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PERMANENT EDUCATION CENTRE “Siete Villas” Sierra de Cádiz, Andalucía ( Spain ). Distribution of Training Centres. Permanent Education Centre “Siete Villas”. A public institution belonging to the department of Education of Regional Government
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PERMANENT EDUCATION CENTRE “Siete Villas”Sierra de Cádiz, Andalucía (Spain) Distributionof Training Centres
Permanent Education Centre “Siete Villas” • A public institution belonging to the department of Education of Regional Government • Offers both formal and non-formal educational programs • Belongs to a local lifelong learning network of public institutions. - In 24 towns - 7 high schools - 3 permanent education centres - The Provincial Distance Learning Institute
Permanent Education Centre “Siete Villas” • Locations: 8 towns • Total population: 42.547 • Main activities: • Tourism • Agriculture • Leather manufacturing • Farming • Total students: 650
UBRIQUE Population: 18.362 Main activity: Leather manufacturing No. of students: 230
VILLALUENGA Population: 481 Main activity: Tourism and farming. Cheese industry. No. of students: 20
BENAOCAZ • Population: 729 • Main activity: Tourism and farming • No. of students: 25
GRAZALEMA Population: 2.225Main activity: Tourism and agriculture No. of students: 35
BENAMAHOMA Population: 637 Main activity: Tourism, agriculture, furniture making. No. of students: 18
EL BOSQUE Population: 2.000 Main activity: Furniture making & tourism No. of students: 20
PRADO DEL REY Population: 5.968 Main activity: Leather manufacturing & farming No. of students: 115
VILLAMARTIN Population: 12.145 Main activity: Agriculture No. of students: 120
RESOURCES OFFERED • Teachers 12 • Tutors: 6 • Basic training courses: 17 • Secondary Ed. Degree: 6 • Reading clubs: 3 • Computer training courses: 5 • Driver license courses: 1 • Basic communication skills in English 1 • Spanish for foreigners course: 1 • Arabic language course: 1 • Painting course: 2 • Arts & crafts course: 2 • Theatre workshop 1
PERMANENT EDUCATION CENTRE • Financial sources • Teaching staff: 100% Andalucía Regional GovernmentTutors: Each town’s local government • Running expenses: 40% Local government 60% Andalucía Regional Government • Human Resources • Teaching staff: 12 Teacher 5 Tutors • Total number of students: 650
Take a look at our website www.juntadeandalucia.es/averroes/siete_villas
ICTs at our institution • Fully-equipped computer classrooms within each school. • 170 PC’s • broadband internet connection • Learners use computers at least once a week, mainly basic word processing and internet. • Main weakness: Limited use of computers by teaching staff: • 50% find it really hard to create e-mail document attachments. • 90% know how to insert a picture into a text document. • Only 10% use computers to create teaching materials.
Immigrants-native learners • Very small immigrant population in our region • No racial discrimination has ever been reported • Poor knowledge of the other party • There are hidden prejudices to the other party • Immigrants in general feel they have been well accepted since arrival.