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European
Training Courses
Comenius - Grundtvig
What's Comenius
What's Grundtvig
Why choose a course from the Comenius Grundtvig Database?
The Comenius/gruntving grant
EUROPEAN TRAINING COURSES COMENIUS - GRUNDTVIG I.S.P.E.F.
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The Comenius Programme focuses on all levels of school education, from pre-school and
primary to secondary schools. It is relevant for everyone involved in school education: mainly
pupils and teachers but also local authorities, representatives of parents' associations, non-
government organisations, teacher training institutes and universities.
The Grundtvig programme focuses on the teaching and study needs of learners taking adult education and
'alternative' education courses, as well as the organisations delivering these services. It aims to help develop the
adult education sector, as well as enable more people to undertake learning experiences, notably in other European
countries.
mostly The courses in the Comenius/Grundtvig database comes from projects funded by a LLP or Previous
programs project or network that involve the formation of a partnership between training institutions in Europe.
These courses, which are identified by the Code of the Project (Origin of the training - Course Resulting from a
previous Socrates Project) will fulfill the goals and objectives of the program arises.
The courses are made by international teams, and are allowed to participate people from five or more countries.
This is to ensure, in the team work composition, the desired of European dimension.
Of course, the presence of colleagues from different European countries will promote the exchange of experiences and
good practices, stimulate the use of foreign languages and provide the basis for the creation of new
projects.
Why choose a course from the Comenius Grundtvig Database?
What's Grundtvig
What's Comenius
The grant helps cover the costs of:
o Travel and expense for the visa, if necessary.
o Course cost
o Stay
o Linguistic preparation
The activities of Comenius in-service training are aimed at all staff in school education,
teaching and non-teaching staff.
Individual applicants must be:
- Citizens of a country participating in the LLP
or
- Citizens of other nations who live or are employed in one of the countries included in the
LLP in accordance with the requirements of that country, taking account of the program rules.
(see the National Agency website of interest).
If the applicant works in a different country from the residence one, the application must be
sent to 'National Agency of the country in which he is working.
Categories of school staff eligible for a grant for Comenius in-service training activities:
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Special education for disabled persons
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Teachers (Pre-school, primary, secondary, vocational, adult, special needs)
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Teacher trainers
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Careers officers, educational guides and counsellors
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Inspectors
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Headteachers/principals/managers of schools/organisations offering adult education
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educational psychology
The Comenius/gruntving grant
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Special education for disabled persons
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Teachers (Pre-school, primary, secondary, vocational, adult, special needs)
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Teacher trainers
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Careers officers, educational guides and counsellors
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Inspectors
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Headteachers/principals/managers of schools/organisations offering adult
education
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Educational psychology
Specific aims
Improve and increase the mobility of pupils and educational staff across the EU;
Enhance and increase partnerships between schools in different EU Member States;
Encourage language learning, innovative ICT-based content, services and better teaching techniques and practices;
Enhance the quality and European dimension of teacher training;
Improve pedagogical approaches and school management.
The specific aims of the Grundtvig programme are to:
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Increase the number of people in adult education to 25 000 by 2013, and improve the quality of their
experience, whether at home or abroad
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improve conditions for mobility so that at least 7 000 people per year by 2013 can benefit from adult
education abroad;
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improve the quality and amount of co-operation between adult education organisations;
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develop innovative adult education and management practices, and encourage widespread
implementation;
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ensure that people on the margins of society have access to adult education, especially older people and
those who left education without basic qualifications;
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support innovative ICT-based educational content, services and practices
