Education for Everyone. Worldwide.
Lifelong.
Lifelong Learning for all
German Adult Education Centres (VHS)German Adult Education Association (DVV) and DVV International
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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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The roots
100 years of Adult Education in action
1) Middle-class Enlightenment Societies and National Education Associations(e.g. Humboldt Associations from 1869)
2) English University Extension movement(Berlin, Bonn, Jena, Munich)
3) Workers’ education in a Volkshaus [House of the People]
4) Danish Adult Education movement, especially in northern Germany from 1905
Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig (1783 – 1872)
Volkshaus Leipzig, 1913
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German Adult Education Centres – development and re-establishment
100 years of Adult Education in action
1919/1920: First foundation boom of Adult Education Centres as politically and religiously neutral educational institutions
From 1933: Dismantling of the independent Adult Education Centres and their integration into the Nazi state
1949: Establishment of the “working association of the VHS national associations”; from 1953: German Adult Education Association (DVV)
2
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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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Women eager for education
Politics
, Socie
ty, E
nvironm
ent
Culture
, Desig
n
Health
Languages
Work
, Pro
fess
ion
Basic E
ducatio
n, Sch
ool Certi
ficate
s0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
MenWomen
75.9
24.1
Total
Gender distribution in VHS courses
Source: Volkshochschulstatistik, 51. Folge, Arbeitsjahr 2012
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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
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Adult Education through community sponsorship
39.7
14.67.5
32.3
1.5 4.4Community
County
Purpose Association
Registered Association
VHS in City-State
GmbH or other private carrier
Legal entities of German Adult Education Centres
Source: Volkshochschulstatistik, 51. Folge, Arbeitsjahr 2012
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Important employer for freelancers
Women In % Men In %
VHS Management 338 50.3 334 49.7
Administration full-time 3,024.1 80 758.9 20
Full-time teaching staff 2,192.8 67.5 1055.2 32.5
Freelance instructors 124,688 66.7 62,367 33.3
Staff in German Adult Education Centres
Source: Volkshochschulstatistik, 51. Folge, Arbeitsjahr 2012
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
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VHS Wilhelmshaven locations
Jever ExtensionHillemsen Hamm 2
Varel Extension,BürgermeisterHeidenreichstraße 2
Extensions
A strong voice for Adult Education
German Adult Education Association(Deutscher Volkshochschul-Verband e.V., DVV)
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Objectives and tasks of the German Adult Education Association (DVV)
Education and policy representation for German Adult Education Centres and the VHS state associations at the federal and European level
Promotes cooperation and exchange of experience
Develops principles and guidelines
Improves the quality of teaching in Adult Education
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Members of the DVV
Rooted in 16 Federal States
Landesbetrieb Hamburger Volkshochschule
Landesausschuss der Volkshochschulen des Landes Bremen
LV der Volkshochschulen Niedersachsens e.V.
LV der Volkshochschulen von NRW e.V.
HessischerVolkshochschulverband e.V.
Verband der Volkshochschulenvon Rheinland-Pfalz e.V.
Verband der Volkshochschulendes Saarlandes e.V.
VolkshochschulverbandBaden-Württemberg e.V.
LV der VolkshochschulenSchleswig-Holsteins e.V.
VolkshochschulverbandMecklenburg-Vorpommern e.V.
BrandenburgischerVolkshochschulverband e.V.
Berliner Senatsverwaltung fürBildung, Jugend und Sport
LV der VolkshochschulenSachsen-Anhalt e.V.
SächsischerVolkshochschulverband e.V.
ThüringerVolkshochschulverband e.V.
BayerischerVolkshochschulverband e.V.
