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The Alternative Learning System (ALS) in the Philippines provides out-of-school youth and adults with opportunities to develop literacy skills and complete basic education through non-formal and informal learning. Recent reforms have led to the ALS 2.0 Program, which includes a strategic roadmap and monitoring systems to enhance its effectiveness. Partnerships with organizations like UNICEF have resulted in new publications aimed at improving access and quality in ALS education.

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The Alternative Learning System (ALS) in the Philippines provides out-of-school youth and adults with opportunities to develop literacy skills and complete basic education through non-formal and informal learning. Recent reforms have led to the ALS 2.0 Program, which includes a strategic roadmap and monitoring systems to enhance its effectiveness. Partnerships with organizations like UNICEF have resulted in new publications aimed at improving access and quality in ALS education.

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Daisy L.

Francisco

MAED –ECE EDU 272

May 31, 2025

ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEMS

The Alternative Learning System (ALS) is a parallel learning system in the


Philippines that provides opportunities for out-of-school youth and adult
(OSYA) learners to develop basic and functional literacy skills, and to access
equivalent pathways to complete basic education.

A viable alternative to the existing formal education system, ALS


encompasses both non-formal and informal sources of knowledge and skills.
As a second chance education program, it aims to empower OSYA learners to
continue learning in a manner, time and place suitable to their preference
and circumstances, and for them to achieve their goals of improving their
quality of life and becoming productive contributors to society.

In 2016, the ALS Program began undergoing reforms as part of


strengthening, intensifying, and expanding its implementation. Three years
of consultation, review and development of policies, training, and evaluation
with partners in the government, local and international non-government
agencies, and civil society organizations led to the finalization of the
enhanced ALS K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum, the development of the
ALS Program 2.0, and the rollout of the five-year ALS 2.0 Strategic
Roadmap.

In 2022, the DepEd Bureau of Alternative Education (BAE), in partnership


with SEAMEO Innotech and USAID Opportunity 2.0, launched the ALS 2.0
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) System Operations Handbook to
help the Department in determining the effectiveness of the Program in
meeting its desired outcomes and targets based on approved plans.

In 2022, DepEd and UNICEF launched two new ALS publications: The ALS
ICT Strategic Plan 2022-2026, which concretizes the roles of ICT in the
areas of access, quality and governance of the improved ALS Program; and
the ALS Research Agenda 2022-2026, which promotes evidence-based
decision-making and policy development for the ALS program to achieve
quality and inclusive lifelong learning and guides the research community in
contributing to ALS research work.

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