ABOT-ALAM PROGRAM
The Department of Education (DepEd) intensified its Abot-Alam Program to improve delivery of quality education for the Out-of-School Youth (OSY) in the country by signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with partners from the public and private sectors.
Education Secretary Br. Armin Luistro FSC said, “Tayo po ay nasa digmaan: digmaan ng walang alam at walang pakialam. Ang atin pong pangarap ay siguraduhing walang maiiwang out-of-school youth sa bawat barangay.” He added that DepEd would bring the school to the learners.
“Ang atin pong pangarap ay sa labas ng bawat barangay ay may nakalagay na “Walang OSY.” Sana sa bawat munisipyo, may nakalagay na “Walang OSY sa Munisipyo na Ito.” Sana po sa bawat kampo, may nakalagay na “Sa Kampo na Ito, Walang Hindi Nakakatapos ng High School,” Luistro said.
He noted that DepEd would make sure that no Filipino youth would be left behind in education.
“The signing of the MOU solidifies our readiness to deliver Abot-Alam in different areas in the country. It is a sign that we are ready to take on the challenge of achieving ZERO out-of-school youth in the country,” Undersecretary for External Linkages Mario Deriquito said.
He added that the collective effort of different agencies, organizations, and individual Filipinos was crucial to the success of Abot-Alam.
“The success of Abot-Alam will depend on our ability to bring this partnership to the local level: to the provinces, to the cities, to the municipalities, and the barangays. As we go along, we should bring onboard our local government, our barangay, our academe, the military, the churches, and individual Filipinos. Dapat po lahat sila ay hikayatin natin na makialam sa bagay na ito,” he said.
Among the agencies and organizations that committed to work together for the success of the program were the National Youth Commission (NYC), Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of Health (DOH), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Department of Welfare and Development (DSWD), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC), National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Presidential Commission of the Urban Poor (PCUP), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Arnold Janssen Catholic Mission Foundation, Inc. (AJCMFI), Catholic Media Network (CMN), De La Salle Philippines (DLSP), Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship-Go Negosyo (GO Negosyo NMBK), RockEd Philippines, Sandiwaan Center for Learning, SEAMEO Innotech, Smarts Communications, Inc., Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP), League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP), League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP), Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas (LnB), Philippine Councilors’ League (PCL), and National Movement of Young Legislators (NYML).
Addressing OSY
DepEd’s Abot-Alam program is a strategic framework that envisions a “zero” OSY in the Philippines. For the year 2014, the program targets to give education and livelihood skills to one million OSY in the country.
“We are embarking on Abot-Alam to tackle a huge problem, which we believe we can overcome if we, as a nation, give it one big push,” Derequito said.
Chair Leon G. Flores of NYC said that Abot-Alam program would provide the necessary opportunities for the OSY to know where to start to be able to live a better life.
The signed MOU elaborated the different ways by which the different groups could take part in Abot-Alam. It would also serve an initial guide to continue to define respective contributions of the different organizations to this effort.
Nagcarlan, Laguna was among the first local government agencies that implemented Abot-Alam.
The Department of Education (DepEd) intensified its Abot-Alam Program to improve delivery of quality education for the Out-of-School Youth (OSY) in the country by signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with partners from the public and private sectors.
Education Secretary Br. Armin Luistro FSC said, “Tayo po ay nasa digmaan: digmaan ng walang alam at walang pakialam. Ang atin pong pangarap ay siguraduhing walang maiiwang out-of-school youth sa bawat barangay.” He added that DepEd would bring the school to the learners.
“Ang atin pong pangarap ay sa labas ng bawat barangay ay may nakalagay na “Walang OSY.” Sana sa bawat munisipyo, may nakalagay na “Walang OSY sa Munisipyo na Ito.” Sana po sa bawat kampo, may nakalagay na “Sa Kampo na Ito, Walang Hindi Nakakatapos ng High School,” Luistro said.
He noted that DepEd would make sure that no Filipino youth would be left behind in education.
“The signing of the MOU solidifies our readiness to deliver Abot-Alam in different areas in the country. It is a sign that we are ready to take on the challenge of achieving ZERO out-of-school youth in the country,” Undersecretary for External Linkages Mario Deriquito said.
He added that the collective effort of different agencies, organizations, and individual Filipinos was crucial to the success of Abot-Alam.
“The success of Abot-Alam will depend on our ability to bring this partnership to the local level: to the provinces, to the cities, to the municipalities, and the barangays. As we go along, we should bring onboard our local government, our barangay, our academe, the military, the churches, and individual Filipinos. Dapat po lahat sila ay hikayatin natin na makialam sa bagay na ito,” he said.
Among the agencies and organizations that committed to work together for the success of the program were the National Youth Commission (NYC), Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of Health (DOH), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Department of Welfare and Development (DSWD), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC), National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Presidential Commission of the Urban Poor (PCUP), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Arnold Janssen Catholic Mission Foundation, Inc. (AJCMFI), Catholic Media Network (CMN), De La Salle Philippines (DLSP), Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship-Go Negosyo (GO Negosyo NMBK), RockEd Philippines, Sandiwaan Center for Learning, SEAMEO Innotech, Smarts Communications, Inc., Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP), League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP), League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP), Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas (LnB), Philippine Councilors’ League (PCL), and National Movement of Young Legislators (NYML).
Addressing OSY
DepEd’s Abot-Alam program is a strategic framework that envisions a “zero” OSY in the Philippines. For the year 2014, the program targets to give education and livelihood skills to one million OSY in the country.
“We are embarking on Abot-Alam to tackle a huge problem, which we believe we can overcome if we, as a nation, give it one big push,” Derequito said.
Chair Leon G. Flores of NYC said that Abot-Alam program would provide the necessary opportunities for the OSY to know where to start to be able to live a better life.
The signed MOU elaborated the different ways by which the different groups could take part in Abot-Alam. It would also serve an initial guide to continue to define respective contributions of the different organizations to this effort.
Nagcarlan, Laguna was among the first local government agencies that implemented Abot-Alam.
ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM ACCREDITATION AND EQUIVALENCY EXAMINATION HELD LAST NOVEMBER 10, 2013
Makalipas ng ilang buwan nang masinsinang pagre-review ay nasubukan na ang kaalaman ng mga ALS students sa pamamagitan ng mga itinakdang araw ng ALS A&E Test. Ginanap ang mga ito noong October 06, 2013 para sa Regions IX, X, XI, XII, Caraga at ARMM; October 13, 2013 sa Regions V, VI, VII at VIII; October 20, 2013 sa Regions I, II, III at Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR); at, ang pinakahuli ay noong November 10, 2013 para sa mga taga-National Capital Region (NCR), Regions IV-A (CALABARZON), at *IV-B(MIMAROPA).
Inaasahang sa mga susunod na buwan malalaman ang naging resulta ng mga ginanap na pagsusulit. Bilang basehan ang mga nakaraang taon ng ALS, ang paglalathala ng ALS Result na ginanap sa iba't-ibang lugar at araw ay nangyayari sa parehong petsa lamang. Ang ALS Result na iniri-release ay ang opisyal at kumpletong listahan ng mga pangalan ng mga pinalad pumasa at mayroon nang pagkakataong maipagpatuloy ang kanilang naudlot na pag-aaral.
