Rome, 28 January 2010 Daniela Ermini

It is always a good time to learn:

Grundtvig!

It is always a good time to learn: It is always a good time to learn: Grundtvig!!!Grundtvig!!!

Specific objectives:Specific objectives:To help provide adults with pathways toimproving their knowledge andcompetences

To help provide adults with pathways toimproving their knowledge andcompetences

To respond to the educationalchallenge of an ageing population inEurope

To respond to the educationalchallenge of an ageing population inEurope

WHO PARTICIPATES?

• 27 Member States of the European Union

• the EFTA countries (Iceland- Norway- Liechtenstein)

• Turkey• Republic of Croatia and

the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Who can participate in Grundtvig?

Basically, anyone involved in adult educationBasically, anyone involved in adult education

What are the Grundtvig Actions?• Mobility (decentralised actions)

•Partnerships (decentralised actions)

•Networks (Centralised actions)

• Accompanying measures (Centralised actions)

•Multilateral Projects (Centralised actions)

• Mobility (decentralised actions)

•Partnerships (decentralised actions)

•Networks (Centralised actions)

• Accompanying measures (Centralised actions)

•Multilateral Projects (Centralised actions)

•In - service training for Adult Education staff

•Visits and Exchange (NEW!!!)

• Assistantship(!!!NEW)

• Workshops(!!!NEW)

•In - service training for Adult Education staff

•Visits and Exchange (NEW!!!)

• Assistantship (NEW!!!)

•Workshops (NEW!!!)

Mobility:new horizons!

In-service training

Are you involved in adult education?

Improve your practical teaching skills and gain a broader understanding of adult

learning in Europe!

In-service training

• who can apply? Teachers and other staff involved in adult education (formal, informal, non formal sector)

• what can I do? A training course abroad

• How long? Min. 5 days, max 6 weeks

• 15 January 2010 for training activities taking place between May and Agust (1.05.2010 and 31.08.2010)

• 30 April 2010 for training activities taking place between Sepetember and December (1.09.2010 and 31.12.2010)

• 15 September 2010 for training activities taking place between January and April (1.01.2011 and) 30.04.2011

Deadline 2010:

How do I find my course?

• An on-line database of training activities, known as the Grundtvig Course Catalogue, is available to help applicants

http://ec.europa.eu/education/trainingdatabase/

• However, applicants may also choose training which is not listed in the database

Visits and Exchanges

Are you involved in adult education?

Gain a broader understanding of adult learning in Europe!

Visits and Exchange

• who can apply? Teachers and other staff involved in adult education (formal, informal, non formal sector)

• what can I do? Work-related visit (examples: jobshadowing, research, conference etc)

•where? Abroad

• How long? Min. 1 day, max 12 weeks

Visits and Exchanges: deadlines

Check your National Agency websites!

Assistantship

Improve your intercultural competences!

• Who: present or future staff involved in adult education to spend a period abroad

• Where: abroad

• How long: min. 12 weeks, max 45 weeks

Assistentship: deadline

• 31 March 2010

WorkshopsInnovative multinational learning experience!

• Main objective: to bring together learners from different countries

• Possible topics: arts, music, creativity, numeracy, science, language learning, active citizenship, intercultural dialogue

• How long: from 5 up to 10 days

Workshops

• Who can apply? Learners aged 18+

• How do I find my workshop? European Workshop Catalogue available at

Workshop deadlines

• If you want to organise a Workshop:

19 February 2010

• If you want to attend a Workshop:

Check the European Workshop catalogue!

Each Workshop has its deadline

•Process-oriented

•Involvement of learners

Grundtvig Partnerships Grundtvig Partnerships

Small scale co-operation activities on themes of mutual interestSmall scale co-operation activities on themes of mutual interest

Grundtvig PartnershipGrundtvig Partnership

• Minimum 3 partners from 3 countries

•Duration: 2 Years

Grant calculation: use of lumpsums

The levels of funding available in each country vary. The funding granted is in the form of a lump sum, which is a new and simple payment method with less of an administrative burden on the organisations involved

Structure:Structure:Structure:Structure:

Main ActivitiesMain Activities•Partner meetings and seminars•Exchange of staff and adult lerners•Exchange of experience and good practice•Fieldwork, performances, exhibitions of work,project research•Documentation on project activities•Language preparation•Evaluation and dissemination

•Partner meetings and seminars•Exchange of staff and adult lerners•Exchange of experience and good practice•Fieldwork, performances, exhibitions of work,project research•Documentation on project activities•Language preparation•Evaluation and dissemination

