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Adult Education
in the
Canary IslandsSlide2
Adult Education Courses in the Canary Islands
General Certificate of Secondary Education
Baccalaureate
Distance English Course “ That´s English”
Foreign Languages – Levels A1-A2
Vocational Courses- ICT, PA, Nurse Assistant, Cooking, Dressmaking…
Recreational Courses- Drawing and Painting, Tai-chi, Canarian Folklore…Slide3
THE SCHOOLS
There are two types of schools:
CEAD
CEPASlide4
THE SCHOOLS
There
are
two
types
of schools
:
CEAD
CEPASlide5
CEAD : Distance Learning School:
one in every capital city
(Las Palmas de GC and
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife) .
GCSE, Baccalaurate,
Vocational Studies,
25+ students University entrance preparation , …Slide6
CEPA: Adult Education School.
There are 32 distributed in the seven
Canary Islands.
Basic Education (
literacy and numeracy
),
GCSE, Vocational and recreational courses…Larger ones: Baccalaurate,
exams preparation…Slide7
Structure of the Basic Education Studies
1.-
Initial
Basic
Education
,
divided in two different courses
2.- Post- Initial Basic Education,
four
courses
, each of them
corresponding
to
the
four
coursesof
the
Secondary
Education
Studies
:
I.-
Initial
II.-
Consolidation
III.-
Advanced
IV.-
DegreeSlide8
Adult
Education
in
the
Canary
Islands-
Law
for
Adults´Lifelong
Learning
and Training- 676 13/ 2003 (
Implemented
from
April
4th 2003)
-
Refers
to
a
previous
national
education
law
-
will
have
to
be
revised
soon
.
-
Regulates
both
private
and
state
institutions
.
Article
5: formal
education
and
all
courses
conducting
to
non-
university
degrees
.
Mentions
especifically
Basic
Education
,
Vocational
Courses
and
Distance
Learning
.
Admittance
age
: 18+. In
practice
,
citizens
over
the
age
of 17
with
a
working
contract
are
admitted
in
Adult
Education
Centres.
Succeeding
law
regulations
should
have
been
passed
in
the
Canarian
Community
.
However
,
only
“
Resolutions
”
(a
minor
law
rank
which
is
only
provisional)
have
been
developed
.
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Resolution of
the
Vocational
Studies
and Adult
Education Authority in the
Canary
Islands
July
, 30th 2008
Regulates
the
structure
and
curricula
in
all
levels
of
Adult
Education
Has
not
been
definitively
passed
yet
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LOEOrganic Education Law
Common for the whole Spanish territory
Every one of the 17 Autonomic Communities can partially adapt to its own peculariaties and idiosiocrancy
The chapter dealing with Adult Education is IXSlide11
-Article 66: Objectives and principles
-Article 67: Organization
-Article 68: Basic Education
-Article 69: Post-compulsory Education
-Article 70: Types of Centres
LOE – Chapter IXSlide12
LOE Chapter IX- Article 66 Objectives and principles
Offers 18+ citizens the possibility of acquiring, updating or broadening knowledge and skills.
OBJECTIVES:
Acquiring basic skills and broaden and update knowledge.
Improve work skills.
Develop personal skills.
Develop skills to participate in social, cultural, political and economical life.
Develop programmes to avoid risks of social exclusion.
Respond to challenges posed by ageing population.
Preventing and solving personal , family and social conflicts.Slide13
LOE Chapter IX- Article 67 Organization
Exceptionally, 16+ students can be admitted in the adult education system, with a work contract not allowing them to attend an ordinary school.
Emphasis on self-learning; ordinary and distance modalities should be made available.
Flexible and open methodology.
Education authorities will promote research and disemination of innovative practices.
State Educational authorities will promote agreements with universities, local authorities and other state institutions.
Specific programmes for Spanish as a Foreign Language, for the integration of immigrants.
Adequate atention to Special needs population and prisonersSlide14
LOE Chapter IX Article 68 Basic Education
Offer will be adapted to adults’ specific conditions and needs.
Special tests to obtain the GCSE.Slide15
LOE Chapter IX Article 69 Post- Compulsory Education
All citizens will be offered the possibility to access baccaulaurate and vocational studies.
Educational authorities
will offer adults a specific offer adapted to their characteristics.
will organise distance learning modality.
will offer special tests to obtain the baccalaurate and vocational studies diplomas.
25+ students will be offered a test to acess university degrees. Slide16
Adult Education : The Future
A lot of emphasis on Distance Learning.
Adult Education teachers: strongly encouraged to follow training courses in :
Educational platforms (Moodle)
ICT assisted learning techniques
Materials generators (Hot Potatoes, JClick, WebQuest templates…