COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS IN THE PHILIPPINES: POLICIES AND PRACTICES Mary Sylvette T. Gunigundo, Ph.D. Specialist, Research Studies Unit
Asia-Pacific Experts Workshop on NFE=FE Partnership for Promotion of ESD 2-5 October 2013, Okayama City, Japan
Outline of Presentation 1. My Organization – SEAMEO INNOTECH 2. Overview of the Philippines 3. National Policies on CLCs 4. An example of NFE‐FE Partnership
1. SEAMEO • The Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) – is a regional inter‐governmental organization established in 1965 among governments of Southeast Asian countries to promote cooperation in education, science and culture in the Southeast Asian region.
SEAMEO Member Countries • The SEAMEO Council is comprised of 11 Southeast Asian education ministers from the following countries: Brunei Darussalam
Malaysia
Thailand
Cambodia
Myanmar
Timor‐Leste
Indonesia
Philippines
Vietnam
Lao PDR
Singapore
20 SEAMEO REGIONAL CENTRES Country Location
Approval of Establishment
Centres
Acronym
Brunei
1990
SEAMEO Regional Centre for Vocational and Technical Education and Training
SEAMEO VOCTECH
Indonesia
1968
SEAMEO Regional Centre for Tropical Biology
SEAMEO BIOTROP
2009
SEAMEO Regional Centre for Quality Improvement of Teachers and Education Personnel in Language
SEAMEO QITEP in Language
2009
SEAMEO Regional Centre for Quality Improvement of Teachers and Education Personnel in Mathematics
SEAMEO QITEP in Mathematics
2009
SEAMEO Regional Centre for Quality Improvement of Teachers and Education Personnel in Science
SEAMEO QITEP in Science
2010
SEAMEO Regional Centre for Food and Nutrition
SEAMEO RECFON
1997
SEAMEO Regional Open Learning Centre
SEAMOLEC
Country Location Malaysia
Approval of Establishmen t
Centres
Acronym
1967
SEAMEO Regional Centre for Education in Science and Mathematics
SEAMEO RECSAM
1967
SEAMEO TROPMED Regional Centre for Microbiology, Parasitology and Entomology
SEAMEO TROPMED Malaysia
2009
SEAMEO Regional Centre for Special Education
SEAMEO SEN
Myanmar
2000
SEAMEO Regional Centre for History and Tradition
SEAMEO CHAT
Singapore
1968
SEAMEO Regional Language Centre
SEAMEO RELC
Vietnam
1996
SEAMEO Regional Training Centre
SEAMEO RETRAC
Country Location Thailand
Philippines
Approval of Establishment
Centres
Acronym
1993
SEAMEO Regional Centre for Higher Education and Development
SEAMEO RIHED
1978
SEAMEO TROPMED Regional Centre for Archaeology and Fine Arts
SEAMEO SPAFA
1966
SEAMEO Tropical Medicine and Public Health SEAMEO Network TROPMED Network
1967
SEAMEO Regional Centre for Tropical Medicine
SEAMEO TROPMED Thailand
1970
SEAMEO Regional Centre for Educational Innovation and Technology
SEAMEO INNOTECH
1966
SEAMEO Regional Centre for Graduate Study SEAMEO and Research in Agriculture SEARCA
1967
SEAMEO TROPMED Regional Centre for Public Health, Hospital Administration, Environmental and Occupational Health
SEAMEO TROPMED Philippines
2. The Philippines
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines
Source: www.dilg.gov.ph
Population • 2010 – 94 million • 2015 – 103 million • 2020 – 112 million
3. Policies • The Philippine Constitution of 1989 • Republic Acts (Laws) • Government Agency Official Memos.
Government Agencies • Education Services: – ECCD Council or the Early Childhood Care and Development Council – DepEd or Department of Education • Bureau of Elementary Education, Bureau of Secondary Education, Bureau of Alternative Learning Systems
– CHED or Commission on Higher Education – TESDA or Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
Government Agencies • Health Services – DOH or Department of Health • Social Services/Employment Concerns – DSWD or Department of Social Welfare and Development – DOLE or Department of Labor and Employment • DILG or Department of the Interior and Local Government
AGE RANGE
NATIONAL POLICIES
60 & above
RA 9994 – Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010
DSWD, DOH, DILG
23 ‐ 59
PD 442 – Labor Code of the Philippines (1974)
DOLE
18 ‐ 22
RA 7722 – Higher Education Act of 1994
CHED
RA 7796 – Technical Educational and Skills Development Act of 1994
TESDA
RA 10533 – Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013
DepEd
RA 10410 – Early Years Act (EYA) of 2013
DOH
RA 7160 – Local Government Code of 1991
DSWD DILG
POs
0 ‐ 4
RA 6972 – Barangay‐Level Total Development and Protection of Children Act (1990)
ECCD Council
NGOs
5 ‐ 17
SERVICE PROVIDERS
“ESD Statement” • RA 7160, Section 16. General Welfare. – … local government units shall ensure and support … the preservation and enrichment of culture, promote health and safety, enhance the right of the people to a balanced ecology, encourage and support the development of appropriate and self‐reliant scientific and technological capabilities, improve public morals, enhance economic prosperity and social justice, promote full employment among their residents, maintain peace and order, and preserve the comfort and convenience of their inhabitants.
Current Policies • There is no law institutionalizing the establishment of CLCs in the country. • The closest to CLCs is the establishment of daycare center , multipurpose hall, information and reading center in each barangay.
Current Policies • But still, even without a national policy, the DepEd through the Bureau of Alternative Learning Systems developed a Primer on Establishing CLCs. • The Bureau aimed to put up a CLC in each barangay and as of the moment, it has established 522 CLCs, meaning 1.2% of the total number of barangays have CLCs. • Major programs of these CLCs are literacy programs for out‐of‐school youths, adult learners, and marginalized groups.
Current Policies • There are also no policies pertaining to development of NFE‐FE partnership (NFE activities not initiated by the Department of Education). • This partnership just evolve on its own.
Emerging Policy House Bill No. 1738: 21st Century Community Learning Center’s Act of 2010 • Community Learning Center – an entity within a public elementary or secondary school building that provides educational, recreational, health, and social service programs for residents of all ages within local community; and is operated by a local educational agency in conjunction with local government agencies, business, vocational educational programs, institution of higher education, community colleges, and cultural recreational, and other community and human service entities.
Kariton Klasrum (Pushcart Classroom)
Thank you very much.
