Lifelong Learning Programme Duration January 2007 to December

Lifelong Learning Programme • Duration – January 2007 to December 2013 • Budget – € 6. 9 billion + (IRL € 11. 299 m in 2011) • 27 EU-Member States + EFTA – EEA countries: Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein +Switzerland + Candidate countries: Turkey & Croatia + FYRM? + Balkans? www. leargas. ie

LLP Budget € 6. 9 billion – 7 years (IRL € 87 M) Comenius ≥ 13% School education Erasmus ≥ 40% Higher education & advanced training Leonardo da Vinci Grundtvig ≥ 25% ≥ 4% Vocational education and training Adult education

Lifelong Learning Programme Overall Structure

Leonardo da Vinci – Summary of Actions

LLP-Ld. V funding 2011 • • Mobility - € 2, 003, 400 Partnerships - € 333, 900 Preparatory Visits - € 1, 700 Transfer of Innovation - € 1, 000 Total so far = € 3, 339, 000 (+? )

Preparatory Visits • Funding for institutions to visit a potential partner institution in another country • Participation in a partner finding contact seminar organised by the a National Agency • Grant of circa € 1, 000 person to cover travel and subsistence

Mobility • those in initial vocational training (IVTs) (FETAC Level 5 and Advanced Certificate FETAC Level 6) including apprentices (2 – 39 weeks) • people available in the labour market (PLMs), eg workers, people available for employment including graduates (2 – 26 weeks) • VET professionals (VETPRO) who manage, deliver or design training to exchange expertise and best practices with a view to improving the content and quality of training provision (1 – 6 weeks)

Partnerships • Small-scale cooperation activities between VET organisations enabling them to cooperate on themes of mutual interest. • Partnership projects are about co-operation and exchange of information at a European level. • Partnership funding is based on lumpsum amounts depending on the number of mobility activities (travel abroad) • Up to € 24, 000 per partner • Duration of 2 years

Transfer of Innovation Projects • To improve the quality and attractiveness of the European Vocational Education and Training system by transferring existing innovations to new environments through working with transnational partners • Content can be adapted from previous Leonardo da Vinci Projects, or from other innovative projects or results and transferred into public and/or private vocational training systems and organisations at national, local, regional, or sectoral level. • Funding - up to 75% of the total project budget; partners must provide at least 25% of the budget as co-funding. • Applicants can request up to € 150, 000 per year for the TOI project (all partners): therefore the maximum available for a twoyear project is € 300, 000.

TOI vs DOI Multilateral projects on transfer of Innovation Multilateral projects on development of Innovation Max. duration 2 years 3 years Minimal partnerships 3 partners/ 3 countries Level of funding (max per year) € 150, 000 € 200, 000 up to maximum of € 400, 000 Application Procedure National Agency Commission Management of Projects National Agency Commission, by the Executive Agency

What is a Study Visit? • Visits are 3 - 5 days long • Three types – General Education, VET, Mixed (Lifelong Learning Approach) • Programme is organised for participants • Group consists of max. 15 participants with various professional backgrounds from different countries • 32 different topics to choose from, for example Lifelong guidance for learning and working, social partners contribution to lifelong learning, workplace learning

Aims and Objectives of the Study Visits Programme • The overall objective of the Study Visits Programme is to support policy development and co-operation at European level in lifelong learning, notably in the context of the EU 2020 strategy, as well as the Bologna and Copenhagen processes and their successors • Study Visits facilitate the exchange of information and experience between decision makers and education and training specialists in areas of common interest • Study Visits provide a forum for discussion, exchange and mutual learning • Improve understanding on specific aspects of the education and vocational educational systems in Europe • Continuing exchange of advice, ideas and information • Enrich flow of information towards policy makers

Themes of the Study Visits Programme The study visits are organised around five categories of themes that fully reflect the priorities of the LLP 2011 -13 and cover most of the important issues of policy and practice in education and training: • Encouraging cooperation between the worlds of education, training and work; • Supporting initial and continuous training of teachers, trainers and education and training institutions' managers; • Promoting the acquisition of key competences throughout the education and training system; • Promoting social inclusion and gender equality in education and training, including the integration of migrants; • Developing strategies for lifelong learning and mobility.

Round 2 Deadline 2011 Round 2: 14 th October 2011 For study visits taking place from March 2012 to June 2012 applications must be submitted online no later than 11 am on 14 th October 2011. A signed hard and stamped copy endorsed and signed by head of organisation must be postmarked no later than 14 th October 2011. • You apply as an individual, with support of your organisation, & grants are awarded towards travel and subsistence – av. grant € 1, 500. For full application procedures contact the study visits team at studyvisits@leargas. ie

What do we mean by adult learning in the Grundtvig context? • General education – formal, informal and non formal • Equipping low skilled adults with basic skills, literacy numeracy and digitality and other key competencies • Learning for social inclusion • Development of active citizenship • Learning for cultural engagement • Learning for health and wellbeing / active ageing • Learning to love learning!

Grundtvig Actions (types of project) • • • Grundtvig Learning Partnerships Grundtvig Senior Volunteering Projects Grundtvig Workshops Preparatory Visits / Contact Seminars (support action) Grundtvig In Service Training Grundtvig Visits and Exchanges Grundtvig Assistantships Grundtvig Multilateral Projects (centralised) Grundtvig Networks (centralised)

Learning Partnership - subject areas/Themes • Active citizenship • Arts, music, culture • Intercultural Dialogue • Health • Languages • Literacy & Numeracy • Older learners • Access to IT • Men’s Education • Prisoner Education • Parent Education • Outreach Strategies • Other

Key points: Grundtvig Learning Partnerships • The next deadline is in February 2012. • You will need at least 3 partners in 3 different participating countries to apply; (5 -7 ideal!) • Projects last for 2 years; • Each partner will be responsible for their own funding; • Funding is a lump sum based on number of mobilities (people traveling) Small Partnerships – 4 mobilities – € 10, 000 Medium Partnership – 8 mobilities - € 14, 000 Large Partnerships-12 mobilities – € 18, 000 Larger Partnerships-24 mobilities – € 22, 000 • Prepare by dong a Preparatory Visit (DIY or Contact Seminar) dshannon@leargas. ie & mdiamond@leargas. ie

Key points – Grundtvig in-service training • The course must be a min of 5 days duration, max. 6 weeks • You must organise your own training activity • Courses can be found on the Comenius Grundtvig Training Database http: //ec. europa. eu/education/trainingdatabase/ • Appropriate courses sourced elsewhere will also be considered • The grant contributes towards the cost of the course fee, travel and subsistence- approx € 1, 500/€ 2000 average grant. Next deadlines to apply to Léargas: • 29 th. April for training activities starting on or after the 1 st September 2011 • 16 th Sept for training activities starting on or after the 1 st January 2012 • Mid-January 2012 for training activities starting on or after 1 st May 2012.