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Grundtvig

Grundtvig Learner Workshops a pas s port t o E uropean l earni ng opport uni t i es

Would you like to organise a creative and exciting learning opportunity in the UKfor adult learners from across Europe?

Then why not try a Grundtvig Workshop

What are Grundtvig Workshops?

Workshops are fun learning events which bring together individual or smallgroups of adult learners from several countries for an innovative multinationallearning experience. Learners are also encouraged to share their competencesand insights actively with others.

Funding is available for UK organisations to run a Workshop, on any topic, whichwill bring together adult learners from the UK and at least two other Europeancountries. The Workshop topic has to be relevant to the objectives of theGrundtvig programme and not too heavily dependant on language skills, forexample:

Visual arts, music and creativity

Numeracy, maths and science

Language learning

Active citizenship and intercultural exchange

Environment

What are the benefits?

Benefits for the Workshop organiser: Gain and improve relationships with other organisations who share the same

education and training interests

Opportunity to organise a fun and creative learning event for adult learnersfrom across Europe

Chance to showcase expertise in adult learning

Provide a useful window on Europe for the organisation

Chance to engage UK learners in European activity

Opportunity to raise the profile of the organisation

Benefits for the Workshop participants:

Increase personal, social, and intercultural skills andcompetences

Have fun meeting people from other countries

Develop language skills

Take part in an exciting learning opportunity

Who can apply?

Any organisation which is a legal entity and can demonstrate acapability to organise a successful European Workshop

Organisations must be from the UK and host the Workshop inthe UK

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Whats involved?

Your organisation will need to be prepared to host a Workshop for 5-10 days

Your organisation will be responsible for sorting out all of the logisticalarrangements including accommodation and travel for all participants

Your Workshop should be attractive to, and include, adult learners fromdisadvantaged social groups where possible

As the organiser you will need to advertise your Workshop, once approved, inorder to ensure an adequate number of adult learners attend

All approved Workshops will also be published in a European wide cataloguewhich will be available on all the websites of the National Agencies who run theGrundtvig programme

Up to one third of workshop participants can be from the UK; the rest fromcountries participating in the Lifelong Learning Programme

Funding available includes the subsistence and travel costs of the overseas

learners together with a lump sum management fee

Whats next?

The deadline for the application is20th February 2009. so contact us and dontmiss the deadline!

Our friendly staff are here to help.

Register your interest by sending an e-mail to:grundtvig@ecotec.com

Or drop us an e-mail:

grundtvig@ecotec.com

Alternatively, more details on the GrundtvigNEW actions can be found on our website:

www.grundtvig.org.uk

Grundtvig helpline number: 0845 199 19 19

When the European catalogue of Workshops is published you will be ableto send your learners to participate in Workshops abroad.

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