The Leonardo Da Vinci Programme In A Nutshell
The Leonardo da Vinci
Programme in a Nutshell
European Union
A V I N C I
Programme on
Vocational Training
2000 – 2006
ARDO D
LEON
in English
The Leonardo da Vinci programme aims at improving the quality of vocational
training systems and practices in Europe. The programme supports projects that
develop initial and continuing vocational training in European co-operation.
The second phase of the Leonardo da Vinci programme runs from 2000 to 2006.
The total EU budget for the programme is 1,15 billion Euros over seven years.
Objectives
Target groups
1) Initial vocational training:
The following organisations may participate in the
to improve initial vocational training and its qual-
programme:
ity at all levels, for instance, by developing work-
• all organisations providing initial or continuing
ing life contacts or apprenticeship training in or-
vocational training (vocational training institutes,
der to promote employability.
polytechnics, universities, adult education centres
2) Continuing vocational training:
etc.)
to improve the quality of and access to continu-
• enterprises, public and private sector establish-
ing vocational training with the aim of increasing
ments
adaptability to technological and organisational
• social partners and trade oganisations (employers’
changes.
and employees’ organisations, including chambers
3) Competitiveness, entrepreneurship, training in-
of commerce)
stitution-enterprise co-operation:
• non-profit making organisations and voluntary
to strengthen the role of vocational training in
organisations
developing competitiveness and entrepreneurship
Individuals cannot submit an application.
in order to create new employment opportunities.
Particular attention will be paid to co-operation
between training institutions and enterprises.
Measures
1. Mobility
In addition to these three objectives, particular at-
a) Placement of students and trainees (PL)
tention will be paid to developing vocational guid-
• placements of people undergoing initial vocation-
ance and counselling and to promotion of equality
al training in vocational training institutions and
by, for instance, facilitating access to training of
enterprises abroad (3 weeks - 9 months)
those at a disadvantage and by promoting equality
• work placements abroad for students in higher
between men and women.
education (3-12 months)
Participating countries
• work placements for young workers and recently
qualified persons: in vocational training institu-
The Leonardo programme is open to the 15 Member
tions or enterprises (2-12 months).
States of the EU and to the EEA countries (Norway,
Iceland and Liechtenstein) as well as the following
b) Exchanges for trainers (EX)
applicant countries: Hungary, Romania, Czech Re-
• between enterprises and vocational training insti-
public, Poland, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania,
tutions (1-6 weeks)
Slovenia, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Malta. Participation
• between enterprises and vocational training insti-
of Turkey is being negotiated. Swiss organisations
tutions with a view to developing language and
can participate in the Leonardo programme with own
cultural competencies (1-6 weeks).
funding.
Individuals can participate in placements and ex-
changes only through an organisation (e.g. voca-
tional training institution or enterprise).
Structure of the Leonardo Programme
Number of
Max. duration
EU support
countries
Duration of place-
Share of EU support
of project
euro/year
(min.)
ment/exchange
(max.)
of total budget (max.)
Mobility
2*
2 years
The amount of funding depends on the du-
Placements for people undergoing initial
ration of the placement/exchange (max.
vocational training
3 weeks – 9 months
5000 e/beneficiary). Additional funding is
available for special groups, small and me-
Placements for university students
3 – 12 months
dium-sized enterprises, for cultural and
language preparation, and for administra-
Placements for young workers and recent graduates
2 - 12 months
tion.
For travel expenses approx. 450 ,, subsist-
Exchanges for human resources managers, vocational
ance 75 e/week (placements), 300 e/week
training programme planers and managers,
(exchanges), for insurance according to ac-
trainers and occupational guidance specialists
1 – 6 weeks
tual costs as for the cultural and linguis-
Exchanges for trainers and mentors
tic preparation (max. 500 e/beneficiary. For
in the area of language competences
1 – 6 weeks
administration max. 200 e/beneficiary.
