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objectives:
To increase awareness on the job market of training
undergone abroad and promote its recognition, thus encouraging
mobility of individuals training in Europe and helping
to create links between schools and/or vocational training
centres
Types of action:
The decision establishes a concept (periods of vocational
training which an individual in work-linked training
undergoes in another country) and lays down quality
criteria but does not fund European pathways for training.
A Community information document (Europass Training)
certifies that the European pathway has been completed
and describes the training content in the languages
of the two organisations concerned.
Within the budget laid down by the Decision, the Commission
can co-finance awareness-raising, information, communication,
promotion and evaluation activities carried out by national
implementing bodies and, where appropriate, awareness-raising
activities conducted by the social partners at European
level. The budget also makes provision for issuing invitations
to tender, e.g. for studies, particularly as part of
evaluation activities
Start and end dates
of programme:
1 January 2000 - 31 December 2004
Total available budget:
7.3 million
Legal Basis for the
funding:
Council Decision 1999/51/EC of 21 December 1998 on the
promotion of European pathways in work-linked training,
including apprenticeship (OJ L 17 of 22 January 1999,
p. 45), which entered into force on 1 January 2000
Nature of Community
contribution:
Co-financing; grants following the outcome of tendering
procedures
Level of Community
contribution:
No more than 50% for co-financing; up to 100% for activities
awarded as a result of tendering procedures (production
of documents, studies)
Organisations(s) which
may benefit from the programme:
In each country, a body entrusted with implementation
by the Member State (co-financing); relevant bodies
in the case of activities covered by invitations to
tender (without restriction)
Eligibility:
The bodies responsible for implementation are appointed
by the Member States; in the case of activities covered
by invitations to tender, the Commission rules apply
Procedure to be followed:
The bodies responsible for implementation will receive
grant application documents from the Commission
The invitations to tender will indicate the procedure
to be followed
Contact:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/europass/index_en.html
(with functional mailbox)
Directorate
General Education and Culture
Directorate-General for Education and Culture;
Unit B3, Vocational training: mobility - employability;
Head of Unit: Werner Herrmann
Case officer: Carlo Scatoli
B-7 5/30
200 Rue de la Loi
B-1049 Brussels
Tel. (00 32 2) 295 70 33
Fax (00 32 2) 299 53 25
Carlo.Scatoli@cec.eu.int
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