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Non-formal
Education Accreditation & Equivalency Learning
Support Delivery System
The
Schools Division of Ilocos Norte has for many
years performed very well in terms of official
education performance indicators such as cohort
survival rate, completion rate and dropout rate,
consistently exceeding the national averages by
several percentage points. It has also been awarded
a number of citations for academic achievement
of several outstanding schools. Despite these
impressive achievements, the Division still faces
the challenge of how to address the basic education
needs of those out-of-school youth and adults
who are unable to avail themselves of educational
opportunities in the formal school system. Around
half of high-school aged population is not in
school and a significant number have been dropping
out. Work opportunities are limited with many
young people leaving town for jobs in big cities
or overseas.
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Multigrade
teaching in small rural schools.
The course Multigrade Teaching in Small
Rural Schools was conducted for the Schools
Division of Ilocos Norte last 26-30 April
2004 through the support of Congresswoman
Imee R. Marcos. Training content included
the qualities of an effective multigrade
teacher; status of multigrade teaching in
the Philippines; multigrade instructional
systems and lesson planning; and materials
development for multigrade teaching in science
and math. Experts from the Department of
Education served as resource persons to
the course. |
Given
this situation, the role of non-formal education
takes on great importance in providing an alternative
pathway of learning and certification for those
outside the formal school system. The Governance
of Basic Education Act of 2001 incorporates alternative
learning systems for OSYs and adult learners as
an integral component of the basic education system.
The Department of Education has developed and
innovative and award-winning alternative pathway
of learning known as the NFE A&E System. Implementation
of the NFE A&E System in Ilocos Norte has
been limited, however, due to lack of funding
for NFE programs from either the Central DepEd
Office of the Local School Board and the fact
that very few Ilocos Norte DepEd NFE personnel
have been effectively trained on the NFE A&E
System.
Recognizing
the potential provided by the NFE A&E program
to address the learning needs of OSY and adults,
the Hon. Congresswoman Imee R. Marcos of the 2nd
District of Ilocos Norte has generously provided
funding to support implementation of the NFE A&E
Learning Support Delivery System (LSDS) in 13
school districts of Ilocos Norte. This includes
the contracting of SEAMEO INNOTECH to train 22
DepEd officials to act as Instructional Managers
under the NFE A&E LSDS.
SEAMEO
INNOTECH conducted a rapid training needs assessment
in Ilocos Norte in June 2003 to review NFE programs
and capability-building efforts, clarify priority
training needs of proposed participants and discuss
plans for conduct of the training program. Based
on the results of the TNA the following competency
areas of the NFE A&E LSDS were identified
as priority training needs:
- Flexible
learning philosophy of the NFE A&E LSDS
- How
to use the NFE A&E learning modules
- The
use of portfolios for assessment of learning
progress
- Development
of individual learning plans/agreements
- Strategies
and techniques in providing learning support
to NFE A&E learners
- Counseling
- Advocacy
and social mobilization
The
course was held 31 May to 4 June 2004, focusing
on the functions of the instructional manager
in providing learning support services for out-of-school
youth and adult learners of the NFE A&E System.
Participants were composed of District Non-formal
Education coordinators, teachers and school principals.
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