Second Chance School

Hans Bosch President European Association of Cities, Institutions and Second Chance Schools (E2C-Europe)

Ivo HeutsCo-ordinator European Association of Cities, Institutions and Second Chance Schools (E2C-Europe)

This presentation

• The problem• Political awareness• The Second Chance School• E2C-Europe• Questions?

The ProblemTwo-speed society

The ‘rich’:Virtual economy, top-education, top-jobs, high speed development

The ‘poor’:Growing number of youngsters without qualifications, jobs or perspectives

Political awarenessThe beginning

• Multiple life courses / different roles• Individualism• Immigration / integration• Drop-outs cause multiple problems• Everybody deserves a second chance

Political awarenessThe first initiatives

• EC White paper: towards a learning society (1995)

• EC Pilot project Second Chance Schools (1997-2000)

• Lisbon Strategy (2000)

Second Chance SchoolsThe main aims

Social, occupational and civil integration of young people with a

lack of social and vocational qualifications through education and

training

There‘s a distance from education, labour and social participation

Second Chance SchoolsMarks

• The target group• Teaching basic vocational and social

competences• Individual and innovative ways of

(informal) learning• Partnerships of local actors

Second Chance SchoolsHeerlen (Arcus College), RETOUR

• Co-operation between local/regional organizations in the field of youth

• Settled in an official agreement• Objective: to prevent school leavers

without formal qualifications

Second Chance SchoolsHeerlen (Arcus College), RETOUR

• Regional municipalities (7)• 13 regional schools for secondary education• Bureau for youth care• Organisation for welfare/social work (Xonar)• Regional professional and educational

centre (Arcus College)• Regional enterprise for re-integration of

unemployed and disabled (Maecon)• Child protection service

Second Chance SchoolsHeerlen (Arcus College), RETOUR

• Project ‘Basta’• Project ‘COS’ (central insertion of

drop-outs)• Project ‘Accessibility in Education’• Project ‘Training for Education’

(E2C)

E2C-Europe Organizational structure

Board of administrators

Executive Committee

Secretariat

General Assembly

COI/COA/COS

Educational Platform

(COS/COA)

Administrative Platform

(COI)

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