The VHS Cham is a registered, non-profit association in Upper Palatinate; it acts on a regional level. The total number of fulltime administrative, teaching and training employees is 70 plus and about 300 freelancers in 30 locations. The VHS Cham provides courses in the field of society, vocation, languages, health, culture and special courses (second chance school). VHS Cham has a long term experience of course development with the specific focus on vulnerable groups and is experienced in organising courses for specific groups: unemployed persons, including long-term unemployed and who want to change qualifications, young adults, among them drop-outs; adults with fewer opportunities and special needs (e.g. illiterate, dyslexia etc.), NEETs, migrants, refugees. VHS Cham provides assessment of competencies and skills acquired in non-formal context based on the ProfilPass model and KODE assessment system. Totally the VHS Cham e.V. offers yearly more than 1250 learning events for more than 15 000 participants.