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Hamburger Volkshochschule Facts and background

Hamburger Volkshochschule Facts and background. 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

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Hamburger Volkshochschule Facts and background

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  1. Hamburger Volkshochschule Facts and background

  2. 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

  3. 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)

  4. Portfolio of the centre for Basic Education Basic education courses New ways to education for people at a disadvantage Projects financed by the State of Hamburg National projects (Ministry of Education and Research) Centre for Basic Education EU- and ESF-projects Education on demand (public bodies, organisations, foundations, companies) Others (selling printed material for teaching, cd-roms)

  5. Basic education coursesNew ways to education for people at a disadvantage 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

  6. Projects financed by the State of Hamburg • 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)

  7. EU projects • 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)

  8. Target groups • 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.

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