• Comparative studies• New methodologies

proposals• Newsletters or booklets• Performances/

Presentations• Websites and virtual

communities• Seminars/Conferences• Exhibitions

• Comparative studies• New methodologies

proposals• Newsletters or booklets• Performances/

Presentations• Websites and virtual

communities• Seminars/Conferences• Exhibitions

OUTCOMES

Use of lumpsums - MobilitiesUse of lumpsums - Mobilities•Small number – from 4 mobilities 10.000 Euro Limited number– from 8 mobilities15.000 Euro•Average number – from 12 mobilities20.000 Euro•High number – from 24 mobilities25.000 Euro(for the 24-mobility type, please note that 16 different adult learners must be involved!!! )

•Small number – from 4 mobilities 10.000 Euro Limited number– from 8 mobilities15.000 Euro•Average number – from 12 mobilities20.000 Euro•High number – from 24 mobilities25.000 Euro(for the 24-mobility type, please note that 16 different adult learners must be involved!!! )

SVPSenior Volunteering Projects

• SVP: support bilateral partnership and exchange of volunteers between local organisations located in 2 LLP countries.

• Why Volunteers? Volunteering is increasingly recognised as an extremely valuable informal learning experience

• Why Seniors: senior citizens (50+) are a rich source of wisdom and experience from which society should derive a great benefit

What does volunteering mean?

• It refers to all forms of voluntary activity, formal and informal

• It is undertaken of a person's own free-will, choice and motivation

• It is without concern for financial gain

• do not replace professional, paid employees

SVP: objecives• 1. To enable senior citizens to volunteer in another

European country for any kind of non-profit activity, as a form ofinformal (and mutual) learning activity (learning / sharing knowledge).

• 2. To create lasting cooperation between the host and sending organisations around a specific topic or target group, and thanks to the exchange of volunteers.

• 3. To enable the local communities involved in the exchange of volunteers to draw on the potential of senior citizens as asource of knowledge, competence and experience.

Features:

• Duration: 2 years

• Number of volunteers: min. 2 max 6

• Volunteering activities: min.3 max 8

Each organisation will send and host

volunteers

Deadline: 31 March 2010

Expected outputs:

• For the Volunteers: 1) increase of personal, linguistic, social and

intercultural skills and competence2) contribution tothe development and

implementation of non-profit activities, and beyond this, contribute to the community as an active citizen

3) acquisition / development / transmission of specific task-related skills

Expected outputs:

• For the organisations

1) exchange and mutual acquisition of experience, knowledge and good practice

2) development of European collaboration around a particular theme

3) intensified European outlook.

Eu Funding

FUNDING FOR SENDING YOUR OWN VOLUNTEERS ABROAD

• This funding is mixed: forfait + real costs

Forfait: covers cost related to sending your own volunteers abroad. For Italy is 500 Euros for each volunteers (language and cultural preparation etc)

Real costs: for travel expenses. This is based on the real cost of the tickets.

Eu Funding

FUNDING FOR HOSTING PARTNER VOLUNTEERS IN YOUR ORGANISATION:

This funding is mixed: forfait + forfait

Forfait: covers costs for organisation related to hosting involunteers from your partner orgasation. For Italy is 250 Euros for each volunteers

Forfait: covers meals, accomodation, lacal transportation, insurance etc (reference tables)

WHAT MAKES A STRONG APPLICATION?

clear objectives

realistic expected outcomesa clear and coherent work planplans for the ongoing evaluationplans for the dissemination of outcomes at different levels (local regional, and even national)

SUGGESTIONS FOR PLANNING A SHORTLIST

Aims should be clear The methodology appropriate for

achieving the objectives The activity plan is well-defined Tasks are distributed between the 2

partners Activities are described for the

entire two-year duration

SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR PLANNING

Establish and keep open the channels of communication

Create firm and realistic timetable to achieve desired outcomes

Agree in advance who does what and when

Consider how you will monitor and evaluate the project

1. Supervising the actual activities

2. Comparing planned activities with those being done or completed

3. Evaluating activities and considering future projects

MONITOR: TIME – COST – QUALITY

Monitoring may follow the process of planning and consists of three consecutive and connected stages

Thank you very muchfor your attention !

Further information on Grundtvig

• http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/llp/grundtvig/index_en.html

• National Agencies (see links on above website)

• LLP National Agency – Italy: www.programmallp.it