What are Leonardo da Vinci actions?
The Leonardo da Vinci Programme funds several types of projects (“actions”) related to vocational education and training.
Mobility
‘Mobility’ actions enable people to travel abroad to have a learning or training experience. There are various types:- People in Initial Vocational Training ("IVT") can do work-related training abroad. Participants can still be at school or college or in alternative VET schemes (apprentices).
- "People in the labour market" (‘PLM’) actions enable people after graduation in vocational training or higher education to have a work-related training abroad in order to improve their employment potential.
- Professionals in vocational education and training (‘VETPRO’) can exchange experiences abroad to improve their skills and knowledge.
- Mobility certificates are given to organisations that have shown a particular quality in carrying out Leonardo da Vinci mobility projects (knowledge, experience and resources) and have developed an internationalisation strategy.
- Preparatory visits enable people working in the vocational education and training sector to travel abroad to visit partners and plan a project under the programme.
Partnerships
Organisations working in the vocational education and training sector from different European countries can work together in various types of small-scale partnerships. Partnerships should involve the business side.Multilateral projects
These are larger-scale actions, with organisations from different countries working together to develop working practices in the vocational education and training sector.- "Development of innovation" projects improve training systems by producing innovative approaches to vocational education and training such as teaching materials, courses and methodologies;
- "Transfer of innovation" projects help to spread the most promising new developments;
- Thematic networks work on priority areas;
- Accompanying measures promote the results of other projects funded by the programme.
