EN

AOF North is an educational institution, which covers large parts of Region North. AOF North is a private company owned by trade unions and the party of social democrats. AOF Nord was founded more than 100 years ago as an opportunity for workers who had never been able to get proper schooling or more than a few years of school.

AOF North's mission today is to work for that everyone - including the most disadvantaged in society - are able to qualify, as well as civic citizens, labor and as individuals.

AOF North has several different departments: day high school in Aalborg and Noerresundby, Center for Health and Lifestyle in Frederikshavn, Mariagerfjord and Aalborg, Reading and Spelling school in Aalborg and activities when it is needed throughout the region, Training Department in Aalborg and activities when it is needed throughout region, language school for immigrants in Frederikshavn, evening schools in Aalborg, Frederikshavn, Jammerbugt and Thisted, New Health Center in Aalborg, and a small Temping company that provide temporary workers to companies.

AOF North has approx. 100 full time employees and approx. 450 part-time employees (these are mainly evening school teachers). The main products are general education, general skills, lifestyle skills, mentoring, integration skills, pedagogical skills and communication skills, but for example project management skills and creativity is also in the product catalog.

DK

AOF Nord er en uddannelsesinstition, som dækker store dele af Region Nord. AOF Nord er en privat virksomhed ejet af fagbevægelsen og socialdemokratiet. AOF Nord blev grundlagt for mere ned 100 år siden, som en mulighed for arbejdere, der aldrig havde haft mulighed for at få en ordentlig skolegang.

AOF Nords mission i dag er at arbejde for, at alle – også de svagest stillede i samfundet -  får mulighed for at kvalificere sig, såvel som samfundsborger, arbejdskraft og som individ.

AOF Nord har flere forskellige afdelinger: daghøjskole i Aalborg og Nørresundby, Center for Sundhed og Livsstil i Frederikshavn, Mariagerfjord og Aalborg, Læse-Stave skole i Aalborg og med aktiviteter efter behov i hele regionen, Kursusafdeling i Aalborg og med aktiviteter efter behov i hele regionen, Sprogskole for indvandrere i Frederikshavn, Aftenskoler i Aalborg, Frederikshavn, Jammerbugt og Thisted, Ny Helse Center i Aalborg samt et lille Vikarbureau, som formidler vikarer til virksomheder.

AOF Nord har ca. 100 fuldtidsansatte og ca. 450 deltidsansatte (disse er fortrinsvist aftenskolelærere). Hovedprodukterne er almen dannelse, almene kompetencer, livsstils kompetencer, vejledning, integrationskompetencer, pædagogiske kompetencer og kommunikations kompetencer, men også projektstyringskompetencer og kreative kompetencer er i produktkataloget.