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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_high_school https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_high_school In Denmark and some neighboring countries there's this concept of
by lordnacho 5y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_high_school https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_high_school
In Denmark and some neighboring countries there's this concept of a school you can go to just to learn stuff later in life, as an ongoing thing. There's a whole bunch of themes (sports, history, etc), and often you can book yourself in for whatever amount of time makes sense for you.
- amelius 5y agoDo you get an academic degree?
- potato_juice 5y agoGenerally no
- agumonkey 5y agoIs that recognized socially ? As in opening a business after passes these classes.
- lordnacho 5y agoYou don't need a degree to open a business. And mostly it's for learning things for your own satisfaction, which I sense is what you mean?
- amelius 5y agoDepends. If it's in a medical field, you might need a degree.
- chrisseaton 5y agoYou don't need a degree to open a medical business. You need a degree to practice medicine.
- CaptainMarvel 5y agoThis certainly depends on local rules. For example, in the UK I believe dental businesses can only be opened by a qualified dentist. I was surprised when I learnt this earlier this year. This source [0] says “non-dentists cannot set up or buy dental practices as an individual or partnership but they are permitted to be shareholders of a limited company which owns the practice” and “the majority of directors of that limited company cannot be non-dentists”. [0]: https://www.plutopartners.co.uk/post/who-can-own-a-dental-business https://www.plutopartners.co.uk/post/who-can-own-a-dental-bu...
- ghaff 5y agoI believe this is the case with law firms, and probably some other professional firms, in the US as well. AFAIK a law firm is a partnership of lawyers. That said, this isn't what most people are talking about when they are talking about starting a business.
- agumonkey 5y agoDepends on the trade, you can't make electrical work without some form of recognition I believe. And beyond that I mostly asked regarding customers, you want something to back your claims and prices.
- irq11 5y agoThose are called “trade schools” in the US, and most community colleges have programs for trades. For example, a lot of community colleges have programs in auto repair and heating/cooling. It gets more complicated in the US because of unions. In many places, you can’t become a plumber or electrician without an apprenticeship, which is controlled by the trade unions. Therefore, community colleges might offer classes on plumbing or electrical, but there’s no equivalent to a certification program, because it’s not possible to become a professional just by going to school.
- agumonkey 5y agoInteresting I never linked the name 'trade school' with adult learning. I thought it was some parallel track for teenagers to jump into a field.
- henrikeh 5y agoMy impression, knowing very few who has attended højskole, is that people do it for their own personal fulfillment and enjoyment. Socially, I’d say that it is respected and regarded as a sign of dedication to ones interests.
- agumonkey 5y agowhich is pretty cool, I think it's a vital need for humans to keep learning new stuff if you don't have enough stimulation
- chrisseaton 5y ago> As in opening a business after passes these classes. Where do you need a degree to open a business?
- UK-Al05 5y agoLots of professions and trades require a qualification or license to practice. So getting these qualifications are required for reskilling.
- chrisseaton 5y agoRight so the employees providing the actual services may need qualifications. The person opening the business doesn't. I've never seen anywhere where opening a business needs a degree or qualification.
- UK-Al05 5y agoYes, because tons of people have the capital to open business and hire employees. Reality is most people wanting to retrain are going to do it as a single person business as a plumber, hair dresser or similar.
- kingofpandora 5y agoGoing and getting a degree isn't a good way of raising capital.
- UK-Al05 5y agoI never said it was. It's potentially good way of getting a well paid job though.
- ipaddr 5y agoDentist, vet clinic, lawyer are three. Daycare center, hairstyling and financial advisor are others that require qualifications / lic
- the_lonely_road 5y agoWe have community colleges in America that serve the exact same function. My parents love taking the astronomy courses because they come with an observatory. They have also some some criminal justice classes and a lot of art classes like pottery. They are very old. You also don’t get a degree for taking these courses but they are much cheaper than the classes are for degree track students.
- lizknope 5y agoI have a bachelors in computer engineering but I've taken drawing and painting classes at my local community college. It was a fun and we met once a week at night for 3 months. I think it was $120 for the entire 3 months but we did have to buy our own supplies. I have a programmer friend that took welding and car repair classes at the community college. He just wanted to learn.
- User23 5y agoMany if not most universities in the USA have extension schools that serve this purpose.
- beebmam 5y agoI'd like to point out that Extension schools also allow minors to take full credit college courses. I basically had my math bachelor's degree complete by the time I was officially accepted to my university. If you are a parent, let your children know about these extension college courses if they are interested!
- pacman2 5y agoROTFL. This is called "Volkshochschule" in Germany. Hochschule can be translated to University. One guy from former Yugoslavia took an accounting course there, got a certificate and had this translated (to Serbian, Croatian or whatever). The translater did indeed translate Volkshochschule to Peoples University and the guy managed to secure a Professor position with it at a University. Of cause later this caused a scandal...
- dragonwriter 5y ago> In Denmark and some neighboring countries there's this concept of a school you can go to just to learn stuff later in life, as an ongoing thing We have those in the US; we don't have a general collective name for them, but there are both private for-profit ones with a variety of (mostly narrow) specialities, either standalone or as adjuncts to other related businesses (selling, e.g., products in the field that it teaches people to act in), plus community colleges, public libraries, public parks and rec departments, and museums tend to also have programs that serve this function, despite it not being their sole or primary function.
- techsupporter 5y agoMy whole life, I've heard of those places as either "FunEd" or "The Learning Annex" and I didn't realize until well into adulthood that those were proper nouns, not the generic name for "classes you take as a grownup just for interest."