TARLAC COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE Institure of Education Alternatve Learning System

BEEd IV-A Gen.

GROUP III
Rombaoa, Mariella Alexes Morales, Loreto Fabros, Noemie Lacaden, Nilo Ri ari , !"eston#

$RE%ENTE& TO' Ms. Claire Anne Olivares

The Bureau of Alternative Learning System is a (er# im ortant com onent in t"e $"ili ine Education to ac"ie(e )ualit# and access to education as en(isioned in t"e Education for All *EFA+ ,-./ $"ili ine $lan of Action and s ecificall# on t"e reduction of illiterac# rate0 %ection .,,. Rules 1II of R0A 2.// sti ulates t"at t"e Alternati(e Learnin3 %#stem is a arallel learnin3 s#stem to ro(ide a (iable alternati(e to t"e existin3 formal education instruction, encom assin3 bot" t"e non formal and informal sources of 4no5led3e and s4ills0 One of t"e most im ortant initiati(es in Non Formal Education in t"e $"ili ines in t"e last .- #ears is t"e Alternati(e Learnin3 %#stem 5"ic" is a ma6or com onent of basic education 5it" a clearl# defined role 5it"in t"e o(erall educational 3oal0 T"us t"e 7ureau of Non Formal Education is renamed to 7ureau of Alternati(e Learnin3 %#stem0 !" IS BALS PLAC#$ I% OUR #$UCATIO%AL S"ST#M& T"e 7ureau of Alternati(e Learnin3 %#stem *7AL%+ is mandated to address t"e needs of basic education of t"e out8of 9sc"ool #out" and adults in t"e countr# articularl# in far8flun3 and isolated communities, to raise t"e le(el of literac# in t"e tar3et areas and im ro(e t"e )ualit# of life of indi(iduals and families in remote and underser(ed communities0

Alternative Learning System Stru'ture

Bureau of Alternative Learning System (BALS)

Litera'y $ivision )L$*

Continuing #(u'ation $ivision )C#$*

Staff $evelo+ment $ivision )S$$*

7ureau of Alternati(e Learnin3 %#stem *7AL%+ is di(ided into three (ivisions'

1. Litera'y $ivision )L$*

 A communit#8based ro3ram for illiterate out8of8sc"ool #out" and adults to de(elo basic literac# s4ills' readin3, 5ritin3 and numerac#0

2. Continuing #(u'ation $ivision )C#$*

as defined b# t"e .2:; meetin3 of t"e Asia and t"e $acific $ro3ramme of Educational Inno(ation for &e(elo ment *A$EI&+, co(ers all educational o ortunities ta4in3 lace outside t"e literac# and rimar# education ro3rams, includin3 t"e enric"ments of t"e learnin3 en(ironment to acti(ate and sustain moti(ation for learnin30 It ro(ides extra8curricular acti(ities 5"ic" furt"er en"ance t"e learnin3 rocess0

3. Staff $evelo+ment $ivision )S$$*

formulates olicies, lans and ro3rams to u 3rade t"e )ualit# of teac"in3 and non8 teac"in3 staff in non8formal education0

WHO DELIVERS ALS?

1.

ALS Mo,ile Tea'hers

Teac"ers 5"o li(e in remote communities to ro(ide education for c"ildren

2.

$istri't ALS Coor(inator

Formal sc"ool teac"er t"at conducts sessions for illiterate adult and c"ildren0

3.

$e+#( Pro'ure(-$elivere(
&i(ision office enters into a contract 5it" ri(ate 3rou s or or3ani<ations to deli(er 7L$

and A=E $ro3ram0

4.

ALS Servi'e Provi(ers

$ri(ate 3rou s and or3ani<ations 5"o are a5arded t"e funds in order to deli(er 7L$ and

A=E ro3ram to tar3et learners in t"e communit#

5.

.a'ilitator
Res onsible for facilitatin3 t"e learnin3 session for 3rou s of learners

6.

Instru'tional Manager
>e# erson in t"e A=E ro3ram and also res onsible for facilitatin3 t"e learnin3 session

for 3rou s of learners0

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%on/$e+#$
$ri(ate 3rou s, LGUs0%GOs an( Government organi1ations that (eliver the BLP

an( A2# +rogram using their o3n fun(s.

.U%CTIO%S4 T"e bureau outlines its functions as' ser(in3 t"e needs of t"ose unable to a(ail of formal education? ex andin3 access to educational o ortunities? and ro(idin3 o ortunities for t"e ac)uisition of s4ills to ensure em lo#abilit#, efficienc#, roducti(it#, and com etiti(eness in t"e labor mar4et0 7NFE funds come from t"ree main sources 5"ic" are' t"e General A ro riations Act, loans from t"e Asian &e(elo ment 7an4, and funds from ot"er international a3encies suc" as UNE%CO, UNICEF, ACCU, and else5"ere0

THREE MAJOR PROGRAMS OF BALS

5. BASIC LIT#RAC" PROGRAM )BLP* A communit#8based ro3ram for illiterate out8of8sc"ool #out" and adults to de(elo basic literac# s4ills' readin3, 5ritin3 and numerac#0

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ACCR#$ITATIO% an( #7UI8AL#%C" )A2#* PROGRAM For literates 5"o "a(e not com leted ten #ears of basic education *for elementar# and secondar# le(el dro 8outs+0 T"e a3e limit is .@ #ears old and abo(e for t"e elementar# dro 8out and ./ #ears old and abo(e for t"e "i3" sc"ool dro 8out0 It also im lements a 5ide arra# of ot"er related ro3rams and ro6ects in artners"i 5it" local and international or3ani<ations0 To attain t"is (ision and full# im lement t"e Alternati(e Learnin3 %#stem in t"e $"ili ines, t"e Alternati(e Learnin3 %#stem *AL%+ Mobile Teac"er $ro3ram 5as conce tuali<ed as a means to brin3 education 5"ere t"e learners are0 It is an immediate res onse to t"e demand of millions of tar3et learners for some 4ind of rele(ant learnin3 inter(ention t"rou3" t"e Alternati(e Learnin3 %#stem0 For t"e full and effecti(e im lementation of t"e Alternati(e Learnin3 %#stem *AL%+, Mobile Teac"ers "a(e been de lo#ed and assi3ned to areas 5"ere t"e unreac"ed and underser(ed o ulation of t"e countr# is0 &ue to lac4 of man o5er in t"e im lementation of AL% ro3rams in t"e field, t"e 7ureau of Alternati(e Learnin3 %#stem re)uested for t"e ser(ice of some formal sc"ool teac"ers to be desi3nated as full8time &istrict AL% Coordinator *&AL%Cs+0

 7ot" Mobile Teac"ers and &istrict AL% Coordinator conduct intensi(e communit#8 based learnin3 sessions for illiterate out8of 9sc"ool c"ildren, #out"s and adults and t"ose 5"o "a(e not finis"ed ten #ears of basic education0

@0 I%$IG#%OUS P#OPL#S #$UCATIO% PROGRAM ) IP#P* A ro3ram t"at aims to de(elo an I$ culture8sensiti(e core curriculum, learnin3 materials and assessment toolsAinstruments0

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