It refers to the learning system designed to provide a viable alternative to the existing formal education structure. It is intended to address the needs of the Out-of-School Youth and Adults who could not avail of formal schooling.

Functions:

• Plans, implements and evaluates Continuing Education (CE) programs and projects of the Bureau;
• Utilizes results of studies on the needs, problems and resources of Out-of-School Youth and Adults in planning and implementing CE programs and projects of the Bureau;
• Updates and improves CE programs and projects of the Bureau on the basis of evaluation results;
• Submits reports on programs and projects of the Bureau on the basis of evaluation results;
• Participates in inter-agency meetings regarding development of effective programs and projects for Out-of-School Youth and Adults; and
• Strengthens linkages with other DepEd and non-DepEd Offices involved in continuing education for resources sharing.
• Provides a system for assessing levels of literacy and other nonformal learning achievement covering basic and functional education skills and competencies designed to be comparable to the formal school system.
• Offers an alternative pathway by which Out-of-School Youth and Adults earn an education qualification comparable to formal elementary and secondary level.
• Enables target learners to gain reading, writing and numeracy skills to meet their learning goals to improve their economic status and function more effectively in society.
• Completers of the Basic Literacy Program (BLP)
• Unemployed /underemployed OSYs and Adults.
• Elementary and Secondary School drop-outs.
• Industry-based and domestic workers
• Others who have not graduated from elementary or secondary school want to continue learning
• BP-OSA learners

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By: Victor R. Lazaro | Teacher III | DALSC | ORION, BATAAN