SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI COLLEGE

045 Admiral Village, Talon III

Name: Cherry G. Crisostomo

School: CAA Elementary School-Main

Course Code: EDMA 531

Course Title: Modern Trends and Practices in Education

Professor: Dr. Marrisa B. Nadal

Alternative Learning System

What is ALS? Alternative Learning System

A FREE education program implemented by the DepEd

Alternative Learning System Teachers that are involved in this program are called
“Mobile Teachers ” for reasons that they often go about teaching in rural and
depressed areas where a formal classroom is not available.
EFA-ALS Vision &Mission
With the Bureau of Alternative Learning System (BALS) 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.
Who are the Target Learners of ALS?
Elementary and secondary school dropouts
Youth and Adults although in school but over-aged for Grade 6 and 4th Year
Unemployed/underemployed OSY’s and adults
 Industry-based workers, housewives, maids, factory workers, driver
Members of cultural minorities/Indigenous People (IPs)
Persons With Disabilities (PWDs)/physically Challenged
Inmates, rebel/soldier integrees
How Does ALS Work?
Students who are interested in enrolling in an ALS class are encouraged to visit
Community Learning Centers (CLCs).
Oral and written tests will be given to assess the student’s/pupil’s competency
level.
Applicants who have not attended any formal schooling before will be enrolled
in Basic Literacy Program where basic reading and computing skills will be
taught before moving them to advanced classes.
How Does ALS Work?
ALS A & E classes takes a minimum of 800 hours to complete (8-10 months).
The process of integration starts with the students attending a 10 month learning
and review session conducted by the Mobile Teacher. After completion,
performances are assessed in preparation for the Accreditation and Equivalency
Test (or A&E) that will be given to these students.
Passers of either the Elementary or Secondary Level get a certificate which
bears the signature of the Secretary of the Department of Education.
This allows a passer to be integrated into formal education and also gives them
the chance to enroll for a college degree or technical courses.
Options and Opportunities for ALS Passers
Can enroll for college
Enter TESDA/MeralcoFdtn./Technical Schools
Enter other non-formal training programs
Enter Formal training programs
Look for work opportunities
Enrol or re-enrol in formal elementary or secondary education
BALS Programs & Projects Informal Education for Disadvantaged Children
This program focuses on packaging of short-term educational activity that
addresses the special needs and interests of the street and working children.
It intends to use life skills active learning approaches/strategies aimed at
developing/enhancing social, civic, aesthetic, cultural, recreational physical and
personal development.
The learning materials/packages may be developed/adopted/adapted or
gathered from other sources and tailored-fit to the identified needs of the said
users.
BALS Programs & Projects
Radio-Based Instruction (RBI) Program The Radio-Based Instruction (RBI)
Program is an alternative learning delivery mode using radio broadcast to deliver
the ALS programs. As a form of distance learning, it is able to expand access to
education by bringing it to where the learners are. It aims to provide learning
opportunities to listeners and enable them to acquire equivalency in basic
education through the broadcast of lessons.
Alternative Learning System for Differently-Abled Persons (ALS-DAP) The
Alternative Learning System for Differently-Abled Persons (ALS-DAP) is a project
which aims to deliver Basic Literacy Program to the special/differently-abled
children/OSYs/adults, e.g., hearing impaired learners who have not availed
of/have no access to the formal school system through specialized approaches,
e.g., sign language.
Parent Education the Parent Education is an informal education which is a life
skills short-term course that addresses the special needs and interests of the
parents to promote pride in their work and ownership of their responsibilities as
members of the family and their community. • Adolescent Reproductive Health
(ARH) the Adolescent Reproductive Health is a project for out-of-school
adolescents’ ages 9-24 years old. It is a life skills-based education program for
adolescents who are in high-risky behavior, sex-related or non-sex related
behavior.
Arabic Language and Islamic Values in Alternative Learning System (ALIVE in
ALS) The Arabic Language and Islamic Values in Alternative Learning System
(ALIVE in ALS) is designed for the Muslim Migrants to be able to positively
contribute to the peace efforts of our government in order to improve that quality
of life of Muslim OSY and adults. It has components, namely; Basic Literacy
Program + ALIVE; Accreditation & Equivalency (A&E) Program + ALIVE; Informal
Education + ALIVE; Technical Vocational Education Program + ALIVE; and
Entrepreneurship Development + ALIVE.
Indigenous Peoples Education The Indigenous Peoples Education is a research
and development project which aims to provide basic education support services
to IP communities. For IP Education, the core areas of the curriculum are:
FAMILY LIFE, CIVIC CONSCIOUSNESS, ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH
SANITATION & NUTRITION, ECONOMICS & INCOME.This is initially
implemented at the tribal communities in Dumalneg, Ilocos Norte, Gen. Nakar,
Quezon, and Botolan, Zambales. Accreditation and Equivalency Program The
Accreditation and Equivalency (A&E) Program is a program aimed at providing
an alternative pathway of learning for out-of-school youth and adults who are
basically literate but who have not completed the 10 years of basic education
mandated by the Philippine Constitution. Through this program, school dropouts
are able to complete elementary and high school education outside the school
system.
Basic Literacy Program (BLP) The Basic Literacy Program is a program aimed
at eradicating illiteracy among out-of-school youth and adults (in extreme cases
school-aged children) by developing basic literacy skills of reading, writing and
numeracy. • 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.
ALS MOBILE TEACHER PROGRA M makes education accessible to out-of-
school youth and adults in the remote, deprived, depressed and underserved
(DDU) difficult to reach communities. • ADOLESCENT FRIENDLY
LITERACYENHANCEMENT 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.
Out-of-SchoolAdults (BP-OSA) is a non formaleducation program for the
elementary andsecondary level of out-of-school-youth andadults delivered in
selected elementaryand secondary schools teacher’s servingas Instructional
Managers (Ims). • Projects E-skwela Project is designed to provide e-Learning
opportunities to Filipino Out-of-school Youth and Adults who were not able to
avail the opportunities laid by the formal school systema nd would like to finish
their basic education, where interactive computer-based multimedia learning
resources will be the primary source of instruction.
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. • Projects E-skwela Project is designed to provide e-Learning
opportunities to Filipino Out-of-school Youth and Adults who were not able to
avail the opportunities laid by the formal school systema nd would like to finish
their basic education, where interactive computer-based multimedia learning
resources will be the primary source of instruction.

For ALS to be truly parallel with the formal system and for ALS graduates not to be
marginalized, ALS focuses on the teaching of the same standards and competencies of
the formal system. • It will provide various delivery modes such as graded and non-
graded modules, print or non-print which will be made available online. An accreditation
and equivalency test for both academic and technical skills is an important component
of the program.