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GINCO. GRUNDTVIG INTERNATIONAL NETWORK of COURSE ORGANISERS. 503706-LLP-1-2009-1-BE-GRUNDTVIG-GNW. The Life Long Learning Programme 2007 - 2013. Grundtvig Guy Tilkin – GINCO coordinator. Glasgow, March 2011. LLP stimulates cooperation between the Memberstates. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Life Long Learning Programme 2007 - 2013
Grundtvig
Guy Tilkin – GINCO coordinator
Glasgow, March 2011
Comenius
School education
Erasmus
Higher education & advanced training
Leonardo da Vinci
Vocational education and
training
Grundtvig
Adult education
Transversal Programme
4 key activities – Political development; Language learning; ICT;
Dissemination of best practice
Jean Monnet Programme
3 key activities – Jean Monnet Action; European Institutions; European associations
Life Long Learning Programme
Life Long Learning Programme
Duration: January 2007 – December 2013
Budget: 6.9 billion euro
Participating countries: 27 EU-Memberstates
The programme is also open for:
• NO, IS and Liechtenstein
• Turkey • Croatia• Switzerland
Grundtvig who can participate?
Everybody who’s involved in (non) formal adult eduction
And… priority forAdults of… 50+
Grundtvig — a rich variety…
• Basic skills• Active citizenship• Language Learning• Environment & sustainable development• Art & culture• Health and consumers’ issues• Intergenerational learning• Education in prisons• ….
Grundtvig — priority target groups…
• Senior citizens• Low skilled people• Migrants• Special needs persons• ….
The Grundtvig Actions1. Individual mobility:
• preparatory visits
• (Study) visits & exchanges
• GRU-assistantships
• In-service training
• GRU-workshops
2. Partnerships:
* Learning Partnerships
* Senior Volunteering Projects
3. Multilateral Projects
4. Networks
5. Complementary measures
Mobility activities:2. For (ex-/ future) staff in adult education :
2.1 (study) visits & exchanges
Short term: min 1 day - max 12 weeks
Jobshadowing, studies, conferences….
2.2 GRU-assistantships
Long term: min 12 weeks + 1 day – max 45 weeks
Deadline: 31/03/2011 for GRU-ass + GRU-host organisation
2.3 in-service training
Min 5 days – max 6 weeks
In-service trainingCourses:
•COMENIUS & GRUNDTVIG database
•Contact your National Agency’s website !
Mobility activities:
GRUNDTVIG-workshopsMin 10 – max 20 participantsMin 5 – max 10 days
Themes:
* Visual arts, music, creativity, literature, maths, sciences…
3. For adults:
* Language Learning – esp LWULT
* Discussion-groups on European issues
* Active citizenship and the intercultural dialogue
DEADLINE for the organisation of workshops: Feb /2011
Senior volunteering projects Practice:
1. Sending / Host organisation
2. Min 2 – max 6 volunteers per organisation
3. Duration for volunteers: min 3 – max 8 weeks
4. Duration SVP: 2 years
5. Deadline: (?) 31/03/2011
Emphasis on development of innovation via the improvement of:
• Intergenerational learning
• Professional development of staff in AE
• Key competences of adult learners
• Social integration & gender equality via AE
How do you start ?More information:• Call for proposals• Guide for applicants• Compendia of past and present projects• Learning Partnerships: Good Practice Guide: The GRU
Navigator: www.grundtvig.nl• Centralised actions: The Survival Kit, EACEA Infodays
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu
• Contact your National Agency
.
GINCO background• GRU IST: the European grant system for adult educators
willing to attend GRU courses, run by the National Agencies.• Courses by an international partnership in a Grundtvig project
context or by individual adult education organisations. • GRU MP or NW: funds for projects or networks possibly for
the development of international training courses• In support to improving access to a rich and varied provision
for the professional development of adult educators. • GINCO wants to network actual and potential GRU course
organisers, not only offering a forum for cooperation and exchange of expertise but also offering support for development, promotion of access, delivery, accreditation and sustainability of their courses.
