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WMB Info Day in Malta, 11th October 2012 Antonio Olivari

Erasmus and Leonardo da Vinci European Trainees What's in it for you?. WMB Info Day in Malta, 11th October 2012 Antonio Olivari Communications Manager, European Union Programmes Agency. Overview. 1. Erasmus and Leonardo Trainees - A European Success Story

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WMB Info Day in Malta, 11th October 2012 Antonio Olivari

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  1. Erasmus and Leonardo da Vinci European Trainees What's in it for you? WMB Info Day in Malta, 11th October 2012 Antonio Olivari Communications Manager, European Union Programmes Agency

  2. Overview 1. Erasmus and Leonardo Trainees - A European Success Story 2. Strong policy support to promote more quality traineeships 3. A win-win situation – benefits for host organisations 4. Practical information

  3. Main goal • To mobilise more employers to offer placements to Leonardo da Vinci and Erasmus trainees

  4. 1. Erasmus and Leonardo Trainees – A European Success Story • Some statistics: • First 3 years, around 85,000 students benefited from an Erasmus traineeship abroad. • 2009/10: out of 213,266 Erasmus students, 35,561 went on traineeships (increase of more than 17%) • 2010/11: the estimated number of traineeships is around 40,000

  5. 1. Erasmus and Leonardo Trainees – A European Success Story • Some statistics: • Each year from 2007-2011, Leonardo da Vinci provided grants for some 65,000 people to travel to another country to train or work

  6. 1. Erasmus and Leonardo Trainees – A European Success Story • Some statistics: • Between 2007 – 2011: • 125,000 Erasmus trainees – 100% increase in the first 4 years since its creation • 320,000 Leonardo da Vinci trainees – continual increase of the interest since its creation in 1995

  7. 2. Strong policy support to increase the quality traineeships Youth Opportunities Initiative (December 2011): • 30% increase in the Leonardo and Erasmus traineeships for vocational and higher education students • At least 50,000 Erasmus and 80,000 Leonardo trainees in 2012 Quality traineeships – relevant measure included in the Job-rich Recovery Package

  8. 3. A win-win situationBenefits for host organisations: • Insights into new markets • Fresh skills • Enthusiasm • Competitiveness and innovation • Road test future employees • Bring European flavour into teams • Outward-looking company image • First step towards closer cooperation with education & training

  9. 3. Benefits of having European trainees • European trainees bring a wide range of skills at the workplace • User-friendly system for both companies and trainees

  10. 4. Practical information • Skills: trainees vary from apprentices to doctoral level students • Young people in initial vocational training (LdV) • Students at bachelor, master or doctoral level(Erasmus) • People on the labour market (LdV) • From all professional fields: from social sciences to engineering and ICT

  11. 4. Practical information • Duration of the traineeship • Leonardo da Vinci: • 2 to 39 weeks for Initial Vocational Training (IVT) • 2 to 36 weeks for People in the Labour Market (PLM) • Erasmus: • 3 to 12 months

  12. 4. Practical information • Which organisations/ companies can host a European trainee?

  13. 4. Practical information • Expectations from a European trainee

  14. 4. Practical information • The traineeship is a learning experience

  15. 4. Practical information • Foreign trainees to benefit from equal treatment with the national ones

  16. 4. Practical information • The National Agency - in permanent contact with the sending organisations

  17. Useful links • Interested next steps? • http://we-mean-business.europa.eu/en/next-steps • Erasmus Placement Consortium Directory • http://we-mean-business.europa.eu/en/next-steps/erasmus-consortium-directory • National Agency Malta: • European Union Programmes Agency • http://www.eupa.org.mt

  18. More information: European Union Programmes Agency Continental Business Centre, Old Railway Track, Santa Venera, SVR9018, Malta Website: www.eupa.org.mt Email: eupa@gov.mt Tel: 2558 6130 Fax: 2558 6139

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