Bureau Directors
Schools Superintendents
Heads of Private Schools
- Out-of-School-Youth (OSY) and Adults
- Functional Illiterates
- Unemployed OSY and adults
- Elementary and secondary school drop-outs
- Industry-based workers
- Differently-abled
- Members of cultural communities
- live and work as human persons
- develop their potential
- make critical and informed decisions
- function effectively in society within the context of their environment and that of the wider community (local, regional, national, global) in order to improve the quality of their life and that of society.”
- Basic Literacy Level – illiterate level for those who have no literacy skills and the first step to basic/simple literacy towards functional literacy
- Elementary Level – semi-literate level for the reinforcement of basic reading, writing and numeracy skills to a self-sustaining (neo-literate level)
- Secondary Level – adequately functionally literate or self-learning level for continuing education
2. As part of the Nonformal Education Accreditation and Equivalency component of the ADB-assisted Philippines Nonformal Education Project, the essential competencies of each of these three levels of literacy have been defined and formulated into a Nonformal Education Accreditation and Equivalency (NFE A&E) Curriculum Framework. The learning competencies of the three literacy levels which are specified in the NFE A&E Curriculum Framework shall henceforth be used for all literacy programs of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (see Inclosure No. 2 for details regarding competencies of the NFE A&E Curriculum Framework).The BNFE will provide all Regional and Division Offices with copies of the NFE A&E Curriculum Framework.
3. Nonformal education differs from formal education in terms of its target learners, learning strategies, delivery mechanisms and philosophical frame of reference. These differences are reflected in the terminologies and concepts used by both educational systems. In order to clarify these differences DECS Nonformal Education implementors are referred to the following list of contrasting terminologies between formal and nonformal education:
FORMAL
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NONFORMAL
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Pedagogy
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Andragogy
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Academic Focus
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Functional Focus
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School
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Learning Center
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Pupil/Student
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Learner
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Teacher
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Instructional Manager/Facilitator
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Class
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Learning Group/Session
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Subject
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Learning Strand
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Grade/Year Level
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Levels of Literacy
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Textbooks
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Learning Materials/Modules
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Lesson Plan
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Session Guide
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Graduate
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Completer
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Diploma
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Certificate
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Teacher’s Manual
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Facilitator’s Guide
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5. Inclosed are the Major Indicators of Functional Literacy and Other Information About the NFE A&E Curriculum Framework
Secretary
As stated
References:
Memorandum: No. 204, s. 1998
To be indicated in the Perpetual Index
NONFORMAL EDUCATION
POLICY