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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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“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
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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)
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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
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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%
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Culture, Health, Language and Society
Source: Volkshochschulstatistik, 51. Folge, Arbeitsjahr 2012
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
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Proportion of lessons by program area in %
Culture, Health, Language and Society
Source: Volkshochschulstatistik, 51. Folge, Arbeitsjahr 2012
4.5
11
20
42.4
12.5
9.6 Politics, Society, Environment
Culture, Design
Health
Languages
Work, Profession
Basic Education, School certificates
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Age distribution of participants in VHS courses
Across all age groups
Source: Volkshochschulstatistik, 51. Folge, Arbeitsjahr 2012
6.56.5
16.2
30.6
25.5
14.7 under 18 18-24
25-34 35-49
50-64 65 and older
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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
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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%)
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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
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Staff of the VHS Wilhelmshaven
Generous Voluntary Engagement
97
250
Full-time
Voluntary
Source: Statistics VHS Wilhelmshaven 2013
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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)
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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
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VHS Locations Wilhelmshaven
Main officeVirchowstraße 29
Project House 1 Schellingstraße 19
Project House 2Mühlenweg 67
Main office and Project House locations