Action Programme in the field of Lifelong Learning 2007 – 2013 by Nadège Monnot Riga, 27.10.2006

1. Action Programme in the field ofLifelong Learning2007 – 2013by Nadège MonnotRiga, 27.10.2006 EUROPEAN COMMISSION Education and Culture

2. Why is the EU active in education & vocational training? EC Treaty Article 149To contribute to the development of quality education by encouraging cooperation between Member States and, if necessary, by supporting and supplementing their action. Article 150To implement a vocational training policy which supports and supplements the action of the Member States.

3. 2005 re-launch: “EU to become an advanced knowledge society with sustainable development, more and better jobs and greater social cohesion.” Over-arching EU policy goal: The Lisbon Strategy “The Union must become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world.” Lisbon, March 2000

4. The EU is working towards Lisbon … Policy work with Member states Action programmes - subsidies

5. The new Programme • Greater synergy between different actions • Better cooperation between different levels of education • Lifelong Learning Approach However: • Given the specificities of the different educational sectors, • Individual sub-programmes have been retained

6. The Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP)… …the European Commission flagship action programme in education & vocational training

7. Duration:January 2007 – December 2013 Budget:6.9 billion euros Participating countries:25 EU-Member States The programme is also open to: Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein Candidate countries benefiting from a pre-accession strategy (Countries of the Western Balkans) (Swiss Confederation) Lifelong Learning Programme

8. LLP: Structure

9. Sectoral programmes/KA/JM Each Programme has its own chapter on: • Definition of access • Objectives • Actions Similar actions in programmes • Mobility • Partnerships • Multilateral projects • Thematic Networks • Accompanying measures

10. Budget Breakdown of LLP

11. 3 million Comenius pupils 2007-13 3 million Erasmus students by 2012 80,000 Leonardo mobilities in 2013 7,000 Grundtvig mobilities in 2013 Revised targets

12. Less money (than requested) • Commission original proposal EUR 12 billion (2004 prices) or EUR 13.6 billion (cash prices) • December Council Common Position EUR 5.4 billion 2004 prices) • Revised figure EUR 6.2 billion (EUR 7 billion in cash prices) CONSEQUENCE : Almost all new actions on « ice »

13. Almost all new actions « on ice » • Comenius-Regio partnerships ( 2008) • Comenius upper secondary mobility (2008) • Leonardo partnerships (2008) • Grundtvig European assistantships (2008) • Grundtvig adult learner mobility (2008) EXCEPT • Transversal : Policy development and cooperation, language and ICT networks • Transversal : dissemination / exploitation of results

14. Comenius Actions: • Mobility of teachers and teaching staff, pupils (2008), of assistants - decentralised • Partnerships (schools and regional) –decentralised • Multilateral cooperation projects – centralised • Networks - centralised

15. Erasmus Actions: • Mobility of Students (university and training placements), academic staff, university staff - decentralised • Multilateral projects – centralised • Networks - centralised

16. Leonardo da Vinci Actions: • Mobility of trainees in initial vocational training, people in the labour marketing staff, professionals – decentralised • Partnerships (2008)– decentralised • Multilateral transfer of innovation projects(semi-decentralised) • Multilateral innovative projects (centralised) • Thematic networks (centralised)

17. Grundtvig Actions: • Mobility of training staff, adult learners (2008), assistants – decentralised • Partnerships – decentralised • Multilateral innovative projects - centralised • Thematic networks-centralised

18. Transversal Actions 4 key activities: • Policy cooperation and innovation in lifelong learning: • Support policy development and cooperation at European level in lifelong learning, notably in the context of the Lisbon process and „Education and Training 2010“ as well as the Bologna and Copenhagen processes and their successors • Language Learning • Promote language learning and support linguistic diversity

19. Transversal Actions • Information and Communication Technology – ICT • Support the development of innovatice ICT - based content, services, pedagogies and practice for lifelong learning • Dissemination • Ensure that the results of the LLP are appropriately recognised, demonstrated and implemented on a wide scale

20. Implementation • Stakeholder groups – advisory function • Internal documentary group – drafting proposals for guidelines, app forms, in coordination with National Agencies • Agreed by Programme Committee (Representatives of Education Ministries)

21. Simplification: • Less detail in legislation • Integrated approach with harmonised rules and procedures through all components of the programme • Proportionality in financial rules and simpler financial arrangements → more flat rate grants/lump sums • Simpler documentation for beneficiaries • Less time between deadlines to apply and selection of proposals • Unique NA : one interlocutor for all parts of the LLP

22. Implementation : Simplified procedures

23. Call for proposals 2007 ONLY ONE GENERAL CALL FOR THE WHOLE PROGRAMME (+ SPECIFIC CALLS) CONTINUITY ... reconduction of priorities of current programmes ... WITH • reformulation of previous texts (clarification of priorities/rationalisation) • update of political context • Introduction of priorities for new types of projects

24. Call for proposals 2007 • Update of political context - Lisbon goal for the EU to become the most competitive knowledge-based economy, • priority to projects that support development of national lifelong learning strategies that support • Intercultural dialogue as transversal priority • Dissemination and exploitation of results in all multilateral projects

25. Call for proposals 2007 COMENIUS • New priority for multilateral projects on the implementation of the recommendation on key competences for LLL • Simplification for networks : from 12 to 6 ERASMUS • Political update • 3 Million Erasmus students by 2012 • Priorities added for multilateral projects • Focusing on cooperation between HE and enterprises • Supporting the realisation of the European Higher Education Area

26. Call for proposals 2007 LEONARDO DA VINCI • Political update New priority : teachers and trainers • Definition of transfer and development of innovation projects GRUNDTVIG • Political update • Grundtivg training courses integrated as priority in multilateral projects • From 8 to 3 networks

27. Possible projects duration and funding in 2007

28. Nov 06 Dec 06 Dec 06 Jan 06 Feb 07 Feb 07 30 Mar 07 30 Apr 07 Jul 07 Sep 07 Adoption of the Programme decision Programme Decision in force Conditional call for proposals 2007 Programme Committee confirms call Confirmation of the call Deadline for EUC applications Deadline for Comenius, Erasmus, Leonardo, Grundtvig applications (not AM) Deadline for Transversal Programme, Jean Monnet, Accompanying Measures Selection decisions Projects start Provisional operational timetable

29. information on the programme • http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/ajm/index_en.html • http://ec.europa.eu/jeanmonnet

30. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !