Public Information Office-City Mayor's Office
February 17, 2005
City
Government's Support For Alternative
Education Programs Lauded
The sixty candidates have completed the one-year Accreditation and Equivalency (A&E) Program of the Alternative Learning System (ALS) under the auspices of the Department of Education (DepEd) Division of City Schools. Of the sixty, three are in the elementary level while fifty-seven are in the high school level. All have a minimum age of 15 years.
Mrs. Linda D. Escalona, Education Supervisor I for ALS, said the A&E programs for 12 months. After completion, the students take the A&E Test to determine into which category they should be placed in the next school year. This year, the three who finished the elementary program and successfully pass the test will be able to enter First Year High School, and the fifty-seven who finished the high school program and successfully pass the test will be able to qualify for First Year College education.
Mrs. Escalona further explained that the City government has continue to implement other programs that benefit those who have not finished formal education in school, young and adults alike. The A&E Program is designed for the out-of-school youth. The Alternative Learning System (ALS), which used to be known as Non-Formal Education (NFE), offers short term Livelihood Courses such as cooking, cosmetology, soap and candle-making, handicrafts to the mothers, and electronics to the fathers, who spend all day at school waiting areas while their children are at class. Livelihood courses are handled by DepEd teachers.
The Mobile Class program is being conducted by two regular teachers of the DepEd. They teach adult reading as well as Livelihood courses in 3-month modules at a particular venue or school. Upon completion of the 3-month course, they move to another center and offer the same courses of study.
The City also supports the 6-month Basic Literacy Program which aims to teach basic reading and writing to adults who have never had any formal training or education.
Mrs. Escalona is grateful for the support of the administration of Mayor Evelio R. Leonardia for the various educational programs now in effect, especially those that address the educational concerns of the less fortunate and economically challenged. (PIO/CMO)
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