Accreditation andEquivalency

(A & E) Program
Legal Basis
Background
 ALS A&E THEME SONG

Sa A & E ng A L S
Lahat tayo ay mag-aral
Sa A&E ay may pag-asa
Edukasyon na pangmasa.

Sa A & E ng A L S
Lahat kami ay kasali
Ang A & E ay kaagapay
Sa A & E may tagumpay.
1. Republic Act 9155
Governance Act of Basic
Education
Recognized the ALS as
complement of formal education
and a major component of basic
education with a clearly defined
role within the overall
educational goals.
 Executive Order No. 356
Renaming the Bureau of Nonformal Education to Bureau
of Alternative Learning System
2. Executive Order 356
Renaming the Bureau of Nonformal
Education to Bureau of Alternative
Learning System
Directs BALS to:
1) To address the learning needs of
marginalized learners
2) provide a systematic and flexible
approach to reach all types of
learners outside the school system
The Alternative Learning
System
Accreditation and
Equivalency
(ALS A&E) Program
Developed under the Philippines
Nonformal Education Project
Funded by the ASIAN
DEVELOPMENT
 The ALS A & E
System received the
UNESCO Noma
Literacy Prize for
2000 in Paris France.
 What is the ALS-A&E System?

The ALS A & E (formerly

NFE A & E) System is a
pioneering program that
offers a uniquely nonformal
alternative system to formal
schooling.
 What is the ALS-A&E System?

It is built around a truly

nonformal education curriculum
and utilizes a range of innovative
strategies designed to break down
traditional learning barriers of time,
accessibility and resources.
 What is the ALS-A&E System?
It provides an alternative means
of learning and certification for out-of-
school youth and adults 15 years old
and above, who are unable to avail of
the educational opportunities of the
formal school system, or who have
dropped out of formal elementary or
secondary education.
 What is the ALS-A&E System?
It provides a truly nonformal education
curriculum framework in consonance
with the new definition of functional
literacy incorporating the four UNESCO
Pillars of Education:
- Learning to DO
- Learning to KNOW
- Learning to BE
- Learning to LIVE TOGETHER.
 ALS A&E VISION
To empower Filipino out-
of-school youth and adults
to continue to learn on their own
so they may improve their
quality of life and that of their
family, community and country.
 ALS A&E MISSION
To provide out-of-school youth
and adults with learning opportunities
by which they may gain knowledge,
skills, attitudes and values that will
enable them to think critically
and creatively; act innovatively and
humanely and achieve their learning
goals in order to become a contributing
member of Filipino society.
 The ALS A&E aims to;
Provide a system for assessing

levels of literacy and nonformal

learning achievements
*Offer an alternative pathway of
learning; and
*Enable the out-of-school youth and
adults to gain reading, writing
and numeracy skills
ALS A&E Target Learners
7-77 years old and above
Out-of - school
children
youth
adults
who are
basically literate.
The ALS A&E comprises
four key components:
1. ALS A&E Curriculum
2. ALS A&E Learning Materials

3. ALS A &E Learning Support

Delivery System
4.ALS A&E Assessment and

Certification System
Specific Needs to be Addressed by
the ALS A&E System:
1. Functional Literacy
2. Family Literacy
3. Community Participation
4. Economy
5. Certification
6. Continuing Education
7. Empowerment
8. Functionality
9. Quality of Life
 MABUHAY ! ! !
ANG ALS A&
E