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Het Perspectief (coordinator)
Belgium
Contact: Jan Strybol
Het Perspectief is a centre for adult education, formal education. With 284 members of staff and 16203 enrolments, representing 10250 persons, it is one of the largest centres for adult education in Flanders, Belgium and is located in the historical town of Ghent. The age range of its students is 16 to 85. Het Perspectief consists of 7 different departments: languages (15), Dutch for non Dutch speakers, Computer sciences, Further Vocational Education, Initial Teacher Training, Bussiness Management, and Bodycare. Het Perspectief has build up a lot of expertise in adult education and is often consulted by regional and national organisations active in education. Beside general courses Het Perspectief also offers tailored courses aimed at specific target groups such as seniors and migrants or at specific professional categories such a as trade unions, police academy. Het Perspectief has also built up a lot of expertise in e-learning both in the language courses and the IT courses.
Evangelische Erwachsenenbildung Niedersachsen (partner)
Germany
Contact: Michael Albe
The Protestant Adult Education in Lower Saxony (PAE) is the largest educational organisation of the Confederation of Protestant Churches in Lower Saxony. PAE is part of the pluralistic education system in Lower Saxony and is one of 7 “Landeseinrichtungen”, which are supported by the Federal State of Lower Saxony. PAE works under the law of adult education (NEBG) in Lower Saxony. Since 2004 PAE is certificated by the ArtSet-Institute® in the frame of quality management. PAE develops and promotes educational opportunities in cooperation with churches, public bodies and other organisations (2009 = 800 partners). PAE has 14 offices spread all over Lower Saxony.With more than 150.000 lesson hours, 5900 courses/seminars and around 2.000 course leaders PAE reaches more than 74.000 participants the year. PAE is member of the Niedersächsischer Bund für freie Erwachsenenbildung und der Deutschen Evangelischen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Erwachsenenbildung (DEAE).
Fræðslumiðstöð atvinnulífsins (partner)
Iceland
Contact: Guðfinna Harðardóttir
The Education and Training Service Centre (ETSC) was established in 2002 as a collaborative forum of the founding parties for adult education and vocational training in cooperation with other educational bodies operating under the auspices of the member associations. The objective is to enable individuals who have not graduated from the upper secondary level to obtain an education and improve their position in the labour market. The main responsibilities include identifying educational needs of the target group and writing curricula and program descriptions in accordance with the need analysis, supervising the development of guidance and counseling for the target group and enhancing the quality of the provision (educational activities, guidance and counseling and validation of prior learning) through the development of quality standards. The ETSC is also a centre for educational consulting and the development of adult education in Iceland.
International Language School (partner)
Italy
Contact: Fabio Boccio
The International Language School, is a member of the AIF Associazione Italiana Formatori, (Italian Training Personnel Association) has worked in the field of language training for over 20 years. Since its foundation, it has been continuously committed to research and improvement of operating processes in language training and communication. Founded in 1985, it is recognised by the Ministry of Education, and is an examination centre of the O.C.R. (Universities of Oxford and Cambridge and of the Royal Society of Arts). It is an examination centre for the Universities of London and Edinburgh. The International Language School is the official centre and exclusive representative in Italy of the certification body WBT – Weiterbildungs-Testsysteme GmBH, member of the ALTE (Association of Language Testers in Europe), for TELC (The European Language Certificates) European language certification; with respect to these certificates, for the “Progetto Lingue 2000”, the ILS signed the memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Education, Universities and Research in 2001, and in 2002 signed a framework agreement with the CRUI (Conference of Italian University Chancellors) for the “Campus One” project. The language skill levels adopted by our mother-tongue teachers are those stated in the Common European Framework of the Council of Europe.Since 1985, the ILS has provided regular language training and updating courses for teachers in State Schools. Examples include the courses organised under a convention with IRRSAE Lazio (“The second language in elementary schools with reference to continuity with infant school and multiracial classes” and “Multicultural didactic paths: training requirements and integration strategies”). The first course, aimed at training teachers in English language pronunciation didactics and Italian language teachers for multiracial classes, involved approximately 800 elementary school teachers; the other course, originating in the need to create intercultural training courses for teachers, involved approximately 200 middle school teachers throughout Lazio.
Järfälla Vägledningscentrum (partner)
Sweden
www.jarfalla.se/vuxenutbildningen
Contact: Annica Thorman
Järfälla Guidance centre is a newly started activity for adults ranging from 16 and upwards consisting of career advisors and social workers whose main task is to get people into actions like work or preferably studies. It started in July and is a organisation that tries to tailor-make education for adults with different needs bying these educations eg from different providers. They don´t have to buy actions from the municipality but from any where in both the public or private organisations to make the advice as successful as possible.
All adults are offered to study any where in the Stockholm county and not as we have experienced earlier just in our municipality. Adults may choose anything but the career advisors decides according to rules, regulations and budget. We make individual study plans.
We consider ourselves as a kind of "GPS" that help the adults to be lead after his or her needs and the study plan. We work with and can provide case studies as an asset for the project.We are specialised in leading motivating dialogues and making case studies. We are also good at intercultural awareness.
We have right now more than 50 percent of adults coming from other cultural backgrounds and many of them with special needs.They also need special treatment in advising but sometimes also assistance from the social workers ( younger ones ).