mobility…at the service of vocational skills dominique figa leonardo da vinci leonardo da vinci
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Mobility…at the service of vocational skills
Dominique Figa
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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How?
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”
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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
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The projects
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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
Min. 2 organisations in 2 different countries
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
Min. 3 organisations in 3 different countries
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
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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
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Countries participating in the programme
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Countries participating in the programme
27 EU Member States Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein Turkey Croatia Switzerland
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1. Mobility projects
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What do they involve?
Cooperation projects aimed at
Organising placement in companies stages or training centres
Organising the exchange of experience between VET professionals
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Target audience
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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
How?
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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.
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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
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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
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Funding? Project management Cultural and linguistic preparation Participants' mobility- Travel to and from the host country - Subsistence cost
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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
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2. PARTNERSHIPS
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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
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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
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Coordinator and Partners
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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?
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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
payment made (80% of funds granted) Projects can then start
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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.
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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
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The transfer process
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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/
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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
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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
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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
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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
payment made (40% of funds granted) Projects can then start
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Conclusions
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The LLP programme offers you a wide range of European cooperation opportunities suited to the size and activities of your institution
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