Formal requirements for courses• Structured course, strong European focus in subject, profile
of trainers and participants: min. 5 working days (ex. travel).• Activities must concentrate on practical teaching skills,
methodologies or skills related to management of learning.• In one of the countries participating in the LLP Programme.• Multinational training team, experienced in more than one
European education system. (not for language courses).• Trainees from at least three LLP countries (30% rule). • Training and material in one (or more)official EU language.• Evaluation, certificate of attendance• Declaration of compliance to be signed.
GINCO objectives
• To contribute to improve the quality of GRU Europeantraining provision and its validation systems.
• To install effective mechanisms for networking and co-operation between (potential) GRU course organisers.
• To strengthen the cooperation between the relevant stakeholders of GRU courses.
• To contribute to the professionalization of AE staff concerning GRU course provision and delivery
• To expand the GRU course provision in LLP countries• To support dissemination and sustainability of the GRU
course provision
GINCO partners1. Landcommanderij Alden Biesen (BE)2. Platform Opleiding, Onderwijs en Organisatie (NL)3. EPOS vzw (BE)4. Die Berater (AT)5. BUPNET - Bildung und Projekt Netzwerk (DE)6. DEMA - Associacio Dep d'Estudis dels Medis Actuals (ES)7. Training 2000 (IT)8. Universität Bielefeld (DE)9. Bauer-Messner Evaluierungs KEG (AT)10. Klaipeda University Continuing Studies Institute (LT)11. Foundation Institute of Technology and Development, Sofia Univ.(BG)12. European Association for the Education of Adults (BE)13. University of Glasgow (GB)14. Agentia Nationala pentru Programe Comunitare in Domeniul Educatiei (RO)15. Kansanvalistusseura - LlinE (FI)16. Lithuanian Association of Adult Education (LT)17. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (HE)18. The Social and Healthcare College (DK)19. EGECED - Eğitim ve Gençlik Çalişmari Enstitüsü Derneği (TR)20. INstitut SUPérieur de formation permanente (FR)21. ECOTEC (GB)
GINCO WP 3: Improve quality in delivery
• Create and provide an evaluation frame for GRU courses, based on the SEALLL approach (www.sealll.eu)
• Help course organisers apply appropriate, innovative adult LLL methodologies for their courses. The starting point: ‘Manual for Course Providers’.
• Adequate didactic use of ICT in preliminary, face to face and follow up phases.
GINCO WP 4: validation of learning outcomes
• Improve the expertise of course organisers concerning certification and validation
• Tools to manage learners’ statistics for a better management of the participants, evaluation of progress and impact and certification of learning outcomes.
• Examples of good practice.• Evaluation with focus on these aspects.
• Products: a guide + in-service training days • Starting point: The EU Commission study on competences of
AE staff .
GINCO WP 5: Course provision
• Analysis of the present GRU course offer in the database• Analysis of national course provision, and identification of
factors that lead to a European offer (6 countries). Identification of gaps between national and GRU provision.
• Development of strategies to turn national provision into an international quality GRU course offer.
• Products: - Guidelines- System for quality assessment of courses & course quality label,
GINCO WP 6: dissemination
• To disseminate the network, its activities and products and to improve dissemination of GRU course opportunities.
• 3 conferences (1 each year) for stakeholders: – 2010: Course quality care & didactics: 27-30
October, IZMIR (TR)– 2011: Learning outcome validation & impact:
Thessaloniki (HE): 7 – 11 December– 2012: Course provision: Brussels (BE)
• Training days, lectures at conferences, newsletters ...• Ginco will link up and feed into existing networks (EAEA,
LLINE, ESREA ...) into AE associations and the GRU European INFONET AE II.
GINCO WP 8: advocacy
• spokesman on behalf of the course organisers in relation to NAs, Commission and educational policy makers at relevant levels.
• help shape policy on the one hand and help implement it among course organisers on the other hand.
• recommendations for improvement: policy paper directed towards EC, NAs, national and European umbrellas and decision-makers.
• www.ginconet.eu