Gatchalian bats for increased ALS enrollment

Senator Win Gatchalian on Saturday for increased enrollment in the Alternative Learning System (ALS), where registration is currently at 33.27 percent of last year’s.

As of September 15, there are 199,422 enrolled in ALS for SY 2021-2022, the chair of the Senate basic education committee noted.

Last school year, according to Gatchalian, there were 599,365 enrolled in ALS. For public and private basic education institutions as well as state and local universities and colleges (SUCs and LUCs), enrollment already breached the 26.3 million mark, 100.3% higher than the 26.2 million recorded in the previous school year.

If enrollment at the formal school system this school year has exceeded last year’s, Gatchalian said that enrollment in ALS should at the very least match the 2020 figures. He said the DepEd should proactively look for these ALS learners so they can continue with their education.

“Layunin ng ALS na makapagbigay ng pangalawang pagkakataon sa mga hindi nakapagtapos ng kanilang pag-aaral o kaya naman ay nahihirapang ipagpatuloy ang kanilang pormal na edukasyon,” the senator said.

“Dapat ipagpatuloy natin ang paghahanap sa mga kababayan nating maaaring makapag-aral sa ilalim ng ALS. Ihatid natin sa kanila ang edukasyon at tulungan natin silang magkaroon ng mas magandang kinabukasan,” said Gatchalian, principal author and sponsor of the ALS Act.

The ALS is a parallel learning system that provides a viable alternative to the existing formal instruction which includes non-formal sources of knowledge and skills.

Under Republic Act 11510 or the ALS Act, the ALS was institutionalized to provide increased opportunities for out-of-school children in special cases and adult learners, including indigenous peoples, to develop basic and functional literacy and life skills.

Out-of-school children in special cases include learners with disabilities or conditions, indigenous peoples, children in conflict with the law, learners in emergency situations, and other marginalized sectors.

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