The Leonardo da Vinci programme is a

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funding programme focused on the teaching and training needs of those involved in

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(VET). The programme is part of the European Commission's

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and aims to build a skilled and mobile workforce across Europe.

Aims

The programme aims to enhance the competitiveness of the European labour market by helping European citizens to acquire new skills, knowledge and qualifications and have them recognised across borders. It also supports innovations and improvements in vocational education and training systems and practices.

Funding

The programme funds a wide range of actions, including transnational mobility and European projects focusing on the development or the transfer of innovation and networks. All of the projects funded by the Leonardo da Vinci programme involve working with European partners. The programme addresses trainees in initial vocational training, people on the labour market and professionals in vocational education and training, as well as any organisation active in this field.

History

The Leonardo da Vinci programme was started in 1995. In 1998 the

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criticised misdirection of funds in the EU, particularly in Leonardo da Vinci vocational training programmes. A second, broader phase (Leonardo II 2000–2006) concentrated on skills and employability of young people. Of the 21,000 projects financed in this phase, 19,000 had to do with mobility, supporting 367,000 individuals. The budget was €1.45 billion. Phase II was evaluated for the Directorate General for Education and Culture of the European Commission in 2008. In 2007 a new programme was started, to run until 2013.

Projects supported

* Central (Certification for Employment iN Transport and Logistics in Europe) Project * Certification & Accreditation System for Financial Services Sector Education and Training – (see

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) * CHIRON – benchmarking e-learning *

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– European Automotive Digital Innovation Studio – training and infrastructure to keep European automotive industry competitive *

ECOTOOL eCOTOOL (e-competences tools) was an international project undertaken through the European Union's Lifelong Learning Programme, specifically the Leonardo da Vinci programme. It ran from 1 June 2009 until 30 November 2011, with the primary obj ...

– harmonisation of VET certification *

Forestur Forestur is a pilot project, co-financed by the European Union through the Leonardo da Vinci Programme, aiming at increasing the skills of tourism professionals in rural areas by providing lifelong learning services on-line. Objectives of the proj ...

– training for tourism professionals *

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– a test of maritime English language proficiency *

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(Portal on Learning Opportunities Throughout European Space) *

SLOOP Project SLOOP (Sharing Learning Objects in an Open Perspective) is an eLearning and open content project started in 2005 from a European project co-funded within the Leonardo da Vinci programme. SLOOP is a community of practice of teachers who share Ope ...

– an eLearning and open content project originally started in 2005 within the Leonardo da Vinci programme, now independent

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