Education 2015

(EFA)

Maricel N.
Garlitos
Discussant
 ​Philippine
Education for All
(EFA) 2015 is a vision and
holistic program of reforms that
aim to improve access and quality
of basic education for every
Filipino by 2015.
In what year did the Philippines
committed itself to the above
EFA 2015 goals at the World
education Forum in Dakar?
“it was already used by the DepEd as its
overall planning and policy framework as
early as 2003 and was already integrated
in the formulation and updating of the
MTPDP 2001-04 and 2005-2010.”
 Global
1.Expand and improve comprehensive Early
EFA
Childhood Care and Education, especially for the
Goal
most vulnerable and disadvantaged children;
• 2.Ensure that by 2015, all children, particularly
girls, children in difficult circumstances and those
belonging to ethnic minorities, have access to
complete free and compulsory primary education
of good quality; 5
 Global
3. Ensure that the learning needs of all young
EFA
people and adults are met through equitable access
Goal
to appropriate learning and life skills programs;
4. Achieve a 50 percent improvement in levels of
adult literacy by 2105, especially for women and
equitable access to basic and continuing education
for all adults;
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 Global
EFAgender disparities in primary and
5.Eliminate
Goal
secondary education by 2015, with focus
ensuring girls full and equal access to and
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achievement in basic education of good

quality; and
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 Global
EFA
6. Improve every aspect of the quality of
education,and ensure their excellence so
Goal and measurable learning
that recognized
outcomes are achieved by all, especially in
literacy, numeracy and essential life skills.

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 EFA 2015 four
component
1. Universal coverage of out-of-school youth
and adults in the provision of learning
needs;
Objectives
2. Universal school participation and total
elimination of drop-outs and repetition in
Grades 1 to 3; 9
 EFA 2015 four
component
3. Universal completion of full cycle of basic
education schooling with satisfactory
achievement levelsObjectives
by all at every grade or year;
and
4. Commitment by all Philippine communities
to the attainment of basic education
competencies for all – Education for All by All.
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 Issues and
• Weak political will
Challenges
• Insufficient financial resources and
inefficient use of available ones
• Inadequate attention to the learning
needs
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 Issues and
• Lack of attention to the quality of
Challenges
learning
• Lack of basic skills and essential
knowledge
• Insufficient capabilities to grasp
complex public issues. 12 12
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 Critical and
Urgent
1. Make EFA
every school continuously perform
better Tasks
2. Expand Early Childhood Care and
Development
3.Transform nonformal and informal
interventions into an alternative learning
system yielding more EFA benefits 13 13
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4.Urgent
Promote EFA Tasks
practice of high quality teaching
5. Adopt a 12-year program for formal basic
education
6. Enrich education curriculum in the
context of articulation, enrich the pillars of
new functional literacy
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Urgent
7. Provide EFAand stable public funding
adequate
for countrywide attainment of EFA goals
Tasks
8. Create a network of community-based
groups for attainment of local EFA goals
9. Monitor progress in efforts towards
attainment of EFA goals
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