Schleswig-Holstein
Hamburg
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Brandenburg
Berlin
Bremen
Lower Saxony
North Rhine-Westphalia
Hesse
Rhineland-Palatinate
Saarland
Baden-Wurttemberg
Thuringia
Bavaria
Saxony
Saxony-Anhalt
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National and international network
German Institute for Adult Education (DIE)
German UNESCO Commission (DUK)
European Adult Education Association (EAEA)
International Council for Adult Education (ICAE)
Federal Working Group Working and Living
European Basic Skills Network
Cooperation partners and Memberships (Selection)
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Association Structure
DVV International Board of TrusteesChair: Dr. Dagmar Engels
General Assembly/Members’ Council
DVV International
Institute Director: Dr. Anton Markmiller
Deputy Director:Uwe Gartenschlaeger
Head of Administration:
Gabriele Kleinen-RätzCommittees
Organisational and Finance CommitteeChair: Sylvia Kränke
Women’s CommitteeChair: Marion Beier
DVV Board of Directors
President: Prof. Dr. Rita Süssmuth
Chair: Dr. Ernst-Dieter Rossmann
DVV Federal Office
Association Director: Ulrich Aengenvoort
Deputy Director: Gundula Frieling
Affiliates
Grimme-Institut, MarlManaging Director: Dr. Frauke Gerlach
telc GmbH, Frankfurt Managing Director: Jürgen Keicher
Advisory Board for Adult Education elects
advisesadvises
advises
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Affiliated Associates of DVV
telc GmbH – The European Language Certificateswww.telc.net • 100 percent subsidiary of DVV• National and international recognised language test provider• Offers over 70 examinations in eleven languages
Grimme-Institut – Gesellschaft für Medien, Bildung und Kultur mbHwww.grimme-institut.de • Observes, analyses and evaluates media services
and their development• Produces media theoretical and practical media
education• Awards the annual Grimme Prize for exemplary
television and the Grimme Online Award for excellent quality production on the Internet
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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For over 50 years, active on 4 continents
1960 Start of training seminars for African adult educators in German Adult Education Centres
1963 Start of work in Latin America: Costa Rica, later Columbia
1967 Start of work in Africa: Somalia, later Ethiopia
1969 Establishment of “Specialist unit for Adult Education in developing countries”(today: DVV International) within the DVV
1973 Co-establishment of the International Council for Adult Education ICAE
1975 First foreign office opened (Ghana, Africa)
1977 Start of work in Asia: India, regionally with the Asian Adult Education Association ASPBAE
1990 Start of work in Central and Eastern Europe: Offices in Hungary and Poland
2000 Structural reform: Building of regional offices
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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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From Mexico to Laos – where we work
Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe
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Central America, South America
Latin America
Mexico
Guatemala
Cuba
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Bolivia
Regional office Country office No DVV International office, coordination through a local partner
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West Africa, North Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa
Africa
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Mozambique
Uganda
Ethiopia
Morocco
Mali
Guinea
Regional office Country office
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Central Asia, South and Southeast Asia, Middle East
Asia
Regional office Country office No DVV International office, coordination through local partner
Palestinianterritories
Jordan Afghanistan
Tajikistan
KyrgyzstanUzbekistan
Nepal
Cambodia
Laos
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Eastern Neighbours, Southeast Europe, Caucasus/Turkey
Europe
Belarus
Ukraine
Moldova
SerbiaKosovo
Macedonia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Turkey
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Regional office Country office No DVV International office, coordination through local partner
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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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(Macro-level)
Policy advice and advocacy for Adult Education
Transnational: International lobby work for an inclusive educational goal in the Post-2015 development agenda
Ethiopia: Advising the government on the creation of a national master plan for Adult Education
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(Meso-level)
Capacity Building
Palestinian territories: Creation of model centres for Adult Education and development of quality standards
Transnational:Summer academies on various topics for the training of local employees
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Literacy, basic education
Mozambique: Literacy offers for families (“Family Literacy”)
Laos und Cambodia:Functional literacy in Reflect circles in the villages of ethnic minorities
(Micro-level)
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Remedial education for certificates or diplomas
Bosnia-Herzegovina: Labour market oriented remedial basic education
Serbia: Use of general education schools for Second Chance offers
(Micro-level)
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Vocational education
Kosovo: Mobile vocational education centres for qualification of the unemployed
Central Asia: Vocational education in prisons
(Micro-level)
