Community Vocational Training Programme http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/leonardo.html

Objectives of programme:

  1. Competencies
    To strengthen the skills and competencies of people, especially young people, in initial vocational training at all levels.
  2. Quality
    To improve the quality of continuing vocational training and the life-long acquisition of skills and competencies.
  3. Innovation
    To promote and reinforce the contribution of VT to the process of innovation, with a view to improving competitiveness and entrepreneurship.

Measures of programme:

  1. Pilot project
  2. Mobility
  3. Language competencies
  4. Transnational network
  5. Reference materials

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Countries participating in the Programme

  • The 15 Member States of the European Union
  • The EFTA countries participating in the European Economic Area (EEA)(Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein)
  • Central and Eastern European countries(CEEC)
  • Cyprus and Malta
  • Turkey

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Community calls for proposals:

2000 - 2002
2003 - 2004
2005 - 2006

Priorities of the first call (2000 - 2002):
  1. Employability
    To improve the quality of, and access to, vocational education and training systems and qualifications, and to guidance systems, in order to enhance the employability of young people and adults in the labour market.
  2. Partnership
    To encourage cooperation at all levels between vocational training bodies, and companies, in particular SMEs and the social partners, in order to improve the relevance and effectiveness of training.
  3. Social Inclusion
    Encouraging equal access to training and to guidance for disadvantaged persons in the labour market, and the fight against discrimination.
  4. Adaptability and Entrepreneurship
    To promote investment in human resources as a company strategy in order to develop the adaptability required for technological and organisational change.
  5. New Technologies
    Exploiting the potential of information and communication technologies (ICT).
  6. Transparency
    To improve the transparency of qualifications.

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