Structural analysis of the Austrian Adult Education Centres

Database on the organisational structure, infrastructural equipment, and personnel of the Austrian adult education centres.

In terms of a transparent business culture, the structural analysis data base provides information on the size, equipment, catchment area, and course volume of the Austrian adult education centres. The core of the structural analysis, which is done every five years, are the key data on all the organisational units (except for the Association of Austrian Adult Education Centres).

Comparative analyses and evaluations explain the most important developmental trends: Since the first survey in 1985, the number of adult education centres has risen from 259 to currently 293. While the increasing professionalisation is an important trend, still only about every fifth adult education centre is directed by a full time professional. Over the last five years, the number of women in executive positions has doubled.

The adult education centre, as one of the oldest institutions of adult education in Austria, is distinguished by its special organisational diversity. Information on the organisational structure can also be obtained from the overviews of all the Austrian federal provinces.

Detailed and reliable knowledge about these developments represents an indispensable pillar for any further organisational development planned. This is especially true, if the organisation wishes to distinguish itself by a high degree of federalism, independence, and democratic culture, as in the case of the adult education centres.

List of all adult education centres

List of all years

Current Structural data

Die Wiener Volkshochschulen GmbH

Lustkandlgasse 50, 1090 Wien
Phone: +4318930083
Mail: info@vhs.at
Web: http://www.vhs.at

Management

GeschäftsführerIn: Herbert Schweiger, hauptberufliche VHS-LeiterIn, hauptberuflich
Vorsitz: GR und LAbg. Christian Deutsch, sonst., ehrenamtlich

Status Provincial association	Responsible body non-profit limited liability company	branch offices 44
Office eigene Häuser, HdB, Volksheime/gemietete Räume/eigene VHS-Räumlichkeiten (seit der letzten Erhebung neu dazugekommen)	Main course locations eigene Häuser, HdB, Volksheime/Schulen/gemietete Räume/sonstige	Courses ganztag
KursleiterInnen 1555	Kursleiter 662
Employees with pedagogical planning capacity
full time
female: 85	male: 25
part-time
female: 168	male: 46
Persons employed on a fee-basis
female: 0	male: 0
Voluntary service
female: 0	male: 0
Final degree
female: 168	male: 41
general qualification for university entrance
female: 85	male: 30
other
female: 0	male: 0
Employees/administrative
full time
female: 186	male: 126
part-time
female: 116	male: 25
Persons employed on a fee-basis
female: 0	male: 0
Voluntary service
female: 0	male: 0
Comments
46 Standorte davon 34 VHs Standorte

Legend

Index	Courses		Participants		Size of municipality
0	0 –	10	0 –	130
1	11 –	20	131–	260	0 –	3.000
2	21 –	30	261 –	390	3.001 –	5.000
3	31 –	40	391 –	520	5.001 –	7.000
4	41 –	50	521 –	650	7.001 –	10.000
5	51 –	70	651 –	910	10.001 –	15.000
6	71 –	100	911 –	1.300	15.001 –	20.000
7	101 –	200	1.301 –	2.600	20.001 –	30.000
8	201 –	400	2.601 –	5.200	30.001 –	50.000
9	401 –	700	5.201 –	9.100	50.001 –	100.000
10	701 –	1.000	9.101 –	13.000	100.001 –	200.000
11	1.001 –		13.001 –		200.001 –

Abbreviations

VZ	full-time employment
VZ/SD	Vollzeitbeschäftigung mit Sonderdienstvertrag (z.B. bmbwk-geförderte pädagogische MitarbeiterInnen)
TZ	part-time employment
TZ/SD	Teilzeitbeschäftigung mit Sonderdienstvertrag (z.B. bmbwk-geförderte pädagogische MitarbeiterInnen)
HB	freelancer