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Integrated Lifelong Learning Programme 2007-2013
Comenius
School education
ErasmusHigher
education & advanced training
Leonardo da VinciInitial and continuing
VET
Grundtvig
Adult education
Transversal programme4 key activities – Policy development; Language
learning; ICT; Dissemination
Jean Monnet programme3 key activities – Jean Monnet Action; European
Institutions; European Associations
Grundtvig Aims
To respond to the educational challenge of an ageing population in Europe
To help provide adults with pathways to improving their knowledge and competences
Operational Objectives To improve the quality and
accessibility of mobility throughout Europe of people involved in adult education
To improve the quality and to increase the volume of co-operation between organisations involved in adult education throughout Europe
To assist people from vulnerable social groups and in marginal social contexts, in particular older people and those who have left education without basic qualifications, in order to give them alternative opportunities to access adult education
Operational Objectives Cont.
To facilitate the development of innovative practices in adult education and their transfer, including from a participating country to others
To support the development of innovative ICT-based content, services, pedagogies and practice for lifelong learning
To improve pedagogical approaches and the management of adult education organisations
Target Public
Learners in adult education Institutions and organisations
providing learning opportunities in adult education
Teachers and other staff within those institutions or organisations
Establishments involved in the initial or further training of adult education staff
Associations and representatives of those involved in adult education, including learners’ and teachers’ associations
Target public
Bodies providing guidance, counselling and information services relating to any aspect of adult education
Persons and bodies responsible for systems and policies concerning any aspect of adult education at local, regional and national level
Research centres and bodies concerned with adult education issues
Enterprises Not-for-profit organisations, voluntary
bodies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
Higher education institutions
Activities supported by Grundtvig Grundtvig In –Service Training
Grundtvig Partnership Projects
Multilateral Projects
Grundtvig Networks
Centralised Actions Grundtvig Multilateral Projects
(development/innovation of concrete results /products)
Grundtvig Thematic Networks (common platform for discussion and exchange of information on key issues, policy shaping and/or research)
Deadline for both actions 30th March 2007
Please contact The Executive Agency directly for further information on how to participate in a Centralised Action - http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/static/index.htm
Grundtvig In-Service Training Mobility to undertake training courses in other
participating countries
Training may include work shadowing and work placements
Courses can be sourced on Comenius/Grundtvig Database www.leargas.ie/education
Courses are intended to cover areas of adult education methodology, language training and/or aspects of European interculturalism
Who may Participate?
The grants are available to staff working with adults, part time or
Full time, which may include volunteer staff, in any sector of adult
education, formal, non-formal or informal, including;
Teachers / trainers working with adults, and the trainers of such teachers / trainers;
Heads and managerial staff of institutions providing adult learning opportunities or remedial education;
Staff involved in intercultural adult education, or working with migrant workers and travellers
Staff working with adults with special educational needs
Staff working with adults at risk, for example mediators and street educators
Counsellors or street advisors The inspectorate Other education staff at the discretion of national
authorities
Who may Participate?
For a grant for language teacher training, applicants must be one of the following;
A qualified and practising foreign language teacher working in adult education;
A trainer of such foreign language teachers;
A teacher re-training as an adult education foreign language teacher
An adult education teacher of another subject through a foreign language
An inspector or advisor in the field of adult education language learning.
Who may Participate?
For a grant for pure language training, applicants
must be one of the following;
An adult education teacher of non-language subjects through a foreign language
A teacher retraining as an adult education foreign language teacher
A member of staff participating in a Grundtvig Partnership and requesting training in a Partnership language
A member of adult education staff requesting training in a less widely taught and less used language for teaching purposes
CriteriaThe criteria to be considered in the context of
GrundtvigIn-Service are: -
Applicants who have not previously been in receipt of European funding
Applicants who show that they have a clear multiplier capacity and willingness to disseminate the results of their in-service activity
Applicants who demonstrate how the activity will contribute to his/her professional development;
Applicants interested in widening the provision of language activities in their own working environment;
The applicant’s capacity to contribute to the development of other projects within the framework of the Lifelong Learning Programme
Applicants applying for training developed under the Lifelong Learning Programme (or predecessor)
In Service Training Grant
Travel (100%) Economy/Apex
Course/conference fees will be funded on the basis of real costs and up to a maximum of €150 per day for courses lasting up to 5 full working days. A percentage contribution to the course fee of €150 per day will be awarded for courses that run for longer than one week.
Subsistence (to be agreed)
Application Procedure
Applications must be made directly to Léargas
Applications must be fully completed/ signed/stamped etc
Deadlines: 30th March/ 31st May/31st Oct 2007
Application forms available from the website www.leargas.ie/education
Grundtvig Partnership Projects
In a Grundtvig Partnership, learners and adult
education staff from at least three participating
countries work together around small-scale joint
projects on a specific theme of common interest.
This can involve the organisation of conferences,
exhibitions and visits in order to exchangeexperiences, practices and methods.
Partnership Project Activity
Partner meetings and seminars between all institutions in the Partnership
Exchanges of staff and learners involved in the project activities
Exchanges of experience and good practice by all appropriate means in particular using Information Technology ( e.g. website, email, video conferencing)
Dissemination of project experience and outcomes
Partner findingContact Seminars and Preparatory
Visits
Grants of up to 1,000 available Apply directly to Léargas Not more than one person per
institution Grant covers travel,
accommodation & subsistence and in the case of contact seminars the seminar fee
Partner finding Database
PARTBASE is an EU database on the internet for schools and colleges seeking suitable partners for projects and exchanges: http://partbase.programkontoret.se.
The Norwegian National Agency also have a partner finding database www.siu.no/socpart
A similar type of database can be found on British Councils website at www.wotw.org.uk
Grundtvig Partnerships -LLP Application Deadline 30th March
2007
New projects apply for 2 years
1 year renewals (for projects of 2 yr duration)
2 year renewals ( for projects of 3 yr duration)
Funding – Lumpsums 1 year renewal projectsSmall Partnerships – 2 mobilities -
€5,000Large Partnerships- 6 mobilities -
€10,000
2 year new or renewal projectsSmall Partnerships – 4 mobilities -
€10,000Large Partnerships-12 mobilities -
€18,000
Preparing Applications
Please refer to the Lifelong Learning 2007 General Call for Proposals for European priorities
2008 Year of Intercultural Dialogue
National priorities
Preparing ApplicationsPriority will also be given regardless of theme of
project to work plans which include specific measures to;
Actively involve adult learners through out the project (planning, implementation, evaluation);
Help persons with a disability or other special needs take part in the project;
Help learners or organisations disadvantaged for socio-economic, geographic or other reasons to take part in the project;
Make sure that men and women have equal access to the project.
National Priorities
Proposals that address one or more of the followingthemes will be encouraged (not in order of priority):
Literacy and numeracy
Developing/promoting outreach strategies to reach those marginalised from learning and approaches around introducing adults to learning and a love of learning
Developing strategies around promoting and building working partnerships between the formal and non-formal sectors on various key aspects of adult education such as outreach/community education/access to formal education
Health
For further information and support
Contact:
Denise Shannon [email protected]
May Diamond [email protected]
Check out our website www.leargas.ie