At a glance -

• AIESEC
• Arion
• BRIDGE
• CEDEFOP
• Comenius
• Connect Youth
• DelPHE
• EAP
• Erasmus
• Global Xchange
• Grundtvig
• IAESTE
• Leonardo
• Training Bridge
• Transversal
• UKIERI
• Youth Exchanges
• Youth Initiatives

• Four to five day study visits abroad for UK staff working in vocational training
• Each country involved has a National Liaison Officer (NLO) and a Technical Support Agency (TSA), who organise study visits to their country and select participants from their country to travel abroad

• Projects must be cross-curricular and whole institution, so rare in the FE environment: however, a few do exist
• Partnerships of at least three schools or colleges across at least three countries work on joint, cross-curricular projects
• Funding for up to three years
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• Colleges work with one school or college in another country
• Programme is aimed at pupils and students aged 12 to 25
  Focus on developing foreign language skills, including a reciprocal two-week exchnage as part of a curriculum project.

• Involve at least three schools or colleges across at least three countries
• Management, professional develoment and whole institution issues
• Again, may be rare in the FE environment
• Two years' funding

• Extensive range of training courses and other types of professional development funded
• Funding for up to four week training programmes 
• In-service training opportunities available to language lecturers and others 

• Co-operation projects Involve three or more institutions across three countries
• Up to 10 weeks of training in another European country also funded for trainee lecturers - must involve teacher trainers in at least three countries   

• Youth Exchanges bring together groups of young people from different backgrounds from two or more eligible countries
• They must take place in one of the partner countries but do not necessarily have to be reciprocated. If they are, a second application must be submitted
• Youth Encounters are large-scale, multilateral activities involving partners from a minimum of eight programme countries (of which at least two must be EU member states)
• Groups of young people aged 15-25 who are legally resident in a country are eligible to participate
• Youth Encounters should have a minimum of 60 and a maximum of 200 participants 
• National groups must be balanced in terms of numbers

• Young people volunteer to work in the social, environmental and cultural fields
• Voluntary service takes place in another country for 6-12 months
• There are no pre-conditions in terms of qualifications or social background
• Short-term placements (3 weeks to 6 months) are available to young people with fewer opportunities, who can then choose to go on a long-term EVS project

• Group Initiatives are projects devised, managed and operated by young people aged between 15 and 25

• For young people aged 18 to 25, Global Xchange is run by a partnership of three organisations: CSV, The British Council and VSO  
• Young people live and work in host communities in their own and in another country
• Volunteers are selected in the UK and in partner countries
• They live and work together in the UK for 3 months, and in the partner country for 3 months 
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The Grundtvig programme is a passport to partnerships and training opportunities for adult education organisations, teachers and learners. The programme is part of the European Commission’s new Lifelong Learning Programme and aims to strengthen the European dimension in adult education and lifelong learning across Europe. All Grundtvig projects involve working with European partners and offer a great learning and personal development experience for staff and learners. The programme is open to every organisation involved in adult education, so why not have a look at the opportunities available? More>>>

The Leonardo da Vinci programme is a great way to improve the provision of work-based learning in the UK. The programme is part of the European Commission’s new Lifelong Learning Programme and aims to build a skilled workforce across Europe.

All Leonardo projects involve working with European partners and allow you to build European partnerships, exchange best practice, increase the expertise of your staff and develop the skills of learners. The programme is open to every organisation involved in vocational education and training, so why not have a look at the opportunities available? More>>>

• Work placements for students
• Study visits for staff

Youth Initiatives

See Connect Youth>>>