1. Volkshochschule für den Landkreis Regen Educational measures to help the disadvantaged in Germany Vocational education and training  deeply embedded in German society The dual system integrates work based learning and school based learning to prepare apprentices for full-time employment.

2. Volkshochschule für den Landkreis Regen Educational measures to help the disadvantaged in Germany Vocational education and training (VET) has a key economic function in up-skilling and integrating young people into the labour market and in providing high quality technical skills.

3. Volkshochschule für den Landkreis Regen Educational measures to help the disadvantaged in Germany Some figures: people, aged 25 – 64: upper secondary level qualifications (because of dual system) Germany60 % EU 47 %

4. Volkshochschule für den Landkreis Regen Educational measures to help the disadvantaged in Germany young people, aged 15 – 24: low level of qualification Germany16 % EU29 % 12 % of German nationals and 38 % of foreign nationals  disadvantaged people

5. Volkshochschule für den Landkreis Regen Educational measures to help the disadvantaged in Germany Groups of the disadvantaged in Germany:  without school leaving certificate  with learning difficulties  with disabilities  unskilled people  social disadvantaged  young immigrants

6. Volkshochschule für den Landkreis Regen Educational measures to help the disadvantaged in Germany Specific support to the disadvantaged in Germany: BMBF (Federal Ministry of Education and Research) BMAS (Federal Ministry for Employment and Social Affairs) BA (Federal Employment Agency)

7. Volkshochschule für den Landkreis Regen Educational measures to help the disadvantaged in Germany SVE Institution preparing for school (BMBF) for children from 3 up to 6 years special kinds of kindergartens for disadvantaged children small groups more staff

8. Volkshochschule für den Landkreis Regen Educational measures to help the disadvantaged in Germany Förderschule: school for children with learning difficulties (BMBF) from 6 years up to 15 years graduation level much lower than Secondary General School small classes (about 7 – 10 pupils)

9. Volkshochschule für den Landkreis Regen Educational measures to help the disadvantaged in Germany BVJ Pre-vocational training year  chance to get the secondary general school certificate full-time ½ school ½ vocational training actual class

10. Volkshochschule für den Landkreis Regen Educational measures to help the disadvantaged in Germany BVJ vocational training working in a kindergarten working as car mechanic “very bad boys“

11. Volkshochschule für den Landkreis Regen Educational measures to help the disadvantaged in Germany BVJ vocational training tanner working in a hotel bakercar mechanic

12. Volkshochschule für den Landkreis Regen Educational measures to help the disadvantaged in Germany BVJ team building measures training of soft skills

13. Volkshochschule für den Landkreis Regen Educational measures to help the disadvantaged in Germany BvB pre-vocational training measure (BMAS; BA)  for young people under 25 years  no vocational training yet  aim: to get an apprenticeship training position

14. Volkshochschule für den Landkreis Regen Educational measures to help the disadvantaged in Germany BvB “cool gang“bigger groups

15. Volkshochschule für den Landkreis Regen Educational measures to help the disadvantaged in Germany abH training support (BA) offer for trainees in the form of remedial tuition and socio-pedagogic support in-company training relationship free for students

16. Volkshochschule für den Landkreis Regen Educational measures to help the disadvantaged in Germany EQJ Introductory Training for Young People (BA) company-based Introductory Training prevocational work experience in a company for 6 to 12 month vocational school opportunity to obtain partial qualifications on chamber level

17. Volkshochschule für den Landkreis Regen Educational measures to help the disadvantaged in Germany BaE vocational training in non- company establishments (BA) completely financed by the BA for young people with great problems in different fields a lot of socio-pedagogic support

18. Volkshochschule für den Landkreis Regen Educational measures to help the disadvantaged in Germany BüE vocational training in educational organizationes (BA) completely financed by the BA for young people who are not able to work in a company, with boarding school working and learning in this organization with chamber examination

19. Volkshochschule für den Landkreis Regen Educational measures to help the disadvantaged in Germany Financial support for integration into employment (BA) amount of money to companies if they employ disadvantaged (3 month – 3 years) socio-pedagogic support during vocational training

20. Volkshochschule für den Landkreis Regen Educational measures to help the disadvantaged in Germany Vocational qualification prospects (BMBF) to improve vocational training opportunities offer of second-chance qualifications