Lifelong Learning programme - Grundtvig actions

Objectives and description of the action

• raising awareness of relevant target groups or the general public on the importance of European cooperation in the field of adult education more generally;
• helping to improve the implementation of the Grundtvig programme, in particular through training activities and analysis;
• maximising the impact of European cooperation in the field of adult education, by disseminating and giving a high profile to the results and methods of such cooperation;
• fostering trans-sectoral synergies between the Actions of the LLP programme, for example around activities bringing together projects supported under Grundtvig, Comenius, Erasmus, Lingua, e-learning, etc. on precise themes;
• implementing activities specifically concerning aspects of transversal policies in which the Grundtvig programme is called on to play a part, including in particular, the promotion of equality between women and men, the integration of disabled persons and other people with special educational needs, and the promotion of intercultural education and the fight against racism;
• carrying out other activities focussing on specific themes, target groups or contexts, as justified by the needs of the current educational situation in adult learning in the participating countries.

The activities supported could be (indicative list):

• organisation of conferences and seminars concerning European cooperation in adult learning;
• awareness-raising activities, such as targeted promotional and information campaigns,
• competitions etc.;
• setting up and consolidating European bodies such as associations, in particular as a means for the dissemination and exchange of information and experiences about innovatory initiatives;
• developing, publishing, disseminating products and processes resulting from cooperation (documents, publications, teaching modules, videos, CD-ROMs, innovatory methodologies, organisational measures in institutions, educational strategies).  Dissemination via networks of bodies involving 'players' in the field with a potential for relaying such information, will be given particular encouragement;
• teaching with materials concerning European themes;
• organisation of training activities for persons responsible at their respective institutions for European cooperation;
• publications relating to European educational cooperation in adult learning, including the analysis of internationalisation strategies for education, programme implementation and obstacles-action-research in the field of adult education.

The following activities, in particular, may not be covered by the funding awarded:

• activities eligible under another part of Grundtvig or the LLP programme;
• research activities.

Who can benefit?

• Adult education providers belonging to the formal or non-formal system (e.g. primary and secondary schools giving courses for adults, folk high schools, community schools);
• Higher education institutions carrying out research and/or adult curriculum development activities or providing educational opportunities for adult learners;
• Organisations training adult educational staff;
• National, regional and local authorities;
• European umbrella organisations in the adult education field;
• Professional organisations and private sector enterprises whose activities are not limited to vocational training;
• Non-formal and informal education providers for adults, such as non-profit foundations and associations, trade unions and employers' organisations, libraries and museums, hospitals, prisons and youth detention centres, sports associations, neighbourhood organisations
• Other 'players' providing adult learning opportunities or responding to demands for individual earning.
• Other bodies may participate, provided that they contribute complementary expertise. They include publishers, media, research institutes etc. Mixed consortia involving different kinds of organisations are particularly encouraged, where this is appropriate to achieving the aims of the project concerned.