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Transfer of Innovation Multilateral
Projects (TOI)
The Call for Proposal 2009
Priorities and Application Form
Aim
Improving the quality and attractiveness of the
European VET System by adapting and integrating
innovative contents or results from previous
Leonardo da Vinci projects, or from other
innovative projects into public and/or private
vocational training systems and companies at
national, local, regional or sectoral level
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Transfer of innovation
• At geographical level
– Import from other countries
– Export to other countries
• At sectoral level
– Adaptation of products to the needs of other sectors /
areas of training provision
• To new target groups
– Adaptation of products to the needs of other potential
users (and/or development of supports for facilitators)
• From laboratory to real world
– Transfer as integration into current systems and
practices (dissemination, enlarged testing, actual
exploitation of results, etc.)
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Process for transferring
• Identifying and
requirements
analysing
targeted
user
• Selecting and analysing innovative content to
meet these requirements
• Analysing the feasibility of transfer
• Integrating (certifying) it in European, national,
regional, local and/or sectoral training systems
and practices
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Who can participate
All those in VET, other than at tertiary level, as well as the institutions
and organizations facilitating such education and training, such
as:
• Institutions or organizations providing learning opportunities in the fields covered by
the Leonardo da Vinci sectoral programme
• Associations and representatives of those involved in vocational education and
training, including trainees’, parents’ and teachers’ associations
• Enterprises, social partners and other representatives of working life, including
chambers of commerce, other trade organizations and sectoral organizations
• Bodies providing guidance, counseling and information services relating to any
aspect of lifelong learning
• Bodies responsible for systems and policies concerning any aspect of lifelong
learning vocational education and training at local, regional and national level
• Research centres and bodies concerned with lifelong learning issues
• Organization at tertiary level can participate in the projects, but the results should
not target those attending vocational education and training at tertiary level
• Non-profit organizations, voluntary bodies, NGOs
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Operational provisions
• Duration
– Minimum 1 year – Maximum 2 years
• Financial provisions
– Maximum Grant is 150.000/year
– Maximum Community Grant is 75% of eligible cost
• Minimum number of countries
– 3 organizations from 3 different countries (one EU
Member State)
• Minimum number of organizations
– 3 organizations
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Call for Proposal 2009 (1)
Policy framework
Copenhagen process
updated by the Maastricht Communiqué (2004)
by the Helsinki Communiqué (2006)
most recently by the Bordeaux Communiqué (2008)
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Main focus on:
Enhancing the attractiveness, quality and performance of
VET systems
Improving transparency, information and guidance
systems
Recognition of competences and qualifications
Strengthening the European dimension
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Call for Proposal 2009 (2)
Policy framework
Promoting testing and implementation of the common
European tools for VET
• European Credit Transfer System for Vocational
Education and Training(ECVET) system
• European Qualifications Framework (EQF)
• Follow-up to the 2004 Council Conclusions on
quality assurance in VET
Special attention to facilitating the participation of sectors, social
partner organizations and companies, in particular small and
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
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Call for Proposal 2009 (3)
LdV General objectives
a. Supporting participants in training and further training activities
in the acquisition and the use of knowledge, skills and
qualifications
to
facilitate
personal
development,
employability and participation in the European labour
market
b. Supporting improvements in quality and innovation in
vocational education and training systems, institutions and
practices
c. Enhancing the attractiveness of vocational education and
training and mobility for employers and individuals and to
facilitate the mobility of working trainees
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Call for Proposal 2009 (4)
LdV Operational objectives
a. Improving the quality and increasing the volume of mobility throughout
Europe of people involved in initial vocational education and training and
in continuing training, so as to increase placements in enterprises to at
least 80.000 per year by the end of the LLP
b. Improving the quality and increasing the volume of co-operation
between institutions or organizations providing learning opportunities,
enterprises, social partners and other relevant bodies throughout Europe
c. Facilitating the development of innovative practices in the field of VET
other than at tertiary level, and their transfer, including from one
participating country to others
d. Improving the transparency and recognition of qualifications and
competences, including those acquired through non-formal and informal
learning
e. Encouraging the learning of modern foreign languages
f. Supporting the development of innovative ICT-based content, services,
pedagogies and practice for lifelong learning
