PM acknowledges award winning LLP promoter

Posted: February 28, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Erasmus+, Leonardo | Tags: , , , | Leave a comment

From bearing the olympic torch to being commended by the Prime Minister, Lifelong Learning Programme promoter Kelly Davies does not do things by halves!

And so we were delighted to hear that she had won a Big Society Award for her work tackling youth unemployment and commercial sustainability in football clubs through her organisation Vi-Ability. Kelly, a former professional footballer, founded social enterprise Vi-Ability in 2010 and has since transformed communities across Wales through education, training and employment.

In a press release speaking about the award, Prime Minister David Cameron said:

“Vi-Ability CEO Kelly Davies had the vision to see that football clubs could get a business boost by reaching out to their communities and supporting young people get the skills they need for the future. This Big Society Award recognises the efforts of Kelly and everyone in her team and the impact their work has had across Wales.”

football training

Learning best practice

It’s Leonardo mobility project, Work Based Football Training Programme, saw 15 young unemployed people travel abroad to professional football clubs including Torina S.p.a in Turin to learn best practice, marketing, and other strategies involved in running a professional club.

The placements complemented Vi-Ability’s own football training programme which introduces people to the commercial management of football clubs, and helps them gain understanding of the different roles and responsibilities.

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Key Action 1 Advice and Guidance

Posted: February 21, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Erasmus+ | Tags: , , , , | Leave a comment

We know that for many of you February is a busy month looking ahead to Key Action 1 applications, and we want to support you through this exciting period as best we can.

So, we are pleased to announce that the Key Action 1 application eForms and written application guidance for decentralised mobility activities for VET and Adult Education are now available on the Erasmus+ website. The application guidance is there to help you as a step-by-step guide to completing the 2014 Erasmus+ Key Action 1 Learning Mobility of Individuals application eForm for your field.

If you are looking for further information and application guidance for other fields, you can find this under the Key Action 1 section of our website.

Other support from us – advice sessions

We are running one-to-one telephone advice sessions for VET and Adult Education organisations interested in applying for Key Action 1: Learning Mobility of Individuals. These sessions will be available during a two-week period from Monday 24 February to Friday 7 March 2014. To book a tailored advice session, you will need to complete a Project Summary in full and email it to erasmusplus@uk.ecorys.com. One of our team will then get in touch to arrange a personalised discussion with you about your project proposal at a convenient time. For further details and to download the Project Summary template please visit the Advice Sessions page on the Erasmus+ website.

The application eForm for Key Action 2 is currently not available, however we expect it will be released by the European Commission in the coming weeks so please refer back to the Erasmus+ website for updates. Advice sessions will also be available for Key Action 2, and these will take place in late March after the Key Action 1 deadline.

If you haven’t taken part in one already, there are still a limited number of places available for our Adult Education webinars, for more information visit www.erasmusplus.org.uk/webinars

A collection of future focused LLP case studies from across the UK

Posted: February 13, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Erasmus+, Grundtvig, Leonardo, Transversal | Tags: , , , , | Leave a comment

With application deadlines for the new programme fast approaching, why not take a look at our collection of future focused Leonardo, Grundtvig and Transversal case studies to help you understand how your current projects could be transferred into Erasmus+.

Building for Erasmus+
Helping you to build your future in Erasmus+

Helping you to build your future in Erasmus+

Last year we produced ‘Building for Erasmus+’ a case study publication which explores how current practice can be transferred into the new programme and features real experiences and outcomes from organisations who have taken part in the Lifelong Learning Programme.

You can read how the LLP has made a difference to organisations and their participants across a range of themes; from enhancing skills and employability, tackling youth unemployment, apprenticeships, partnership building and lobbying for policy change among many others.We hope the experiences you explore here will inspire you to build your future in Erasmus+.

Download Building for Erasmus+

Old Knowledge is New Knowledge

Posted: February 6, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Erasmus+, Grundtvig, Lifelong Learning Programme, Thematic Networking | Tags: , , , , | Leave a comment

Emerging from seven years of the LifeLong Learning Programme, adding  to the 25 years of European programmes in the fields of education, training and youth, entering the world of Erasmus+ can seem to be a daunting experience. But many organisations, including Minerva Heritage Ltd, are using their knowledge and experience from previous European funding programmes to move forward with Erasmus+.

Lisa Keys, Director and Interpretation Consultant from Minerva Heritage Ltd, which provides specialist heritage management services, was granted Grundtvig funding to attend the Heritage Interpretation Conference; ‘Sharing our natural and cultural heritage – interpretation can make us citizens of the World’, in Sigtuna, Sweden, back in June last year.

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