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- 1. Erasmus + : An introduction Corrina Hickman, Senior Project Manager , Erasmus+ UK National Agency 14 May 2015
- 2. Erasmus+ is for… Adult education Youth Sport Higher education Vocational education and training Schools
- 3. Benefits Individuals • Personal and professional development • Increased skills and employability • Broaden cultural horizons • Boost confidence • Develop language skills Organisations • Training and career development for staff • Better opportunities for engaging learners • Share and discover good practice • Improve provision
- 4. Erasmus+ 2014 - 2020 The programme is structured around five Actions Key Action 1 Key Action 2 Key Action 3 Jean Monnet Activities Sport There are two methods of management… Centralised Decentralised …and three types of decentralised project Key Action 1: Mobility of learners and staff Key Action 2: Strategic partnerships Key Action 3: Youth structured dialogue
- 5. Erasmus+ budget: €14.7 billion
- 6. UK National Agency • Higher education • Schools • Youth Key Action 1 British Council • Vocational education and training • Adult education • Youth Key Actions 2 and 3 Ecorys UK
- 7. Key Actions – decentralised activities Key Action 1: Mobility of learners and staff Key Action 2: Strategic Partnerships Key Action 3: Youth Structured Dialogue
- 8. • Activities are aimed at education, training and youth • Specific types of projects are funded, all designed to: – improve the quality of provision – provide training opportunities for those working in education and training, youth and sport – give learners of all kinds opportunities through transnational activities and co-operation Key Actions – decentralised activities
- 9. • Programme is open to organisations active in education, training, youth and sport • Applications from individuals are not allowed • Some youth projects allow informal groups of young people to apply Who can take part?
- 10. Programme countries Member States of the European Union Belgium Greece Lithuania Portugal Bulgaria Spain Luxembourg Romania Czech Republic France Hungary Slovenia Denmark Croatia Malta Slovakia Germany Italy Netherlands Finland Estonia Cyprus Austria Sweden Ireland Latvia Poland United Kingdom Non EU Programme Countries former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Iceland Norway Liechtenstein Turkey
- 11. Key Action Activity Field Deadline(s) Key Action 1: Mobility of individuals Mobility of learners and staff Higher education, vocational education and training, schools, adult education 4 March 2015 Youth 4 February 2015 30 April 2015 1 October 2015 2015 decentralised deadlines
- 12. Key Action Activity Field Deadline(s) Key Action 2: Co-operation for innovation and the exchange of good practices Strategic Partnerships Higher education, vocational education and training, schools, adult education (including any applications covering more than one field) 31 March 2015 Youth 4 February 2015 30 April 2015 1 October 2015 2015 decentralised deadlines
- 13. Key Action Activity Field Deadline(s) Key Action 3: Support for policy reform Structured Dialogue Youth 4 February 2015 30 April 2015 1 October 2015 2015 decentralised deadlines
- 14. • TCA as a capacity-building instrument for the Youth Sector e.g. EVS Competences, Youth Exchanges • TCA supports key priority areas: Social Entrepreneurship, Targeting Under-represented groups, Inclusive Citizenship, Youth specific priorities • Europe-wide event calendar www.salto-youth.net • Further information: www.erasmusplus.org.uk/tca Transnational Cooperation Activities
- 15. Next steps Stay informed – sign up to our news services for regular news and important alerts Learn more – consult our website and join our webinars Let us help – contact our helplines for more information or to have a chat about your ideas For general enquiries you can contact either the British Council or Ecorys UK : British Council T: 0161 957 7755 erasmusplus.enquiries@britishcou ncil.org Ecorys UK T: 0121 212 8947 erasmusplus@uk.ecorys.com
- 16. EPALE ePlatform for Adult Learning in Europe With the support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union Kathleen Wabrowetz, 14 May 2015
- 17. What is EPALE? • A new multilingual community of adult learning professionals • An online resource of adult learning material • An area to share and exchange best practice with other adult education professionals in Europe • A networking tool • Funded by European Commission
- 18. EPALE Objectives EPALE is designed to become the reference point on adult learning in Europe, and should become essential to any professional in the field. With the support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union
- 19. EPALE facts • EPALE is the first multilingual adult learning platform across Europe • EPALE has 2977 registered users • The average time spent on website is 5.5 minutes (For comparison: average visit duration time for most websites is just 15 seconds!) With the support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union
- 20. EPALE Target Groups Everyone involved in organising, funding or delivering adult education • Providers and their staff • National associations of AE • Volunteers • Universities / researchers • Media / journalists • Policy-makers • Local administrations EPALE is not…. • Targeted at adult learners • Just about LLP or Erasmus+ projects and stakeholders With the support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union
- 21. What EPALE offers • Main pages (home, about, contact us, user directory) • Calendar of events • Newsroom, blog • EPALE glossary • Interactive FAQs • eNewsletter • Resource centre http://ec.europa.eu/epale/en Coming soon: partner search, thematic forum With the support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union
- 22. What EPALE offers The site is organised around five important adult learning themes With the support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union
- 23. Working together • Upload resources on EPALE • Showcase best practice and case studies in adult learning • Collaboration opportunities e.g. events, networking • Contributions e.g. online discussions, blog entries With the support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union
- 24. Build the EPALE Community • Register and help to build the EPALE community • Support the EPALE social media channels • Spread the word within your network • Let us know of good practice With the support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union
- 25. Uploading content on EPALE • Registered users can upload Resources, News, Events and Blogs directly to the site, using an online form • A News Item or Blog can be scheduled around an important event, conference, meeting, announcement etc. With the support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union
- 26. Contact us With the support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union W:http://ec.europa.eu/epale/en/ T: 0121 212 8930 E: epaleuk@uk.ecorys.com
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- Brief introduction to EPALE, about the different tools and features of the platform and how it can be useful for you and your organisation.
