European Commission

Grundtvig actions: In-service training for adult education staff

To receive funding, training must relate to the candidate’s professional activities in any aspect of adult learning, whether formal, non-formal or informal. Relevant topics include:

the content and delivery of adult education, in particular course content and teaching methodologies;
the accessibility of learning opportunities for adults, in particular for disadvantaged social groups;
the management of adult learning, including governance at local and regional level, administration, quality assurance, support services such as counselling and guidance and developing community-based schemes for adult learning;
the system/policy-related aspects of adult education including all types of strategic issues, funding models, development of co-operation between providers in the context of learning regions, indicators and benchmarking etc.

In-service training can last from five working days to six weeks.

Grants for more informal training such as a placement or observation period (job-shadowing) in an adult education organisation or a public or non-governmental organisation, are available under the Grundtvig Visits and Exchanges for Adult Education Staff.

How to participate

The Comenius-Grundtvig training database, helps applicants to identify training which best meets their needs and is eligible for funding under this action. However, applicants may also choose training which is not listed in the database, provided that it meets the necessary criteria. This will be determined by the relevant national agency.