs ,
Santa Isabel College Church-Based Organizations
Stella Maris College Gawad Kalinga
Christian Church Fellowship, International
Global Foundation Correctional Institution for
Philippine Star, ABAKADamayan Women
St. Paul University

27. The Accreditation and Equivalency Program
(A&E)

28. 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.

29. 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.

30. 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.

31. 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.

32. 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.

33. 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).

34. OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT
THANK YOU!!!