Overview of Mobility Programmes and some organisations

• A large part of the Life Long Learning (LLL) Programme consists of individual mobility actions

• The eldest (and also the most common amongst students) LLL programme is the Erasmus

• The most popular with Youth Organisations is the European Voluntary Service (EVS)

1st LLL: Youth in Action Programme• 1. European Voluntary Service – Action 2

– Young people– Non-formal learning setting – wide variety– 16 +

• 2. Job Shadowing – Action 4.3– For Workers in an organisation– Work experience in another organisation– Short period– To bring back good practices in own organisation

• 3. New Possibility - Support to Youth Workers Mobility – Action4.3c– Kind of internship for youth workers– Up to 6 months

• Aim: to offer a European learning experience to young people

2nd LLL: Comenius

• Aimed at Primary and secondary education• For secondary school pupils – 3 – 10 months

• Opportunities for teachers or in-school youth workers to go to other schools in another EU country

• 3 – 10 months• In-service trainings (like job-shadowing)

3rd LLL: Erasmus

• Student studying abroad for a University semester• Internship in an organisation or company

• Professionals working in higher education or enterprises

• Doing maximum 6 weeks staff mobility projects

• Other ‘sub-programmes’ have been created such as Erasmus Mundus for students to cross borders outside Europe

4th LLL: Leonardo da Vinci

• Vocational training placements• Young students carrying out training

placements up to 9 months abroad

• Also possible for Employees up to 6 months

• Vocational and Training professionals up to 6 weeks abroad

5th LLL: Grundtvig• Programme for Adult Education• Focusing on adult and senior citizens• Senior Volunteering projects (SVP) = EVS (for senior

citizens)• Maximum 8 weeks active volunteering in another European

country

• Staff involved in adult education maximum 10 months as an assistant at an adult education organisation in another European country

• Inservice training for adult education staff 6 weeks intensive training in the form of job shadowing

Other organisations

• A number of organisations offer their own mobility programmes, and these include:

– The Alliance– Association of Voluntary Service Organisations– International Cultural Youth Exchange– European Federation of Intercultural Learning– Service Civil International– Youth Action for Peace– etc....

Conclusion

• Variety of programmes• Offering various opportunities to various

target groups• Info: www.eurodesk.eu