Tulad ng mga nakaraang taon, ipinaalam sa mga mag-aaral na ang ALS Test Result ay ilalathala sa website ng DepEd (deped.gov.ph) sa darating na buwan ng Pebrero nang susunod na taon. Ngunit atin na ring asahan at unawain ang posibilidad ng pagka-antala nang paglathala nito. Katulad noong 2011 kung saan April 2012 na nai-release at March 2013 naman para sa ALS 2012. Atin sanang unawain na kada taon ay mas dumarami ang naaabot ng impormasyon ng programang ito ng ating pamahalaan. Dahil dito ay mas dumarami rin ang bilang ng mga mag-aaral, dagdag pa sa lumolobong bilang ang mga repeaters o yung mga hindi pinalad maipasa ang nakaraan nilang pagsusulit at sumubok muli ngayong taon. Kung sakali ngang mangyari ang pagkakaroon ng delay, matuto sana tayong maging pasensyoso at isiping mas mabuti nang mabagal ngunit maingat ang ginagawang pagtse-tsek lalo sa bahagi ng essay writing na manu-manong isinasagawa.
Bilang paglilinaw, ang petsa ng pagri-release ng ALS Test Result ay iba pa sa petsa para sa distribution ng Certificate of Grades.
Asahan ninyong ilalathala rin sa website na ito ang kopya at source links ng 2013 ALS Test Results - Elementary at Secondary Level sa parehong araw na ilathala ito ng DepEd.
Ipagdasal nating nawa'y makapasa ang lahat sa pagsusulit. To God be the Glory!
*Mayroong mga sabi-sabi mula sa ilang mag-aaral sa Region IV-B (Mimaropa) na ipinagpaliban umano ang kanilang ALS A&E Test dulot ng ilang kapinsalaan bunga ng nagdaang bagyo.
Makalipas ng ilang buwan nang masinsinang pagre-review ay nasubukan na ang kaalaman ng mga ALS students sa pamamagitan ng mga itinakdang araw ng ALS A&E Test. Ginanap ang mga ito noong October 06, 2013 para sa Regions IX, X, XI, XII, Caraga at ARMM; October 13, 2013 sa Regions V, VI, VII at VIII; October 20, 2013 sa Regions I, II, III at Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR); at, ang pinakahuli ay noong November 10, 2013 para sa mga taga-National Capital Region (NCR), Regions IV-A (CALABARZON), at *IV-B(MIMAROPA).
Inaasahang sa mga susunod na buwan malalaman ang naging resulta ng mga ginanap na pagsusulit. Bilang basehan ang mga nakaraang taon ng ALS, ang paglalathala ng ALS Result na ginanap sa iba't-ibang lugar at araw ay nangyayari sa parehong petsa lamang. Ang ALS Result na iniri-release ay ang opisyal at kumpletong listahan ng mga pangalan ng mga pinalad pumasa at mayroon nang pagkakataong maipagpatuloy ang kanilang naudlot na pag-aaral.
Tulad ng mga nakaraang taon, ipinaalam sa mga mag-aaral na ang ALS Test Result ay ilalathala sa website ng DepEd (deped.gov.ph) sa darating na buwan ng Pebrero nang susunod na taon. Ngunit atin na ring asahan at unawain ang posibilidad ng pagka-antala nang paglathala nito. Katulad noong 2011 kung saan April 2012 na nai-release at March 2013 naman para sa ALS 2012. Atin sanang unawain na kada taon ay mas dumarami ang naaabot ng impormasyon ng programang ito ng ating pamahalaan. Dahil dito ay mas dumarami rin ang bilang ng mga mag-aaral, dagdag pa sa lumolobong bilang ang mga repeaters o yung mga hindi pinalad maipasa ang nakaraan nilang pagsusulit at sumubok muli ngayong taon. Kung sakali ngang mangyari ang pagkakaroon ng delay, matuto sana tayong maging pasensyoso at isiping mas mabuti nang mabagal ngunit maingat ang ginagawang pagtse-tsek lalo sa bahagi ng essay writing na manu-manong isinasagawa.
Bilang paglilinaw, ang petsa ng pagri-release ng ALS Test Result ay iba pa sa petsa para sa distribution ng Certificate of Grades.