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Call for Proposal 2009 (5)
Priorities for TOI projects
Priority 1: Transparency
qualifications
and
recognition
of
competences
and
Priority 2: Developing the quality and attractiveness of VET systems
and practices
Priority 3: Developing the skills and competences of VET teachers,
trainers and tutors
Priority 4: Develop Vocational Skills considering the labour market
needs
Priority 5: Raising competence levels of groups at risk
Priorities applicable across all multilateral Leonardo projects:
• Vocational oriented language learning (VOLL)
• Content integrated language learning (CLIL)
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Priority 1:
Transparency and recognition of
competences and qualifications
Supporting the development of national and sectoral
qualifications systems and frameworks which incorporate
common European tools for transparency and recognition
(Europass portfolio, ECVET system and EQF)
Projects should support the testing and implementing of elements of such
frameworks:
• Description of qualifications in terms of learning outcomes
• Mapping VET qualifications onto the eight EQF reference levels via national
qualifications frameworks and systems
• Design of qualifications in transferable units of learning outcomes with
allocation of credit points
• Design of VET programmes with flexible devices for validation, transfer and
recognition of learning outcomes achieved in formal, informal and non formal
contexts
• Combining and further developing the European tools and frameworks or their
application in particular sectors
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Priority 2:
Developing the quality and
attractiveness of VET systems and
practices
• Developing and testing quality assurance procedures in
initial and in continuing vocational education and training,
including by using European Quality Assurance Reference
Framework
• Fostering the development of high quality VET pathways
leading to smooth transitions to work and/or progression to
further and higher education and promoting guidance
and counselling at all levels
• Enhancing the governance and attractiveness of VET
systems through increased cooperation with social
partners and all relevant stakeholders
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Priority 3: Developing
the
skills
and
competences of VET teachers,
trainers and tutors
Developing the skills and competences of VET and guidance
professionals, including their continuous professional
development and their learning of languages.
Proposals should include:
• Developing the role of VET professionals in response to systemic changes
such as the shift to learning outcomes and competence-based systems
• Strengthening the liaison between VET professionals and working life
(enterprises, occupational sectors, etc.)
• Developing their pedagogical skills and their involvement in curriculum
development
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Priority 4: Develop
considering
needs
Vocational
the labour
Skills
market
Supporting close links to working life in order to make VET more
responsive to labour market needs.
Improving sectoral identification and anticipation of skill and
competence needs and their integration in VET provision. It
implies also promoting integration of learning with working.
Proposals should include:
•Fostering the involvement of the different stakeholders in making VET more
responsive to the needs of the labour market taking into account systemic changes
such as the shift to learning outcomes and competence-based systems
•Developing and testing common sectoral methods and systems for anticipation of
skills needs, involving companies / sectoral organisations / social partners in VET
•Fostering the integration of learning with working life by promoting more learningconducive environments at the workplace, work-placed training and
apprenticeship pathways as a basis for development of vocational skills relevant to
the labour market needs
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Priority 5: Raising competence
groups at risk
levels
of
• Integrating groups with particular difficulties on the labour
market (e.g. early school leavers, low-skilled workers, people
with disabilities, immigrants and those with a migrant
background, and ethnic minorities), by developing their
work-related skills and competences
• Increasing the interest and participation of men or women in
those VET fields in which they remain under-represented (for
instance women in technology)
• Redressing problems caused by demographic change, such
as retaining older workers in employment
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Application Form
(draft version)
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Project Information
Institution/Organisation
Organisations and activities
Presentation of the proposal
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General information
Eligibility checklist
Declaration by Legal Representative
Relevance towards the Objectives of the
Programme and the Priorities of the Call for
Proposals
Project description
Methodology and workplan
Budget
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Project Information
Summary
In case of approval, the summary will be used as the
published abstract of the project, so it must
summarise the key issues covered in the proposal
(EN/FR/DE):
1. the reason for the project (the main problem
being tackled)
2. the main aims and objectives of the project
3. the characteristics of the partnership that will
implement the proposal
4. a general description of the tangible and
intangible outcomes
5. the impact envisaged
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Institution/Organisation
Organisation
(role in the application, legal name in
Latin characters, website, country,
etc.)
