New Call for Proposals (2008-2010) for the new Lifelong Learning Programme

New Call for Proposals (2008-2010) for the new Lifelong Learning Programme

The European Commission has integrated its various educational and training initiatives under a single umbrella, the Lifelong Learning Programme. With a significant budget of nearly EUR 7 billion for 2007 to 2013, the new programme replaces the existing education, vocational training and e-Learning programmes, which ended in 2006.

The new Lifelong Learning Programme enables individuals at all stages of their lives to pursue stimulating learning opportunities across Europe. It consists of four sub-programmes: Comenius (for schools), Erasmus (for higher education), Leonardo da Vinci (for vocational education and training) and Grundtvig (for adult education).

For further information, please visit the following site:

http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/llp/index_en.html#2

LLP’s priority areas for action 2008 to 2010 are:

• To support implementation of the Education and Training 2010 work programme;
• To strengthen the role of education and training within the Lisbon process at both European and national level;
• To reinforce the role of higher education institutions in boosting competitiveness through the creation, dissemination and application of knowledge and innovation;
• To improve the quality and attractiveness of vocational education and training by implementing the priorities of the Copenhagen process at national level and to promote recognition of non-formal and informal learning;
• To improve the low levels of participation in adult learning;
• To promote greater efficiency and equity in education and training systems;
• To improve the quality of the education and training of the staff of all types of learning provider, in particular of teachers and trainers; etc.