Leonardo da Vinci Programme

Life Long Learning

The European Life Long Learning Programme supports a range of activities to encourage trans-national cooperation between organisations involved in vocational educational training, culture, adult education and youth work. There are a range of initiatives including funding to support the development of innovative training solutions, work placements and learning opportunities between member states.

Point Europa is very active in this programme and aims to provide formal and informal educational opportunities for our learners and also work with partner countries to create innovative training solutions to tackle social need.

To support this objective we employ experts skilled in:

  • analysis of training needs.
  • design and evaluation of training courses, particularly (but not exclusively) within the fields of childcare, social inclusion of marginalised groups, citizenship and language development.
  • internal and external evaluation of trans-national projects.
  • delivery of training and educational material to adults, young people and children.

    We are currently active in a range of Grundtvig and Leonardo da Vinci Projects and have considerable experience in project managing initiatives within these programmes.

    For general information in the UK, visit www.leonardo.org.uk or www.grundtvig.org.uk For Europe-wide information, visit http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/newprog/index_en.html 



    Point Europa projects:

    The Clarity project.   A two-year project to develop new training that supports migrant workers, by providing basic workplace training in their own languages. The project includes a full multi-lingual website and extensive training resources. Please visit www.clarity-project.org

    The InterGen project.   A project to create and test new training materials, helping to promote and operate Intergenerational Mentoring. The work will provide training to support older people, helping them to provide in-depth mentoring for children. Please visit www.intergen-project.eu

    Inpro  A project to develop educational content and methods for the training of Interprofessionality in Child Care. Aimed at professionals and non-professionals who are involved with the care of young children. Dates of project - 1 October 2010 to 30 September 2012:  www.inpro-childcare.eu

    Media Playing Communities:  A project that works with children, families and childcare practitioners to encourage greater use of ICT within early years education. The project also involves intercultural exchange visits for learners: www.mediaplaying.com

    Mind Wellness: A project to develop innovative training material aimed at older people (working or retired) to help them retain mental flexibility.

    Adelante: Provides learning opportunities for childcare practitioners and managers to explore how equality and social inclusion is practiced in different E.U countries.

    Learning Lab for Integration: A project creating training opportunities for people with disabilities.  More information at www.futureforyou.eu

    Creative trainer:  A project testing innovative training solutions, inspiring and involving young people in the creative process. Please see the website at www.creative-trainer.eu for more details.

    M3 (Migrants, minorities, mobilities): An exchange project for migrants and those working with them, to see how other organisations around Europe operate, and share good work.

     

    Projects which are now Closed

    Child Oriented Catering: A project creating innovative training material to support healthy eating in the pre-school environment: www.choca.eu

     SAGE: A project creating training material that presents strategies to encourage active citizenship for people in their mid or later life: www.sage-eu.com

     Mutual: A project creating training solutions that encourage greater participation of ethnic minority groups to train for work in childcare: www.mutual-eu.com

     Europe At Work: A project aimed at raising awareness within European citizenship by creating and testing training material in 3 work-based environments around Europe: www.europe-at-work.eu

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