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Environmental education and sustainable development
Columbia: Development of alternative models of environmentally friendly agriculture and resource use for the training of small farmers
Cuba: Projects on environmental education and natural disaster protection in national parks
(Micro-level)
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Migration, integration and work with refugees
Jordan/Turkey: Education and meeting centres for Syrian refugees
Mali: Educational offers for internallydisplaced persons from northern Mali, e.g. income-generating measures for women
(Micro-level)
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Health education
Bolivia: Education and training of indigenous leaders in the filed of natural medicine and the promotion of alternative medicinal products and methods
Afghanistan: Health education within the scope of literacy programs
(Micro-level)
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Conflict prevention and democracy education
Armenia/Turkey: Reconciliation project: “Speaking to one another”
Guinea: Working with civil society and community representatives for transparent local politics
(Micro-level)
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Global learning in the Adult Education Centre („Globales Lernen in der Volkshochschule“)
The project “Global learning in the Adult Education Centre” supports workshops, project days and project series
• for multipliers, children and young people as well as older people
• on development policy issues such as: food security and food sovereignty, water, consumerism
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Global learning in the Adult Education Centre
… is aimed at: • all departments of the Adult Education Centres• in all the federal states
… provides:• advice on application and accounting• financing• provision of materials and information
The project is supported by ENGAGEMENT GLOBAL on behalf of the BMZ
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Monitoring and Evaluation
Results-based Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) is an integral and basic part of the work of DVV International
The M&E system of DVV International is oriented on national and international standards
Goals:• Constant improvement of the work of our partners, and our own work• Learning together in the methodical and technical aspects• Audit of attained objectives and ensuring the sustainability of our
work• Accountability in respect of the fund donors and the public
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Funding
In cooperation with the head office, the national and regional offices of DVV International take part regularly in European and international invitations to tender
Goals: • Extend existing programs• Find new sources of funding• Carry out new projects in accordance with
the mission of DVV International
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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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Fundraising
Goals: Acquisition of means and attraction of multipliers
Establishment of networks with large private donors, with business and with foundations for grant allocation
Implementation of fundraising in Bonn and in 35 locations worldwide
Engage in dialogue with all stakeholders in order to attain promises for the human right to education, for Lifelong Learning, for non-formal education, and for the work of DVV International
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Marketing
Brand management: Implementation and development of corporate design in Bonn and at all locations worldwide
Marketing activities: Building up marketing, development of new marketing instruments
Non-profit marketing: Dialogue with interest groups, positioning, image care, increasing the visibility of the Institute
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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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Publications on “Global Learning in the Adult Education Centre”
Contents:Background information, didactic materials and best practice examples about development policy issues in the context of Global Learning in Adult Education Centers
Languages:German; materials for language course in the relevant language
Print edition:Varies
Didactic teaching materials and practical examples
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Expenditures in 2013
€ 1,983,858
€ 13,559,345
Cost of office
Project funds
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In %
Regional distribution of project funds in 2013
45
22
7
13
13
Asia*
Africa
Tranverse projects
Southeastern and Eastern Europe
Latin America
*Afghanistan = 31 percent of Asia share
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Sources of finance in 2013
86.6
6.3
2.8
2.7
0.6 0.30.8 Federal Ministry for the Economic Cooperation and
Development: social structural support
Foreign Office
Federal Ministry for the Economic Cooperation and Development: Global Learning
European Union
Royal Netherlands Embassy, Ethiopia: Integrated Women Empowerment Program
International Education and Exchange
Others
In %
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Number of employees in 2013
Ped./S
ci. a
rea
Admini
stra
tion
Techn
. Ass
istan
tsM
ale
Female
Full-ti
me
Part-t
ime
020406080
100120140160
14 162 5
27 20 12
7561
31
65
102
128
39
Central Bonn (32)Regional and Country Offices (167)
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Number of employees in 2013
32
167
Central
Regional and Country Offices
70
129
MaleFemale
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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.