Driving Focus Forward: Volkshochschule Offenbach Launches a New Educational Term, Highlighting Key Skills for the Future
Volkshochschule Offenbach is set to begin a new semester on February 3, 2025, with a theme that emphasises the importance of future skills and competencies. The semester's theme, "Future Skills – Kompetenzen für morgen" (Future Skills – Competencies for Tomorrow), aims to equip participants with the necessary skills for a digitalised and AI-driven world[1].
One of the courses offered under this theme is the "Intercultural Communication – Saying, Listening, (Mis)Understanding with a focus on Colombia". This course, scheduled for Friday, September 12, 2025, from 17:30 to 19:00, will take place at the vhs, room 410, and will cost €6.00[2]. This course underscores the importance of communication skills as essential future competencies.
The vhs's Instagram announcement hints at a wide variety of offerings for personal and professional growth, but the search results provide only a limited list of courses[1]. For a comprehensive list of future-focused courses starting from February 3, 2025, it is recommended to visit Volkshochschule Offenbach's full program or website.
Bookings for the courses can be made by phone at 069 8065-3141 or by email at [email protected]. Interested parties can also subscribe to a free newsletter to receive updates from the city and district of Offenbach. It is important to note that the newsletter subscription does not involve spam, and more information can be found in the Privacy Policy[3].
Employability is redefined in the age of AI, according to the vhs. Key topics in the practical courses offered include digital competence, creativity, innovation, and social intelligence. The new vhs program also emphasises interdisciplinary skills, such as critical thinking, creativity, social intelligence, and self-management[4].
Lifelong learning is considered a key aspect in the vhs's future-focused program. The vhs offers a variety of practical courses to help participants adapt to modern world demands. The course brochure and more information about the program can be found on the vhs's website at www.vhs-offenbach.de[5].
[1] Volkshochschule Offenbach Instagram Post, January 2025. [2] Volkshochschule Offenbach Course Brochure, January 2025. [3] Volkshochschule Offenbach Privacy Policy, January 2025. [4] Volkshochschule Offenbach Programme Overview, January 2025. [5] Volkshochschule Offenbach Website, January 2025.
What courses does Volkshochschule Offenbach offer for lifelong learning and education-and-self-development? Apart from the Intercultural Communication course focusing on Colombia, the new semester, starting on February 3, 2025, includes practical courses on digital competence, creativity, innovation, social intelligence, critical thinking, creativity, social intelligence, and self-management, emphasizing the importance of future skills and competencies for a digitalized and AI-driven world.
