The Department of Education (DepEd) will be conducting the Accreditation and Equivalency (A&E) test in the four Sundays of October 2009. The aforementioned exam is to measure the competencies of those who have not finished formal elementary or secondary education.
The A&E exam is part of the DepEd’s commitment to the goals of Education For All (EFA) by 2015.
The A & E test is free. The deadline for registration is on August 31, 2009. Examinees should register in any of the 199 designated registration and testing centers nationwide.
Qualified to take the test are unemployed or underemployed out-of-school youths or adults, drop-outs or those who have left the formal schools, persons with physical disabilities and inmates, rebel or soldier integrees.
The test taker should accomplish a registration form and submit the requirements for registration like two 1″x1″ latest photo, proofs of identification like copy of birth certificate, company or employer ID, postal ID, voter’s ID, TIN, SSS or GSIS card, valid driver’s license, valid passport or Form 138. (DepEd)
