education for everyone. worldwide. lifelong. dvv international

Education for Everyone. Worldwide.Lifelong.

DVV International

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DVV International at a glance

• Institute for International Cooperation of the German Adult Education Association (DVV)

• More than 200 partners in over 35 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin-America and Europe

• Creation and development of sustainable structures forYouth and Adult Education in developing and transition countries

• International lobby work for Lifelong Learning

• Training, consulting and media for global, intercultural and European learning policy


Technical programs Regional programs

Organisational structure of DVV International

INSTITUTEMANAGEMENT

Training and furthertraining

Africa

Asia

Global learning Latin

America

EuropeInformation

and communica-

tion

Monitoring and

evaluation

Centralservices

FundingMarketing

andfundraising


How we work – our integrated approach

On the micro-level the work isdirected at the individual, e.g. through literacy courses, professional training orhealth education.

On the meso-level we strengthen the institutional and human capacity of our local partners.

On the macro-level we advocate worldwide for Lifelong Learning. We advise governments and support networks and partners in their lobbying efforts on behalf of Youth and Adult Education.

Work on 3 levels


Project management cycle

Funding

Be on the AgendaLobby for Adult Education to be part of development policiesLearn and

InnovateLearn from implementation, monitoring and evaluation

Be selectedDevelop and write good proposals

Show ResultsCarry out projects successfully and make the results known


Journal “Adult Education and Development”

Contents: Informs about Adult Education worldwide in practice and theory

Target group: Adult educators, especially in developing and transition countries

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Frequency: Once a year, free of charge

Print edition: ~10,000, subscribers in more than 160 countries Online offer: PDF, Flipbook und HTML versionIndex for article searchVirtual seminar after publication of each issue

Adult Education in practice and theory


“International Perspectives in Adult Education”

Contents:Reports, studies, materials on the international aspects of Adult Education

Target group:Adult educators, especially in developingand transition countries

Languages:English, other languages as needed

Publication frequency:According to need; usually 1 - 2 times per year

Print edition:1,000 to 4,000

Reports, studies, materials


Vision

We fight poverty through education and support development.

As a globally acting professional organisation for Adult Education, we build a sustainable system for Adult Education along with citizens, educational organisations and governments.

Together with the people in our partner countries, we establish places for Lifelong Learning.

Education for Everyone. Worldwide.

Lifelong.

Lifelong Learning for all

German Adult Education Centres (VHS)German Adult Education Association (DVV)

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Education as a public responsibility

German Adult Education Centres (Volkshochschulen, VHS)


German Adult Education Centres at a glance

• Adult Education providers with community sponsorship

• Largest Adult Education providers in Germany

• More than 900 Adult Education Centres and 3,000 regional field offices

About 600,000 Adult Education offers per year

• Over 6 million course participants per year


15 Million hours of teaching per year

Source: Volkshochschulstatistik, 51. Folge, Arbeitsjahr 2012

Adult Education Centre events

Feature Absolute Share

Adult Education Centre eventsOverallEventsHours taughtEnrolment

675,35315,013,837

8,846,847

100.0%100.0%100.0%

Course eventsCoursesHours taughtEnrolment

572,59914,733,738

6,279,535

84.8%98.1%71.0%

Individual eventsEventsHours taught (estimated)Enrolment

93,145186,290

2,355,270

13.8%1.2%

26.6%Study tours/tripsEventsHours taughtEnrolment

9,60993,809

212,042

1.4%0.6%2.4%


Culture, Health, Language and Society


Program area/Subject

Courses In % Hours taught In % Enrolment In %

Languages 171,219 29.9 6,249,941 42.4 1,738,841 27.7

Health 190,233 33.2 2,948,033 20.0 2,300,549 36.6

Culture, Design 92,815 16.2 1,627,155 11.0 938,425 14.9

Politics, Society, Environment

41,208 7.2 658,077 4.5 597,707 9.5

Work, Profession 63,163 11.0 1,842,342 12.5 570,004 9.1

Basic education, School certificates

13,961 2.4 1,408,190 9.6 134,009 2.1

Total 572,599 100 14,733,738 100 6,279,535 100

Adult Education classes by program area


Proportion of lessons by program area in %

Culture, Health, Language and Society


4.5

11

20

42.4

12.5

9.6 Politics, Society, Environment

Culture, Design

Health

Languages

Work, Profession

Basic Education, School certificates


Age distribution of participants in VHS courses

Across all age groups


6.56.5

16.2

30.6

25.5

14.7 under 18 18-24

25-34 35-49

50-64 65 and older


Funding of German Adult Education Centres

39.6

19.313.9

27.2

Participation fees: € 393,175,000

Other income*: € 192,297,000

State grants: € 138,259,000

Community grants: € 270,139,000

*e.g.: Federal Government or EU fundsSource: Volkshochschulstatistik, 51. Folge, Arbeitsjahr 2012

Participation fees and public funding

Demand-oriented Adult Education – locally

VHS Wilhelmshaven


Port on the North Sea

Wilhelmshaven:

More than 75,000 inhabitants

Principle Employers:• Port industry (oil transfer point)• Chemical industry• Navy (8000-8500 soldiers

and employees)• Tourism

Unemployment rate June 2013:• 12.4% (Germany: 6.6%)


VHS Wilhelmshaven events

Wide-ranging interest in continuing education

Courses/Trainings Hours taught Enrolment

Society, Politics, Environment 110 755 2,031

Culture, Design 140 2,325 1,805

Health 182 3,021 1,802

Languages 305 11,334 2,884

Work, Profession 112 2,478 763

Basic Education, School Certificates 30 6,330 327

Contracted activities 175 36,031 2580

From those: Company trainings 107 3,977 971

Total 1,054 62,274 12,192

Source: Statistics VHS Wilhelmshaven 2013


Staff of the VHS Wilhelmshaven

Generous Voluntary Engagement

97

250

Full-time

Voluntary

Source: Statistics VHS Wilhelmshaven 2013


Income of the VHS Wilhelmshaven in %

No Adult Education without grants

12

72

88

Course fees: € 539,659

Third party funds: € 3,149,237*

State grants: € 364,084

City grants: € 326,538

Source: Statistics VHS Wilhelmshaven 2013* e.g.: Funds from Agentur für Arbeit [Employment

Agency] or the European Social Fund (ESF)


Profile of the VHS Wilhelmshaven

Politically neutral, professional and cooperative

1) Local and citizen-oriented primary care

2) Support for self-employment, ability to judge and conflict resolution skills

3) Politically neutral, democratic, religious neutrality

4) Role of facilitator for culturally andsocially relevant issues

5) Needs-based planning

6) Cooperation with relevant local educational, cultural and social facilities

7) Full-time professional staff

8) Permanent training of full-time and part-time employees

9) Advisory Board with representatives of municipalities and important social stakeholders


VHS Locations Wilhelmshaven

Main officeVirchowstraße 29

Project House 1 Schellingstraße 19

Project House 2Mühlenweg 67

Main office and Project House locations

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