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8.Adult Education and Training

8.3Main Providers

Last update: 20 February 2024

The selection of adult education and continuing training programmes ranges from formal qualifying general education, continuing vocational training, and adult higher education to non-formal education. A range of institutions offer adult education and continuing training programmes.

Formal qualifying adult education and continuing training

The main providers of formal qualifying adult education and continuing training include:

  • Adult education centres (VUC) offer preparatory adult education (FVU programmes), general adult education (avu programmes), and hf single subjects;
  • Vocational colleges offer vocational education and training for adults (EUV programmes) and some adult vocational training programmes (AMU programmes);
  • AMU-centres offer adult vocational training (AMU programmes);
  • Business academies, university colleges, and universities offer adult higher education, including academy profession (part-time) programmes, diploma programmes, and master programmes.

The institutions are financed by public grants and tuition fees paid by the participants.

Non-formal adult education and continuing training

A wide range of institutions operate within the framework of non-formal adult education, including:

  • Evening classes offer adult education consisting of instruction, study groups, lectures, debate-generating activities, distance learning etc.;
  • Day folk high schools offer education with a public awareness-raising and employment-creating aim. The individual day folk high school has its own academic profile with subjects and topics;
  • Folk high schools are residential schools that offer courses varying in length and content. The folk high schools design their own educational practice and plan the content of their courses and activities. However, a minimum of 50 per cent of the courses must be of a broad general nature;
  • University extension courses offer courses and lectures in scientific fields. The objective is to disseminate knowledge of the methods and outcomes of research.

The institutions are financed by public grants and tuition fees paid by the participants.

References

Bibliography

Ministry of Culture (Kulturministeriet), 2020a: Day Folk High Schools (Daghøjskoler). [Accessed 1 November 2023]

Ministry of Culture (Kulturministeriet), 2020b: Evening classes (Aftenskoler). [Accessed 1 November 2023]

Ministry of Culture (Kulturministeriet), 2020c: Folk High Schools (Folkehøjskoler). [Accessed 1 November 2023]

Ministry of Culture (Kulturministeriet), 2020d: University extramural departments (Folkeuniversitetet). [Accessed 1 November 2023]