- EPALE is a new platform aimed at adult learning professionals across Europe. The site really is pan European. All areas of the site will be available in the 6 primary EU languages of EN, FR, DE, IT, ES, PL and the high value content will be translated into all 24 official languages. In total there 30 national teams, so called National Support Service, who manage the national pages of EPALE and encourage the adult learning sector to support the community. EPALE is a community site, with a bottom up approach to ensure that the needs of the users are met. The site was launched with a survey of the users needs and I will come on to this shortly. Due to the number of features the site will have, it is being developed in stages. By the end of next year, EPALE will have a calendar of events, a resource centre, a news room, a partner search facility, a jobs board and national pages for each participating country as well as 5 thematic pages addressing the important AL topics of: Learner support, Learning Environments, Life Skills, Quality and Policies, strategies and financing. All of this is managed by the Central Support Service here at Ecorys in conjunction with our partner Intrasoft, who is responsible for the technical development and implementation of the platform.
- The key goal to the site that it’s designed to become the main reference point of adult learning in Europe. Contribute to European policies and objectives Increase quality of the sector Increase participation in adult learning
- Some interesting facts that you may not already know about EPALE.
- Wide range of organisations and stakeholders, it goes from very small providers who might find a particular use for the information (staff development) to policy makers and researchers who might use it to see what is happening in delivery ‘on the ground’. EPALE particularly wants to include disadvantaged learner groups and learners from deprived areas, therefore it is very important for us to include organisations who work with these learner groups. For Wales in particular we face difficulties in reaching out to those learner groups and that’s why we rely on your support to help to connect with them.
- Link to Erasmus+ funding: Under the various tools and features, you have the users directory and the partner search tool to directly engage with other users and organisations across Europe. This gives you the possibility to look for partner organisations for Erasmus+ applications!
- The site is organised around five important adult learning themes. Resources are grouped under the following themes: learner support, learning environments, life skills, quality and policies, and strategies and financing. Quality: Professional development of adult learning staff, curricula development, innovative pedagogies, accreditation, quality assurance Policies, strategies and financing: Adult learning systems and policies (incl. governance, NQF / EQF), benefits of Adult Learning, legislation, Adult Learning research and evaluation, funding (strategies, available funding at European / national / regional / local level) Learner Support: Learner target groups (low skilled, migrants, unemployed, seniors, prisoners, young adults, NEETs etc.) Learning Environments: Adult learning providers, informal and non-formal learning settings, digital learning, blended learning, intergenerational learning, volunteering, community learning Life Skills: Key competences (literacy, numeracy, ICT, languages, entrepreneurship), professional skills (C-VET), social and civic skills (citizenship, art and culture, etc.)
- Collaboration opportunities: EVENTS EPALE could deliver presentations and workshop sessions in person and via webinars co-organise appropriate Adult Learning events participate in exhibitions NETWORKING Working with interested individuals to organise ‘closed group’ events or sessions to help networks learn about EPALE and encourage dissemination
- How can you help to build the community? You can register! Follow us on our Social Media channels to receive updates and useful information Spread the word about EAPLE within you network. Let your trainers, volunteers and tutors know about it and encourage them to join! Let us know of good practice that ‘s happening in your organisation / area – resources, case studies, news items