Legal entity
(legal address, legal name in
national characters, etc.)
Person authorised to legally
commit the participant
Legal Representative
Contact person
Responsible for the
implementation of the action
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Organisation and activities (1)
Classifications
Objectives and activities
of the Organisation
(profit/non-profit, public/private, etc.)
• General description of the organization
(size, scope of work, areas of specific
expertise and competence in relation to
project proposed)
• Role of the participant organisation in the
proposed project
• Skills and expertise of key staff involved in
the project (few lines per person)
Other Community funding
Details of projects funded by Community
programmes in the last financial year
Involvement in other
applications
Details of other LLP applications in this
selection year in which the participating
organisations are involved
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Organisation and activities (2)
• Demonstrate how the consortium brings
together all the skills and competences required
to carry out the work programme
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Distribute in an appropriate way the tasks
among the partners in order to reach the
objectives and the results of the project
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Presentation of the proposal (1)
General information
Eligibility checklist
Declaration by Legal Representative of Applicant
organisation
Relevance towards the Objectives of the Programme
and the Priorities of the Call for Proposals
Project description
Methodology and Workplan
Budget
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Presentation of the proposal (2)
Relevance towards the Objectives of the Programme
and the Priorities of the Call for Proposals
• Select and explain how the proposal addresses the:
1. Programme General Objectives
2. Programme Operational Objectives
3. European priorities of LdV (indicate only one)
If applicable
1. Contribution to national priorities
2. Horizontal issues (click only)
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Presentation of the proposal (3)
Relevance towards the Objectives of the Programme and
the Priorities of the Call for Proposals
• Select only the strategic issues that are relevant to your
planned activities
• Provide a short explanation of the way(s) in which the
issue is addressed in your plans
• Demonstrate how the results are relevant to the priorities
of the Call for Proposals, to the operational and general
objectives of the Programme
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Presentation of the proposal (4)
Project Description
Why is the project necessary?
Aims and Objectives
Type of transfer
Innovative result(s) on which the project is based
Pedagogical materials
Quality of the Consortium
European added value
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Presentation of the proposal (5)
Why is the project necessary?
