Section 5Sec./Art. 5

Lifelong Learning Development Framework. - A Lifelong Learning Development Framework (LLDF) shall describe and set the standards for the development of action components and desirable measures for success to promote and implement lifelong learning in cities, municipalities, barangays, and lifelong learning providers.

(a) The LLDF shall have the following objectives:

(1) Promote functional literacy at all levels of society;

(2) Promote inclusive learning in the educational system;

(3) Revitalize learning in families and communities;

(4) Facilitate learning for and in the workplace, with the participation of industry and other stakeholders;

(5) Extend the use of modern learning technologies;

(6) Ensure the quality of learning; and

(7) Foster a culture of learning throughout life.

(b) The action components and corresponding success measures shall include the following:

(1) Promotion of Literacy at All Levels of Society. - This component upholds the importance of promoting basic and functional literacy for all and includes activities that provide every citizen the opportunity to become literate and obtain foundational and transversal skills, Adult literacy rate shall be the corresponding success measure for this action component;

(2) Promotion of Inclusive Learning in the Educational System. - No person, regardless of ability, sex, social background, language, ethnicity, religion, or culture, shall be excluded from participating in the lifelong learning system. The following activities and corresponding success measures shall fall under this component:

(2.1) Expanding access to early childhood carer and education, with the net enrollment rate in pre-primary education, as its success measure;

(2.2) Scaling micro-credential initiatives, promoting and transferable skills development, and recognizing alternative learning certifications through the Philippine Credit Transfer System (PCTS), as the success measure;

(2.3) Promoting inclusivity and equity in education by expanding access to and participation in alternative education programs for underserved groups, with the number of beneficiaries reached and the quality of programs provided, as success measures;

(2.4) Expanding access to formal education from primary to tertiary level, with the average number of years of formal education by people aged twenty-five (25) and older, as success measure;

(2.5) Expanding access to and participation in adult education and technical-vocational education and training, with the percentage of citizens aged twenty-five (25) to sixty-four (64) who were monitored and reported to have received education or training in the last twelve (12) months, as success measure; and

(2.6) Providing support for underrepresented and marginalized groups, including women, youth, indigenous peoples, and persons with disabilities, to ensure equitable access to education through inclusive learning options, pathways, and support mechanisms, with the adoption of quality measures by local government units (LGUs) and the successful integration and retention of learners, as success measures.

(3) Revitalization of Learning in Families and Communities. - Lifelong learning shall not be confined to educational or business settings but shall also include learning within families and local communities. The following activities and corresponding success measures shall under this component:

(3.1) Establishing or recognizing community-based learning spaces and providing learning resources to families and communities, with the number of functional community-based infrastructure or spaces dedicated to lifelong learning, as success measure; and

(3.2) Motivating citizens to participate in family and community learning, giving special attention to vulnerable and disadvantaged groups, such as indigent families, migrants, people with disabilities, minorities, and third-age learners, with (i) the availability or presence of LGU legislation to support learning in families, (ii) percentage of community members participating in community learning activities on a regular basis, and (iii) percentage of community members engaging in learning activities, as success measures.

(4) Facilitation of Learning for and in the Workplace. - Lifelong learning shall support the economic activities and the workforce in the community and related environs. The following activities and corresponding success measures shall fall under this component:

(4.1) Ensuring that all members of the workforce have access to a broad array of learning opportunities as part of the work-to-work transition, with the rate of employees' participation in job-related education and training, as success measures;

(4.2) Providing appropriate learning opportunities for unemployed youths and adults, with the percentage of their enrollment in various employment or entrepreneurship training programs offered in the city, municipality, or barangay, as success measure; and

(4.3) Promoting innovative, transparent, equitable, and sustainable financing mechanisms as well as non-financial incentives for workers' participation in training, with the percentage of workers' participation in training, with the percentage of workers' enrollment in and completion of training programs directly resulting from the introduced financing mechanisms and incentives, as success measures.

(5) Extensive of the Use of Modern Learning Technologies. - Cities, municipalities, or barangays shall enable all citizens to use information and communications technology (ICT), particularly the internet and all forms of relevant media, for learning and self-empowerment. The following activities and corresponding success measures shall fall under this component:

(5.1) Training administrators, teachers, and educators to use technologies that enhance learning, with the percentage of teachers or educators who received ICT training in the last twelve (12) months, as success measure;

(5.2.) Expanding citizens' access to ICT tools and learning programs, with the number of established ICT tools and learning programs, as well as the percentage of users who regularly utilize ICT for class activities in schools and other lifelong learning spaces, as success measures; and

(5.3) Enhancing comprehensive digital literacy, including cybersecurity awareness and exposure to emerging technologies, with the percentage of individuals who received digital literacy programs in the last twelve (12) months, as success measure.

