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Education for Everyone. Worldwide.

Lifelong.

Lifelong Learning for all

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

www.dvv-vhs.dewww.dvv-international.de

Education as a public responsibility

German Adult Education Centres (Volkshochschulen, VHS)

3www.dvv-vhs.de www.dvv-international.de

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


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


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)

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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%


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


Women eager for education

Politics

, Socie

ty, E

nvironm

ent

Culture

, Desig

n

Health

Languages

Work

, Pro

fess

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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



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


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



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


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


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)


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


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


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)


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


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


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


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


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


From Mexico to Laos – where we work

Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe


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


West Africa, North Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa

Africa

South Africa

Zimbabwe

Mozambique

Uganda

Ethiopia

Morocco

Mali

Guinea

Regional office Country office


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


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


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


(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


(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


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)


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)


Vocational education

Kosovo: Mobile vocational education centres for qualification of the unemployed

Central Asia: Vocational education in prisons

(Micro-level)


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)


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)


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)


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)


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Expenditures in 2013

€ 1,983,858

€ 13,559,345

Cost of office

Project funds


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


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 %


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)


Number of employees in 2013

32

167

Central

Regional and Country Offices

70

129

MaleFemale


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.

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