Section 15Sec./Art. 15

Partnership with Government Agencies.- To effectively deliver quality ALS programs, the DepEd shall partner wit the following government agencies in the implementation of this Act:

(a) CHED - The CHED shall assist the DepEd in promoting among HEIs the admission of ALS A&E passers. It shall support the DepEd in the development of college readiness supplemental programs and provide access to scholarships. The CHED shall likewise develop standardized and formalized ALS curriculum for a specialized degree in ALS teaching;

(b) TESDA - The TESDA shall, assist the DepEd in equipping ALS learners with technical-vocational skills and provide access to national certification, as applicable, to improve their work readiness. It shall support the DepEd in implementing post-program support activities including providing access to scholarships;

(c) Department of Labor and Employment - The Department of Labor and Employment shall promote gainful employment, on-the-job training and apprenticeship opportunities for ALS learners;

(d) Department of Trade and Industry - The Department of Trade and Industry, in partnership with the DepEd, shall promote opportunities for entrepreneurship, including access to micro-financing and seed capital to ALS learners;

(e) Department of Agriculture - The Department of Agriculture, in partnership with the DepEd, shall develop a training program for ALS learners and promote opportunities for agricultural entrepreneurship, including easy access to credit;

(f) Department of Social Welfare and Development - The Department of Social Welfare and Development shall support the DepEd by sharing its community mapping data, referring prospective learners, and providing access to other social services to ALS learners;

(g) Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) - The Department of the Interior and Local Government shall held enlist the support of LGUs as DepEd partners in the implementation of ALS programs. The DepEd shall coordinate with the DILG on matters requiring LGU participation including, but not limited to, the generation and mapping of data related to education as a dimension of poverty under Republic Act No. 11315 or the "Community-Based Monitoring System Act";

(h) Department of Justice - The Department of Justice shall collaborate with the DepEd to facilitate, expand, and strengthen the implementation of ALS programs for persons deprived of liberty;

(i) National Commission on Indigenous Peoples - The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples shall assist the DepEd to develop a culturally responsive curriculum that respects and takes into account the indigenous knowledge system and practices and indigenous learning systems. Such curriculum shall be integrated with the prescribed ALS curriculum.

(j) Department of Information and Communications Technology - The Department of Information and Communications Technology shall help the DepEd in the ALS implementation by providing digital resources to the various ALS CLCs and guidance for the digital literacy component of the ALS K to 12 BEC and the ALS NFE programs;

(k) Department of Health - The Department of Health shall assist ALS Teachers in the delivery of health education and other services that promote the health and well-being of ALS learners, especially female childbearing youth and adult learners. It shall partner with the DepEd in providing ALS programs for qualified patients of its various drug treatment and rehabilitation centers; and

(l) Such other relevant government agencies whose mandated functions and mechanisms are necessary to effectively and sustainably implement the ALS programs.