The A&E Learning Support System allows the student to meet the Instructional Manager (IM) based on an agreed day and time (the IM has 400 hours in the learning centre, which amounts to 3-4 months). The learning centre may be in the barangay hall, a day care centre, a chapel, or a residence. The programme is community-based in that IMs come from the community they serve. Learning modules take the place of textbooks so that varied topics affecting everyday life and local and global issues may be presented to learners. (Learners select modules of interest to them.) A special feature of the programme is the one-on-one approach - the IM assists learners in coming up with a learning plan; the IM closely monitors learning progress.

The NFE A&E test offers OSY, OSA, functional illiterates, unemployed people, elementary and secondary education drop-outs, and industrial workers the possibility of certification. The NFE A&E test is a standardised paper- and pencil-based test featuring multiple-choice questions based on the expected learning outcomes articulated in the five learning strands of the NFE A&E Curriculum framework:

Those who pass the course receive an elementary or secondary certificate that is comparable to graduate status. This certificate enables them to enter a four-year college course or vocational courses, or to become employed. Those who receive a certificate are aided in their future pursuits through career counseling or a referral system.

Youth, Economic Development, Education.

This programme was initiated in response to a study commissioned by the Department of Education and Sports (DECS) and spearheaded by the Bureau of Nonformal Education and its nonformal education partners (which include government agencies, state universities and colleges, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), as well as individual nonformal education experts).

PNGOC has implemented the NFE A&E project in Manila, Muntinlupa, Pasay City, Las Piñas, Caloocan, Makati, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Pasig, San Juan, Quezon City, Taguig, Pateros, Valenzuela, Samar, Romblon, Bohol, Cebu, Lapu lapu, Mandaue, North Cotabato, and Biñan.