Pilot project
3*
3 years
200 000 e
75 %
Thematic actions
3*
3 years
300 000 e
75 %
Language projects
2*
3 years
200 000 e
75 %
Networks
3*
3 years
150 000 e
50 %
Reference material
3*
3 years
200 000 e
50-100 %
(in special cases
300 000 e)
Joint actions
Terms of funding set separately
* at least one of these must be an EU member state 1 e= 5,94573 FIM
2. Pilot projects (PP)
4. Networks (NT)
Pilot projects may, for instance, develop new train-
The goal of network projects is to bring together dif-
ing material, modules or methods, evaluate training
ferent regional and sectoral players in the field of vo-
needs or disseminate results of previous projects.
cational training in order to assemble, exchange and
The use of information and communication tech-
disseminate information, experiences and good prac-
nologies in the projects is promoted. Arrangement
tices as widely as possible both at national and EU lev-
or provision of training is not supported through
el. The networks can, for instance, produce summaries
pilot projects.
of results and experiences of EU programmes on a spe-
Thematic actions (TH)
cific sector, anticipate future developments and iden-
Thematic actions refer to projects on themes of par-
tify socio-economic trends. Already established net-
ticular interest to the EU at large. Themes will be giv-
works may apply for support but they should bring
en separately for each application round. Thematic
added value through their project.
actions are similar to pilot projects but their selec-
tion procedure is different and the EU support for
5. Reference material (RF)
the actions may be higher than that of the pilot
Reference material means high-quality scientific sur-
projects.
veys, studies and analyses, the goal of which is to ad-
vance acquisition of such comparable data on voca-
3. Language projects (LA)
tional training systems, arrangements and competen-
The goal of language projects is to promote lan-
ces of the Member States that is not available through
guage and cultural competences. They are pilot
other organisations such as Eurostat or Cedefop.
projects that develop, test, strengthen, evaluate
and disseminate language teaching methods and
6. Joint actions
material tailored to the specific needs of different
Joint actions refer to projects funded through several
occupational sectors. New training material, meth-
EU programmes at the same time (particularly Socra-
ods and self-tuition can also be developed through
tes and Youth programmes). Separate decisions will be
these projects. (See also exchanges of trainers.)
made about the themes and calls for proposals for
joint actions.
Calls for proposals
A call for proposals and selection is arranged every
year. Criteria and priorities are determined for several
years at a time: 2000-2002, 2003-2004, and 2005-
2006. The deadline for sending in proposals is in the
middle of January. Themes and subjects are not re-
stricted, but they should answer to the objectives
Pilot and language projects,
and priorities of the programme and of the call.
networks, reference material
Mobility
and joint actions
Each participating country will be allocated a global
mobility grant to be distributed to the projects. The
Finnish Leonardo Centre
selection procedure is one-phased and the selection
National Board of Education
will be made nationally.
Hakaniemenkatu 2
FIN - 00530 Helsinki, Finland
Pilot projects (PP), thematic actions (TH), language
projects (LA), networks (NT) and reference materi-
Tel:
+358-9-7747 7218,
als (RF)
+358-9-7747 7219
The selection procedure consists of two phases: pre-
Fax:
+358-9-7747 7213
proposal and full proposal. Selection of pre-propos-
E-mail: leonardo@oph.fi,
als is made by the National Agency (PP, LA, NT) or
firstname.familyname@oph.fi
the Commission (TH, RF). This will take approx. two
http://www.leonardodavinci.fi
months. Successful candidates shall then complete a
full proposal, which will be evaluated both national-
ly and by the European Commission.
Administration
Mobility:
The European Commission is responsible for the im-
Centre for International
plementation of the programme. In Finland the Min-
Mobility CIMO
istry of Education is responsible for the programme.
Leonardo Unit
The Finnish Leonardo Centre operating under the Na-
P.O. Box 343 (Hakaniemenkatu 2)
tional Board of Education is responsible for informa-
FIN - 00531 Helsinki, Finland
tion and guidance on the programme, and the Cen-
tre for International Mobility CIMO is responsible for
Tel:
+358-9-7747 7033
information and guidance relating to the mobility
Fax:
+358-9-7747 7064
measure.
E-mail: cimoinfo@cimo.fi,
The Finnish Leonardo Centre as well as CIMO support
firstname.familyname@cimo.fi
the development of vocational training in Finland by
http://www.cimo.fi
encouraging training organisations, enterprises and
working life organisations to take part in transna-
tional cooperation. The activities include organising
calls for proposals, supporting on-going projects as
well as the dissemination of results.
European Commission
Directorate-General for Educa-
Further information
tion and Culture
Leonardo da Vinci
Further information on the Leonardo programme
200, Rue de la Loi
(e.g. application forms and guidelines) is available
B – 1049 Brussels, Belgium
from the Leonardo National Agencies as well as on
http://europa.eu.int/comm/
the websites. There is also material available on on-
education/leonardo.html
going Leonardo projects that can be used as back-
ground material for planning new projects.
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