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Adult education and

continuing training

Denmark has a long-standing tradition of lifelong – Vocational education and training for adults
learning. In 2014, nearly one in three of the po- (euv): Offers adults 25 years and older op-
pulation in the 25–64 age bracket participated in portunities to acquire a VET qualification to
formal and non-formal education and training become a skilled worker within the IVET sy-
including publicly or employer funded internal stem based on recognition of prior learning
and private education programmes and courses in and work experience.
connection with employment or as leisure-time – Further adult education programmes (VVU):
education. Corresponds to the level of ordinary academy
profession programmes.
– Diploma programmes: Corresponds to the
Education and training for level of bachelor’s programmes within the
adults at all levels ordinary higher education system.
– Master’s programmes within adult higher
education: Corresponds to the level of ma-
Adult education and training range from formal ster’s programmes within the ordinary higher
qualifying general education, continuing voca- education system.
tional training and adult higher education to
non-formal education. Generally, the syllabus and
examinations are adapted to the experience and Non-formal education
interests of adults and most public programmes
provide recognition of prior formal and non-for- A wide range of different schools operate within
mal learning. the framework of non-formal adult education
(”folkeoplysning”). The most well-known are the
Adult education and training programmes leading Folk High Schools, which are residential schools
to formal qualifications for further education or providing general and non-formal education. The
for the labour market include: lengths of courses vary – from one week up to
almost a year – and are attended by adults of all
– Preparatory adult education (FVU): Offered to ages. They are non-formal courses meant to broa-
improve basic literacy and numeracy skills of den general, social and democratic competencies.
adults who do not have sufficient qualificati- Other programmes of non-formal adult educati-
ons to follow education and training or cope on are offered by Adult Education Associations
with the demands of working life. and Day Folk High Schools, or can be university
– General adult education (avu): General educa- extension courses.
tion at lower secondary level.
– Higher preparatory single-subject courses
(hf-e): General education at upper secondary
level.
– Adult vocational training (AMU): The main
target group is unskilled and skilled workers
in the labour market who need to update and/
or develop their competencies. The continu-
ing training programmes are developed and
adapted according to the needs of the labour
market.

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