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Mobility…at the service of vocational skills

Dominique Figa

Leonardo da Vinci

The lifelong learning programme (LLP)

The European action programme in the field of lifelong education and training is Europe’s No. 1 instrument for promoting the emergence of a knowledge society based on exchanges, cooperation and mobility.

It was set up in 2007 and has a €7 billion budget (2007/2013)

Structure of the LLP programme

Jean Monnet Programme Three key activities: Jean Monnet action, European institutions, and European associations

Transversal programmeFour key activities: policy development, language learning, ICT and best practice dissemination

Grundtvig

Adult education

Leonardo da Vinci

Vocational education

and training

Erasmus

Higher education

Comenius and

eTwinningSchool

education

Programme objectives

To enhance the attractiveness, quality and efficiency of vocational education and training systems

To introduce new courses to meet future skills needs

To improve the transparency and recognition of skills and certifications by the implementation of VET cooperation tools and mechanisms (ECVET)

To promote mobility for young people in initial vocational training and the sharing of experience and know-how

To strengthen the European dimension

Opportunities offered

Allows students, apprentices and job seekers to gain professional experience through a placement in a European company;

Give VET professionals the opportunity to share experiences gained in their professional practice

Cooperate with companies on issues of common interest

Create or develop new tools or methods

Use networking to create a reservoir of shared expertise for the preparation of studies and analyses

Take part in a European event to find new partners and initiate a European project

By developing complementary activities

Mobility A unique opportunity to train or broaden one’s

education with an placement in a company abroad

PartnershipsA new opportunity for cooperation

Development and innovation transfer projects, network projects

Vocational training “engineering”

In practice

Through

Setting up partnerships between all actors in the vocational education and training field

“People mobility”

Implementing new tools and new training methods (VET)

Sharing best practices

The projects

Min. 3 organisations in 3 different countries

2 years

Cooperation project aimed at exchanging experiences and professional practices

2. Partnership

Type of project

Description Duration

Partners

1. Mobility

Placement in a company or training centre for young people in IVET VET professionals sharing best practices for 1-39 weeks

2 years

3.Transfer of Innovation

European cooperation aimed at transferring innovative approaches to a new context, a new audience or to other countries, integrating them into existing training systems.

1-2 years

Programme management Mobility Partnerships Innovation transfer projects

are managed by the National Agencies

Development and innovation projects Network projects

are managed by the European Commission via its Executive Agency

preparatory visits and European contact seminars

For whom? Education and Training Professionals

Universities, polytechnics and research centres (project subjects do not involve higher education)

Trainers, teachers

Companies, the private sector, chambers of commerce

Public authorities, the social partners

Workers and job seekers

Students on vocational / technical courses or, alternatively, students in social advancement schemes

Countries participating in the programme

27 EU Member States Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein Turkey Croatia Switzerland

1. Mobility projects

What do they involve?

Cooperation projects aimed at

Organising placement in companies stages or training centres

Organising the exchange of experience between VET professionals

Target audience

CITARGET GROUP Duration

PLM: People in the Labour Market, recent graduates and employees

2 - 26 weeks

IVET: students or apprentices in Initial Vocational Education or Training: Technical and vocational subsections, block release training, social advancement

2 - 39 weeks

PRO VET: Vocational teaching and training staff and guidance staff

1 - 6 weeks

Building partnerships Information and selection of candidates Preparing beneficiaries in cultural and

language aspects Placement Monitoring and mentoring Debriefing, evaluation, Debriefing and project evaluation Dissemination Mainstreaming of the results

Preparation in Language and Cultural Aspects

BEFORE and/or DURING the participant's placement - Never AFTERWARDS!

Purchase of teaching material, language courses, etc.

Information on the history and culture of the host country, cultural visits, top cultural events in the host country, etc.

Preparation in Language and Cultural Aspects

Intercultural preparation: Working on how the country is portrayed, on any myths or fears

Preparation in company culture, for example:

training in the social economy,Visit to a company employing handicapped people Meetings with business leaders in the sector involved

European Quality Charter for Mobility

Provides guidance on how to manage participants' mobility, helping them in their personal and professional development

Focuses on: defining internship objectives selecting beneficiaries organising monitoring and mentoring evaluating internship and project results

Funding? Project management Cultural and linguistic preparation Participants' mobility- Travel to and from the host country - Subsistence cost

Selection principles An application form is submitted by the sending

organisation to the National Agency of its country

Eligibility is checked A qualitative assessment is carried out by

independent experts The decision is communicated A contract is drawn up and an advance

payment made (80% of funds granted) Projects can then start

2. PARTNERSHIPS

What do they involve?