Asahan ninyong ilalathala rin sa website na ito ang kopya at source links ng 2013 ALS Test Results - Elementary at Secondary Level sa parehong araw na ilathala ito ng DepEd.
Ipagdasal nating nawa'y makapasa ang lahat sa pagsusulit. To God be the Glory!
*Mayroong mga sabi-sabi mula sa ilang mag-aaral sa Region IV-B (Mimaropa) na ipinagpaliban umano ang kanilang ALS A&E Test dulot ng ilang kapinsalaan bunga ng nagdaang bagyo.
DepEd, Smart introduce mobile app in support of alternative learning System
MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Education’s Bureau of Alternative Learning System (BALS) and Smart Communications Inc. have partnered in pioneering mobile technologies to aid teachers across the country.
BALS handles non-formal education, providing a venue for individuals of all ages who were not able to and cannot go through the formal classroom learning to still get education and secure their elementary and high school diplomas.
The method by which education is delivered is through 6,000 mobile teachers all over the country who go where the students are — in the mountains, isolated villages, markets or barangay centers.
Smart, through application partner Orange Fix, has developed a mobile application that will allow these educators to access teaching materials anytime, anywhere, online or offline from their mobile devices like tablets.
Smart is offering the ALS mobile app free of charge and has bundled the app with low-cost tablets powered by Smart Bro. Teachers will have the option to go prepaid or postpaid, depending on their preference and requirements.
“Smart is pleased to partner with BALS in introducing mobile technology in teaching. Through this collaboration, we hope to democratize access to devices, connectivity and content,” said Darwin Flores, Smart department head for community partnerships.
This is just the start. Smart will soon be introducing mobile learning for students as well,” added Flores.
“This would make the jobs of our mobile teachers a little easier. Because they are mobile, having all their teaching materials in a tablet would be more convenient than them having to carry around all those books and other teaching paraphernalia when they go to their students,” said BALS director Carolina Guerrero.
This project is part of Smart’s efforts to promote ‘mEducation’ in the country, or the use of mobile technologies to enable learning, especially to students who do not have access to formal classroom learning.
The tablets that are pre-loaded with the ALS mobile app can be ordered online viawww.smart.com.ph/Bro/DepEdBALS<http://www.smart.com.ph/Bro/DepEdBALS.
MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Education’s Bureau of Alternative Learning System (BALS) and Smart Communications Inc. have partnered in pioneering mobile technologies to aid teachers across the country.
BALS handles non-formal education, providing a venue for individuals of all ages who were not able to and cannot go through the formal classroom learning to still get education and secure their elementary and high school diplomas.
The method by which education is delivered is through 6,000 mobile teachers all over the country who go where the students are — in the mountains, isolated villages, markets or barangay centers.
Smart, through application partner Orange Fix, has developed a mobile application that will allow these educators to access teaching materials anytime, anywhere, online or offline from their mobile devices like tablets.
Smart is offering the ALS mobile app free of charge and has bundled the app with low-cost tablets powered by Smart Bro. Teachers will have the option to go prepaid or postpaid, depending on their preference and requirements.
“Smart is pleased to partner with BALS in introducing mobile technology in teaching. Through this collaboration, we hope to democratize access to devices, connectivity and content,” said Darwin Flores, Smart department head for community partnerships.
This is just the start. Smart will soon be introducing mobile learning for students as well,” added Flores.
“This would make the jobs of our mobile teachers a little easier. Because they are mobile, having all their teaching materials in a tablet would be more convenient than them having to carry around all those books and other teaching paraphernalia when they go to their students,” said BALS director Carolina Guerrero.
This project is part of Smart’s efforts to promote ‘mEducation’ in the country, or the use of mobile technologies to enable learning, especially to students who do not have access to formal classroom learning.
The tablets that are pre-loaded with the ALS mobile app can be ordered online viawww.smart.com.ph/Bro/DepEdBALS<http://www.smart.com.ph/Bro/DepEdBALS.