What are Leonardo da Vinci actions?

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.