Cooperation projects around a subject of common interest

With whom? VET institutions, companies and social partners, as well as political decision-makers

With what aim? With a view to obtaining a joint resulta report on the issue dealt with, the organisation of a conference,something produced by the trainees,the development of increased cooperation, the setting up of a network

How?European-level meetings and local-level activities:

joint work on training contents

active cooperation between teachers, trainers, companies and authorities

production of common training methods

sharing of experience and transfer of best practices

Coordinator and Partners

COORDiNATOR PARTNER prepares the application

together with all other partners.

takes part in preparing the application for his institution

coordinates the action programme of the partnership

takes part in the project on an equal footing

may be responsible for a particular task: communication, evaluation, … receives an individual grant from his national agency

dependent on the number of mobility cases he handles

manages his own budget

Funding?

CIOverall amount covering the duration of the

whole project: dependent on the number of mobility cases each partner deals with

The grant covers:

Local activities: publications, software, translations, organising a conference, drawing up a methodology guide, introducing a teaching tool

Travel expenses, stay and insurance during mobility period

Selection principles Submission of an application file by each

partner to the National Agency of his country Eligibility is checked Evaluation in the coordinating country Selection list drawn up by the Commission The selection list is worked down from top

(best) to bottom until the national budget is completely used up

The decision is communicated to the applicant A contract is drawn up and an advance

3. Multilateral innovation transfer projects

Multilateral projects

• Larger scale projects • involving organisations in different countries• for developing working practices in the VET field.

Development of Innovation projects improve training systems by creating innovative approaches in teaching and training;

Transfer of Innovation projects help to propagate the most promising new developments;

Networks target key fields; Accompanying measures highlight the results of other

projects funded within the programme.

Innovation transfer , what does it involve?

A cooperation project which:

Identifies an innovative solution (a practice, tool, approach, methodology, etc.)

Adapts one of more best practices for another country, a different business sector, another target group, etc.

Customises training materials for the needs of learners and businesses in the partner countries.

integrate results into training systems and practices at geographical, sectoral and/or organisational level

The transfer process

CIInnovative solution

ToolsMethodologySchemeApproach

New context(s)

Target audienceCountryBusiness sector

The transfer process = the project

Innovative solution?

innovative = not yet used on the target audience,•new needs,•new Products/methods/practices/tools,•new countries, target groups, new sectors, new partnerships, helping to modernise the target vocational training system

training tools, training methods schemes for training, guidance, teaching supervision, and

for helping trainees to find jobs

events competitions, lectures and conferences, awareness/information campaigns, etc.

approaches to work or work methodologies, a project approach

TOI European Priorities Priority 1: Encouragement of cooperation between

VET and the world of work

Priority 2: Support to initial and continuous training of VET teachers, trainers, tutors and VET institution managers

Priority 3: Promotion of the acquisition of key competences in VET

Priority 4: Development and transfer of mobility strategies in VET

Priority 5: ECVET for transparency and recognition of learning outcomes and qualifications

Priority 6: Improving quality assurance systems in VET

Priority 5the transfer of methods, guidelines and associated tools aiming at the implementation and use of ECVET principles

the design of qualifications in units of learning outcomes;

development and transfer of units of learning outcomes dealing with international working skills; the allocation of ECVET points to units and qualifications;

the associated procedures for assessment, transfer, validation and accumulation of learning outcomes achieved in formal, informal and non-formal contexts;

the development of operational partnerships, including models for Memoranda of Understanding, learning agreements, personal transcripts.

What projects can we draw on?

The programme has been opened to initiatives conducted outside "European" fields:

EU projects (Equal, ESF, Interreg, etc.) Regional projects Projects introduced within or outside the 31

eligible countries Leonardo projects currently running

Do these projects have to be finished? NO, insofar as their results are already clearly identifiable, complete and exploitable

Where can we find ideas for projects?

The ADAM database:http://www.adam-europe.eu/

A website devoted to ECVET projectshttp://www.ecvet-projects.eu/

Activities funded Adaptation to new legal, professional, socio-

cultural and/or linguistic contexts: updating a product or method, translation, etc.

Development, production and experimental activities

Managing a project's quality, evaluation Integration (or certification) into regional,

national, European and/or sectoral practices and systems,

Management of the partnership Transnational cooperation Activities involving disseminating and exploiting

results

Funding? Direct costs

► Staff costs: costs► travel expenses, board and lodging costs: Actual

costs with maximum amounts dependent on the country► sub-contracting: max. 30% of direct costs► equipment: max. 10% of direct costs

Indirect costs: 7% of direct costs, Use of own funds

Max. funding = EUR 150,000 p.a.Max. 75% of total project budget

Examples of concrete projects

Job-related reference material eLearning platform for a specific

training course or target audience Database Virtual lab Training modules, teaching tools

Selection principles

Submission of an application file by the COORDINATOR to the National Agency of his country

Eligibility is checked Evaluation in the coordinating country Decision communicated to the applicant A contract is drawn up and an advance

Conclusions

The LLP programme offers you a wide range of European cooperation opportunities suited to the size and activities of your institution

Don't hesitate – start right now!

Thank youleonardo@aef-europe.be

(+32) 2/542.62.79

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