Education for Everyone. Worldwide. Lifelong. DVV International

2 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 for Youth 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

3 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 1969Establishment 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

4 Technical programs Regional programs Organisational structure of DVV International INSTITUTE MANAGEMENT Training and further training Africa Asia Global learning Latin America Europe Information and communica- tion Monitoring and evaluation Central services Funding Marketing and fundraising

5 How we work – our integrated approach On the micro-level the work is directed at the individual, e.g. through literacy courses, professional training or health 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

6 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

7 Project management cycle Funding Be on the Agenda Lobby for Adult Education to be part of development policies Learn and Innovate Learn from implementation, monitoring and evaluation Be selected Develop and write good proposals Show Results Carry out projects successfully and make the results known

8 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 version Index for article search Virtual seminar after publication of each issue Adult Education in practice and theory

9 “International Perspectives in Adult Education” Contents: Reports, studies, materials on the international aspects of Adult Education Target group: Adult educators, especially in developing and transition countries Languages: English, other languages as needed Publication frequency: According to need; usually times per year Print edition: 1,000 to 4,000 Reports, studies, materials

10 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.

Education for Everyone. Worldwide. Lifelong. Lifelong Learning for all German Adult Education Centres (VHS) German Adult Education Association (DVV)

Education as a public responsibility German Adult Education Centres (Volkshochschulen, VHS)

13 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

14 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

Million hours of teaching per year Source: Volkshochschulstatistik, 51. Folge, Arbeitsjahr 2012 Adult Education Centre events FeatureAbsoluteShare Adult Education Centre events Overall Events Hours taught Enrolment 675,353 15,013,837 8,846, % Course events Courses Hours taught Enrolment 572,599 14,733,738 6,279, % 98.1% 71.0% Individual events Events Hours taught (estimated) Enrolment 93, ,290 2,355, % 1.2% 26.6% Study tours/trips Events Hours taught Enrolment 9,609 93, , % 0.6% 2.4%

16 Culture, Health, Language and Society Source: Volkshochschulstatistik, 51. Folge, Arbeitsjahr 2012 Program area/ Subject CoursesIn %Hours taughtIn %EnrolmentIn % Languages171, ,249, ,738, Health190, ,948, ,300, Culture, Design92, ,627, , Politics, Society, Environment 41, , , Work, Profession63, ,842, , Basic education, School certificates 13, ,408, , Total572, ,733, ,279, Adult Education classes by program area

17 Proportion of lessons by program area in % Culture, Health, Language and Society Source: Volkshochschulstatistik, 51. Folge, Arbeitsjahr 2012

18 Age distribution of participants in VHS courses Across all age groups Source: Volkshochschulstatistik, 51. Folge, Arbeitsjahr 2012

19 Funding of German Adult Education Centres *e.g.: Federal Government or EU fundsSource: Volkshochschulstatistik, 51. Folge, Arbeitsjahr 2012 Participation fees and public funding

Demand-oriented Adult Education – locally VHS Wilhelmshaven

21 Port on the North Sea Wilhelmshaven: More than 75,000 inhabitants Principle Employers: Port industry (oil transfer point) Chemical industry Navy ( soldiers and employees) Tourism Unemployment rate June 2013: 12.4% (Germany: 6.6%)

22 VHS Wilhelmshaven events Wide-ranging interest in continuing education Courses/TrainingsHours taughtEnrolment Society, Politics, Environment ,031 Culture, Design1402,3251,805 Health1823,0211,802 Languages30511,3342,884 Work, Profession1122, Basic Education, School Certificates306, Contracted activities17536, From those: Company trainings1073, Total1,05462,27412,192 Source: Statistics VHS Wilhelmshaven 2013

23 Staff of the VHS Wilhelmshaven Generous Voluntary Engagement Source: Statistics VHS Wilhelmshaven 2013

24 Income of the VHS Wilhelmshaven in % No Adult Education without grants Source: Statistics VHS Wilhelmshaven 2013 * e.g.: Funds from Agentur für Arbeit [Employment Agency] or the European Social Fund (ESF)

25 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 and socially 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

26 VHS Locations Wilhelmshaven Main office Virchowstraße 29 Project House 1 Schellingstraße 19 Project House 2 Mühlenweg 67 Main office and Project House locations