PERMANENT EDUCATION CENTRE “Siete Villas”Sierra de Cádiz, Andalucía (Spain)

Distribution of Training Centres

Permanent Education Centre “Siete Villas”

A public institution belonging to the department of Education of Regional Government

Offers both formal and non-formal educational programs

Belongs to a local lifelong learning network of public institutions.

- In 24 towns

- 7 high schools

- 3 permanent education centres

- The Provincial Distance Learning Institute

Permanent Education Centre “Siete Villas”

Locations: 8 towns Total population: 42.547 Main activities:

Tourism Agriculture Leather manufacturing Farming

Total students: 650

UBRIQUEPopulation: 18.362Main activity: Leather manufacturingNo. of students: 230

VILLALUENGA Population: 481Main activity: Tourism and farming. Cheese industry.No. of students: 20

BENAOCAZ Population: 729 Main activity: Tourism and farming No. of students: 25

GRAZALEMA Population: 2.225Main activity: Tourism and agriculture No. of students: 35

BENAMAHOMA Population: 637Main activity: Tourism, agriculture, furniture making.No. of students: 18

EL BOSQUEPopulation: 2.000Main activity: Furniture making & tourismNo. of students: 20

PRADO DEL REYPopulation: 5.968Main activity: Leather manufacturing & farmingNo. of students: 115

VILLAMARTINPopulation: 12.145Main activity: Agriculture No. of students: 120

RESOURCES OFFERED

Teachers 12 Tutors: 6 Basic training courses: 17 Secondary Ed. Degree: 6 Reading clubs: 3 Computer training courses: 5 Driver license courses: 1 Basic communication skills in English 1 Spanish for foreigners course: 1 Arabic language course: 1 Painting course: 2 Arts & crafts course: 2 Theatre workshop 1

PERMANENT EDUCATION CENTRE

Financial sources Teaching staff: 100% Andalucía Regional Government

Tutors: Each town’s local government Running expenses:

40% Local government60% Andalucía Regional Government

Human Resources Teaching staff:

12 Teacher5 Tutors

Total number of students: 650

Take a look at our website

www.juntadeandalucia.es/averroes/siete_villas

ICTs at our institution

Fully-equipped computer classrooms within each school. 170 PC’s broadband internet connection

Learners use computers at least once a week, mainly basic word processing and internet.

Main weakness: Limited use of computers by teaching staff:

50% find it really hard to create e-mail document attachments. 90% know how to insert a picture into a text document. Only 10% use computers to create teaching materials.

Immigrants-native learners Very small immigrant population in our region No racial discrimination has ever been reported Poor knowledge of the other party There are hidden prejudices to the other party Immigrants in general feel they have been well

accepted since arrival.