• Explain the rationale of and background to the
project by defining the needs that it seeks to address
• Describe the current situation in the countries
involved, the previous or preparatory work in the
domain and the results of any needs analysis
undertaken
• Outline the main (published) indicators that illustrate
these needs and include references to any declared
national or international political priority in this area
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Presentation of the proposal (6)
Aims and objectives
• Define the concrete aims and objectives of
the project and describe the ways in which
the situation set out under the needs analysis
will be changed and addressed by the
project
• Show how project aims and objectives are
linked to the selected priorities of the Call for
Proposals
Suggestions:
– Definition of general and specific objectives to
meet the identified needs
– Definition of clear, realistic and measurable
objectives addressing to relevant issue
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Presentation of the proposal (7)
Type of transfer
Explain the type of transfer and how the proposal
implements the Transfer of Innovation at:
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Geographical level
Sectoral level
Any other level
Suggestions:
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Clear description of specific needs at
geographical, sectoral, target group level the
product intends to satisfy
Real innovative product for the context it is
going to be transferred
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Presentation of the proposal (8)
Innovative result(s) on which the project is based
Give detailed information on previous
and/or product/s the project is based upon
project/s
Describe the innovative content or result/s the project
is based upon (i.e. the rationale of and the
background to the project, the added value of the
proposal, etc.) and how the proposal will trasfer and
utilize them
Suggestions:
– Give a clear and detailed description of the innovative
result/s the project is based upon
– Enclose a copy of any product/s which will be used as a
basis for the current proposal
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Presentation of the proposal (9)
Pedagogical materials
In case the proposal seeks to adapt and transfer
pedagogical materials for learners or teaching staff:
• Describe the international state of the art and
summary of limitations of existing pedagogical
materials in the area
• Describe the methodological/didactic approaches
on which the products will be based
• Indicate how the planned project will contribute
concretely to enhance the diversity of languages in
its different activities
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Presentation of the proposal (10)
Quality of the Consortium
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Describe the consortium as a whole (structure,
functioning and experience in transnational cooperation,
rationale behind distribution of activities)
How effective cooperation and communication will be
ensured between partners, including arrangements for
dealing eventual conflicts
European added value
Describe the anticipated benefits of implementing the
project at European level, which cannot be gained at
national or regional level
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Presentation of the proposal (11)
Methodology and workplan
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Work packages
Expected results
Dissemination and exploitation of results
Quality management plan
Expected impact
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Presentation of the proposal (12)
Methodology and workplan
Give an overall description of the methodology and
workplan in the project
Work packages
Provide one table per work package, by adding as
many work packages as required, including one for:
• the management of the consortium
• the dissemination and exploitation of results
Expected results
Detailed description of the specific results expected
during the project lifetime
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Presentation of the proposal (13)
Dissemination and exploitation of results
Provide a dissemination and exploitation plan and a
timetable showing the key outputs and fitting with the
work package/s on dissemination and exploitation of
results described in the section “Work packages”
Quality management plan
Provide a quality management plan, including
procedures, criteria and resources for monitoring and
evaluation of the project and for internal and/or
external evaluation
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Presentation of the proposal (14)
Expected impact
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Describe the expected short-term and long-term
impact of the proposal on:
– Target groups and/or sectors
– Geographical target areas
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Explain how do you intend to measure the expected
impact, by describing qualitative and quantitative
indicators
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Explain the sustainability of the partnership and
products after the project conclusion
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Describe the project impact on the national VET
systems of all the partners
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Presentation of the proposal (15)
Budget
Direct costs
A. Staff costs
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(based on real daily staff cost rates not exceeding the maximum
daily rate indicated in the LLP Guide 2009 - Part I)
Manager
Researcher, techer and/or trainer
Technical staff
Administrative staff
B. Operational costs
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2.
3.
4.
Travel and subsistence(staff only)
Subcontracting (up to 30% of the total amount of direct costs)
Equipment (up to 10% of the total amount of direct costs)
Other
Indirect costs (up to 7% of the total amount of eligible direct costs)
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Presentation of the proposal (16)
Budget
Direct costs
costs which are identifiable as specific costs directly
linked to performance of the action and which can therefore be
booked to it directly
Indirect costs
costs which are neither identifiable as specific
costs directly linked to the project nor can be booked to it directly
but which have nevertheless been incurred in the management
of the project
Examples:
• communication costs (i.e. postage, fax, telephone, mailing, etc.)
• all costs for equipment related to the administration of the project (i.e.
PC’s, portables, etc.)
• Infrastructure costs (i.e. rent, electricity, etc.) of the premises where the
project is being carried out
• photocopies
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Award criteria
(LLP Guide 2009 - Part III)
• Quality of the work programme
• Innovative character and improvement of
national VET systems through TOI
• Quality of the Consortium
• European added value
• The cost-benefit ratio
• Relevance
• Impact
• Quality of the Valorisation plan (dissemination
and exploitation of results)
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Deadline for submission of
applications
February 27th 2009
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Thanks for your attention
….and good luck!
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