ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM
ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM
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 preferences and circumstances, and for them to achieve their goals of improving their quality of life and becoming productive contributors to society.
To learn more about the Alternative Learning System, visit the official website https://www.deped.gov.ph/about-als/ .
The ALS Program uses a contextualized non-formal curriculum that is substantially aligned with the K to 12 Curriculum for Basic Education of the formal school system, but it is not the mirror image of the formal school curriculum. It is aligned but not identical. This takes into account the prior learning of its learners and reflects the indicators of functional literacy into six interrelated learning strands.
The ALS K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum Six Learning Strands and corresponding topics or skills are the following:
Learning Strand 1 | Communication Skills (English). Click to view the Curriculum Guide.
Learning Strand 1 | Communication Skills (Filipino). Click to view the Curriculum Guide.
Learning Strand 2 | Scientific Literacy and Critical Thinking. Click to view the Curriculum Guide.
Learning Strand 3 | Mathematical and Problem-Solving Skills. Click to view the Curriculum Guide.
Learning Strand 4 | Life and Career Skills. Click to view the Curriculum Guide.
Learning Strand 5 | Understanding the Self and Society. Click to view the Curriculum Guide.
Learning Strand 6 | Digital Citizenship. Click to view the Curriculum Guide.
Contextualized MELCs-Based ALS SHS Curriculum. Click to view the Curriculum Guide.