LIFELONG LEARNING. ADULT EDUCATION IN GERMAN.

The Verband der Volkshochschulen des Saarlandes is the professional association of the Saarland adult education centres. The members of the association are the 16 local adult education centres in Saarland, where every year approximately 120,000 participants take part in nearly 9,000 events.

DVV-international. Adult Education and development The Adult Education Centre as a Public Responsability.

The document provided is a position paper giving the self-understanding of German Adult Education Centres. It has been drawn up on a broad base, with participation of local centres all over Germany, the federal state associations and an advisory board of andragogists. The General Assembly of the German Adult Education Association (Deutscher Volkshochschul-Verband, DVV) agreed on the final version in March 2011.

For further and more detailed information you can check those web links:

• Integration courses - Learning German and much more:  http://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/for-qualified-professionals/living/integration-courses

• Learning German the easy way: http://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/for-qualified-professionals/working/guide/language-skills#learning-german-the-easy-way

• The exam Deutsch-Test für Zuwanderer at the end of Integration courses: http://www.telc.net/en/candidates/language-examinations/tests/detail/deutsch-test-fuer-zuwanderer-a2-b1.html

• The Life in Germany test at the end of the orientation course (final part of the integration course): http://www.bamf.de/EN/Willkommen/DeutschLernen/Integrationskurse/Abschlusspruefung/LebenInDeutschland/lebenindeutschland-node.html

• Extract Guide-to-Living-in-Germany en File

  
  
• Extract Guide-to-Working-in-Germany en File

  
  
• Welcome to Germany - Integration course