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Hamburger Volkshochschule

Facts and background

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Hamburger Volkshochschule

• catering to a 1,8 mill. population, metropolitan area: 2,5 Mill.• Volkshochschule: 90000 participants/year• 6 regional centres (in the districts of Hamburg)• 3 competence centres:

• German as a second language• Basic Education/projects• Cooperation schools/universities

• Courses: • Languages• Culture• Health• vocational trainings• ICT• Politics• and more

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VHS Centre for basic education and third party projects (GBZ)

Third party projects

The GBZ is a professional partner in various projects, funded by State of Hamburg, the German Government or the EU.Some figures: Courses and events 204 Teaching units 9500 Registrations 1500 Venues 50 (all figures are for the program year 2011/12)

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Basic education courses

New ways to education for people at a disadvantage

Projects financed by the State of Hamburg

Education on demand (public bodies, organisations,

foundations, companies)

EU- and ESF-projects

National projects(Ministry of Education

and Research)

Others (selling printed material for teaching,

cd-roms)

Portfolio of the centre for Basic Education

Centre for Basic Education

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Core competence• Providing regular basic courses in reading, writing,

calculating, English courses on a low level, IT courses• Low level/easy entry courses with every day topics e.g.

cooking, health, education, orientation• Courses for handicapped or disabled persons• Providing courses for persons 55+ with little educational

experience

Basic education coursesNew ways to education for people at a disadvantage

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• German as a foreign language for mothers in schools of children

• Information series on “Growing older in Hamburg”• BliZ- Learning Point in Osdorf (part of Hamburg with socially

disadvantaged people)

Projects financed by the State of Hamburg

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• MOLI, Hamburg (Mothers improve their life skills 2005- 2007)• FRISM 50+, Senior learning (2006-2008)• PEACE, Peace Education (2007-2009) • LARA, Learning, a Response to Ageing (2008-2010)• EUBIA, LLP, Exchange of best practice Senior Learning (2008-2010)• POYO (Interreg IV) Maintenance in Harbour related industries (2009-2012)• EDAM Education against Marginalisation, LLP (2009-2011)• LILAS, Lifelong Learning, lifelong Sport (Learning Partnership mentally

handicapped adults, 2009-2011)• SUDREAL: Regional Development through Education (2010-12)• CHARISM: Supporting youth in transition between school and job (2012-14)• MATURE: Making teaching useful, realistic and enjoyable (for older persons)

(2012-14)

EU projects

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• People with low educational background (youth, older persons)

• People with literacy problems• People with migration background

• migrant seniors• migrant mothers

• (Mentally, physically) handicapped and disadvantaged people• Older people with little educational experience

= these target groups often have an educational background lacking certification or acknowledged skills.

Target groups