The Lifelong Learning Programme

VLEs4VET Launch Conference

Neil Maher – Project Officer – Leonardo da Vinci Unit - Leargas

Lifelong Learning Programme

• Duration – January 2007 to December 2013• Budget – €6.9 billion + (IRL €11.299m in

2011)• 27 EU-Member States

+ EFTA – EEA countries: Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein +Switzerland

+ Candidate countries: Turkey & Croatia

+ FYRM? + Balkans?

LLP Budget €6.9 billion – 7 years (IRL €87M)

Comenius

School education

Erasmus

Higher education

& advanced training

Leonardo da Vinci

Vocational education and

training

Grundtvig

Adult education

≥ 13% ≥ 25% ≥ 4%≥ 40%

Lifelong Learning Programme Overall Structure

Leonardo da Vinci Programme

Specific objectives• To support participants in training and further training

activities in the acquisition and the use of knowledge, skills and qualifications to facilitate personal development

• To support improvements in quality and innovation in vocational education and training systems, institutions and practices

• To enhance the attractiveness of vocational education and training and mobility for employers and individuals and to facilitate the mobility of working trainees

Leonardo da Vinci in Ireland

• 30 Transfer of Innovation projects funded since 2007

• 47 LdV Partnership projects funded since 2008

• Projects have varied target groups, aims and many results

Examples of TOI ProjectsPromoter: Aqualex

Multimedia Consortium

EU Essential Skills Certificate

CPD Accreditation good-practice framework for EU employers of engineers and technicians

Examples of Partnership Projects

European Music in Healthcare Settings Training Programme

Accreditation of Rural Tourism

Understanding Competence Management and Personnel Development Systems in

European Fire and Rescue Services

General Information

• 2012 Call Information Day: 27 October 2011, Clarion Hotel, IFSC, Dublin 1

• LLP Information and Resources: www.leargas.ie

• Contact the National Agency:

nmaher@leargas.ie

swallace@leargas.ie

wgasior@leargas.ie