1. Second Chance School Hans Bosch President European Association of Cities, Institutions and Second Chance Schools (E2C-Europe) Ivo Heuts Co-ordinator European Association of Cities, Institutions and Second Chance Schools (E2C-Europe)

2. This presentation The problem Political awareness The Second Chance School E2C-Europe Questions?

3. The Problem Two-speed society The ‘rich’: Virtual economy, top- education, top-jobs, high speed development The ‘poor’: Growing number of youngsters without qualifications, jobs or perspectives

4. Political awareness The beginning Multiple life courses / different roles Individualism Immigration / integration Drop-outs cause multiple problems Everybody deserves a second chance

5. Political awareness The first initiatives EC White paper: towards a learning society (1995) EC Pilot project Second Chance Schools (1997-2000) Lisbon Strategy (2000)

6. Second Chance Schools The main aims Social, occupational and civil integration of young people with a lack of social and vocational qualifications through education and training There‘s a distance from education, labour and social participation

7. Second Chance Schools Marks The target group Teaching basic vocational and social competences Individual and innovative ways of (informal) learning Partnerships of local actors

8. Second Chance Schools Heerlen (Arcus College), RETOUR Co-operation between local/regional organizations in the field of youth Settled in an official agreement Objective: to prevent school leavers without formal qualifications

9. Second Chance Schools Heerlen (Arcus College), RETOUR Regional municipalities (7) 13 regional schools for secondary education Bureau for youth care Organisation for welfare/social work (Xonar) Regional professional and educational centre (Arcus College) Regional enterprise for re-integration of unemployed and disabled (Maecon) Child protection service

10. Second Chance Schools Heerlen (Arcus College), RETOUR Project ‘Basta’ Project ‘COS’ (central insertion of drop- outs) Project ‘Accessibility in Education’ Project ‘Training for Education’ (E2C)

11. E2C-Europe Organizational structure Board of administrators Executive Committee Secretariat General Assembly COI/COA/COS Educational Platform (COS/COA) Administrative Platform (COI)

12. www.e2c-europe.org