What's the difference between the formal system and ALS?
The formal system is a hierarchically and chronologically ordered educational system which is regulated through a system of testing and grading. A student in the formal system moves from one level to the next based on whether they meet a series of academic benchmarks. Classes are conducted in the classroom on a set schedule.
By contrast, ALS Programs happen outside the classroom, are community-based, and usually conducted at community learning centers, barangay halls, libraries, or in people’s own homes. ALS classes are delivered by learning facilitators, such as DALSCs, MTs, IMs, and BLWs. Classes are tailored to meet learners’ needs and schedules.
ALS programs encompass both ‘non-formal’ and ‘informal’ educational principles. Republic Act 9155 defines non-formal education as “any organized, systematic educational activity carried outside the framework of the formal school system to provide selected types of learning to a segment of population.” Informal education is defined as “a lifelong process of learning by which every person acquires and accumulates knowledge, skills, attitudes, and insights from daily experiences at home, at work, at play, and from life itself.”
By contrast, ALS Programs happen outside the classroom, are community-based, and usually conducted at community learning centers, barangay halls, libraries, or in people’s own homes. ALS classes are delivered by learning facilitators, such as DALSCs, MTs, IMs, and BLWs. Classes are tailored to meet learners’ needs and schedules.
ALS programs encompass both ‘non-formal’ and ‘informal’ educational principles. Republic Act 9155 defines non-formal education as “any organized, systematic educational activity carried outside the framework of the formal school system to provide selected types of learning to a segment of population.” Informal education is defined as “a lifelong process of learning by which every person acquires and accumulates knowledge, skills, attitudes, and insights from daily experiences at home, at work, at play, and from life itself.”