(6) Enhancement of Quality Learning. - The following activities and corresponding success measures shall fall under this component:

(6.1) Promoting a paradigm shift from teaching to learning, from the mere acquisition of information to the development of creativity and learning skills, with the measure of learning acquired, assessed according to relevant standards, as success measures;

(6.2) Employing appropriately trained administrators, teachers, educators, and subject matter experts, with the availability of appropriately trained teachers or educators as success measure;

(6.3) Fostering an environment where learners have, as far as practicable, ownership of their learning, with the ratio of students to teachers in kindergarten, elementary, junior, high school, senior high school, and adult and continuing education, as success measure; and

(6.4) Ensuring that skills training is relevant to business and labor marker needs, with employment, engagements, and productive activities of graduates, as success measure.

For the purpose of this component, education agencies shall provide assessment mechanisms, which include various dimensions such as learning to know, to do, to be, to live together, and to use technology with success measures and performance indicators, in coordination with the Philippine Qualifications Framework - National Coordination Council (PQF-NCC).

(7) Fostering a Culture of Learning Throughout Life. - The following activities and corresponding success measures shall fall under this component:

(7.1) Organizing and supporting public events that encourage and celebrate learning with the existence of public activities such as adult learning week, learning festivals, International Literacy Day, and the use of different modalities to promote and celebrate learning, as success measure;

(7.2) Providing adequate information, career counselling, vocational guidance, and support to all citizens, and stimulating them to learn through diverse pathways, with the percentage of learners satisfied with the information and counselling received, as success measure; and

(7.3) Acknowledging the importance of learning in informal and non-formal settings and developing systems that recognize and reward all forms of learning, with the availability of LGU ordinance and practice of recognizing, validating, and accrediting all learning outcomes aligned with the PCTS and Republic Act No. 10968 or the "PQF Act", as success measures.

(8) Improvement of Governance and Participation of All Stakeholders. - All sectors of society shall have a key role in learning and education, and shall participate in building learning cities, municipalities, or barangays. The following activities and corresponding success measures shall fall under this component:

(8.1) Establishing inter-sectoral coordination mechanisms to involve governmental and non-governmental organizations and the private sector in effectively building learning cities, municipalities, or barangays, to encourage stakeholder mobilization and coordination in developing learning cities, municipalities, or barangays as success measure;

(8.2) Encouraging all stakeholders to provide quality learning opportunities and unique contributions towards building a learning city, municipality, or brangay, with stakeholders' commitment, plans, and actions for the development of better, more accessible learning opportunities within their areas of responsibility and the existence of partnerships and cooperation between the city, municipality, or barangay, and the private sector to support the learning strategy, as success measures;

(8.3) Strengthening intersectoral coordination mechanisms to involve governmental and non-governmental organizations and the private sector in effectively nuilding learning cities, municipalities, or barangays to encourage stakeholder mobilization and coordination in developing learning cities, municipalities, or barangays, as success measure;

(8.4) Establishing coordination among government and stakeholders in the collection, analysis, and dissemination of labor market information, with the use of tools and latest technologies, supportive of skills development and lifelong learning policies, strategies, and programs, as success measure; and

(8.5) Establishing an inter-LGU mechanism to support the development and implementation of related lifelong learning programs.

(9) Boosting of Resource Mobilization and Utilization. - The following activities and corresponding success measures shall fall under this component:

(9.1) Encouraging greater financial investment in lifelong learning by the national and local governments, civil society, private sector organizations, and individuals, with public expenditure on education and learning as a percentage of the total LGU budget, and for different levels or types of education, as success measure;

(9.2) Making effective use of all stakeholders' learning resources and developing innovative funding mechanisms to support lifelong learning for all, with innovative initiatives of mapping and utilizing human, financial, cultural, and other resources available to the city, municipality, or barangay to facilitate learning, as success measure;

(9.3) Adopting pro-poor funding policies and providing various types of support to disadvantaged groups, with the allocation and effective use of fund to support the participation of disadvantaged groups in learning, as success measure;

(9.4) Encouraging citizens to contribute their talents, skills, knowledge, and experience on a voluntary basis, with citizens' contribution to helping other citizens, as success measure; and

(9.5) Encouraging the exchange of ideas, experience, and best practices between and among organizations in different cities, municipalities, and barangays, with the number of international, inter-city, inter-municipality, or inter-barangay partnerships and exchanges with other lifelong learning institutions, as success measure.

The success measures for each component shall b reviewed and evaluated annually, and amended and modified by the PQF-NCC, as it may deem necessary. For each success measure, whether enumerated under this Act or thereafter amended or modified, performance indicators shall be identified by the PQF-NCC.