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The EBSN Academy

The EBSN Academy. The vision. The EBSN Academy aims at promoting European excellence in the field of initial and continuous professional training for teachers of basic skills to adults. The opportunity : . Last call for proposals in the LLLP: Grundtvig Workshops for learners >

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The EBSN Academy

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  1. The EBSN Academy

  2. The vision • The EBSN Academy aims at promoting European excellence in the field of initial and continuous professional training for teachers of basic skills to adults.

  3. The opportunity: Last call for proposals in the LLLP: Grundtvig Workshops for learners > Workshops for literacyteachers

  4. Objectives • to give present and future teachers and staff the opportunity to gain a better understanding of the European dimension in teaching adults with literacy problems, • to enhance their knowledge of other European countries’ education systems and their provision of adult literacy • to improve the specific skills they require to teach literacy skills to adults.

  5. The workshop concept • Advantages and possibilities • The EBSN Academy: for whom

  6. Our response:

  7. Results so far • At leastone, probablytwo in Oslo • Promising: Spain and Luxembourg • No luck so far: UK • ?? Belgium • From doubts to certainty: July

  8. The coming program • Still veryunclear, but: • Mobility, mobility, mobility • In theory for all sectors • Not only for students, butalso for staff • Policy objectives • Need to be proactive

  9. Otherpossibilities… … or a threat? • Open call for proposals EAC/S05/2013 - Establishment of a European Policy Network of National LiteracyOrganisations

  10. Intro from the Commission: More thanone in five 15-year-olds in Europe, as well as many more adults lackbasicreading and writing skills. This makes it harder for them to pursuelearning and to find a job, and putsthem at risk of socialexclusion. Aware of thisserious problem, the European Commission has taken action to helpimproveliteracylevels in Europe.

  11. Objectives: The objectives of thisnetworkare to: • develop country specificknowledge; • facilitatetheexchange of goodpractice; • implementawareness-raisinginitiatives; • cooperatewithotherinstitutions and organisationsworking in thefield of literacyboth at national and EU level to promoteeffectiveliteracypolicies.

  12. Target group: • Associations, foundations, national education authorities and other similar bodies working in the field of literacy; • National literacycentres; • Ministries of education and/or training; • Universities, higher education institutions or research centres working in the field of literacy.

  13. Practicalities • http://ec.europa.eu/education/calls/s0513_en.htm • Deadline: Aug 29th • at least 20 LLP participating countries, at least 15 EU Member States. • EU budget : EUR 3 000 000 (2013-2015) • Contribution from Commission < 75 % of the total eligible costs.

  14. Situationanalysis: • Significantoverlap, butalsodifferences • Empiricknowledge; 10 – 12 consortia • The role of AL in thefuturenetwork • Our strategy: ensurerepresentation!

  15. Your task: • Findoutwho in your country willparticipate in one of thebids • Findoutwhowould like to be in a bid • Send info to theEBSN’s EC • Let’s make sure thereare at least 3 EBSN institutions in thewinningbid.

  16. Gracias gs@vox.no

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