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NEVER TOO LATE TO LEARN
This two-year project, which commenced in September 2009 is a network of 25 organisations from 12 different EU states, led by Znanie Association, Bulgaria. The network will promote co-operation for offering learning opportunities in Later life. Visit www.enll.eu
Best practice: Shap Reminiscence Project
Best practice: Time of Their Lives
Best practice: Gardening Together
Passports to National Vocational Qualifications
This project is funded by the Prime Minister’s Initiative for International Education. LMC is working in a consortium of 4 UK Further Education Colleges led by Westminster College to embed NVQs in vocational colleges in South Korea.
LMC staff visited South Korea in October 2009 and Korean staff visited LMC in January and October 2010. LMC staff will revisit South Korea in May 2011.
ENERCITIES
This three-year project, which commenced in September 2008, is funded by the EU's Intelligent Energy for Europe programme and led by ROC Nijmegen in the Netherlands. The project, an idea of Dutch organisation QEAM, has partners in Germany, Greece, Slovenia and Spain.
The project will develop a game-based learning platform where young people can experience energy-related implications (e.g. energy consumption, energy savings, renewable energy, energy and environment). The heart of the platform will be group competitions to create and expand virtual cities and to manage them on an energy-efficient basis.
For further information please visit www.enercities.eu
Transnational Projects recently completed by the European and Community Funding Unit
Roads, Risks & Responsibilities
This two-year project, which commenced in September 2008, was funded by the EU's Comenius programme and led by LMC. It had partners in Austria, France and Italy.
The project aimed to develop active citizenship amongst young people with a particular focus on anti-drink-driving. Students from all 4 partner organisations took part in attitudinal research, planning a video storyboard and preparing, acting or filming a crash reconstruction which was disseminated to all partner schools.
For further information visit www.comenius-3rs.eu
See the final video here
Providence
This two-year project, which commenced in September 2008, was funded by the EU's Leonardo da Vinci programme and led by a Spanish partner. Other partners are from Iceland, Poland, Romania and Sweden.
The aim of the project was to share good practice in providing vocational competencies to the workforce and to produce a 'Good Practice Guide'.
For further information visit www.leonardoprovidence.eu
EVALU-VET
This two-year project, which commenced in September 2008, was funded by the EU's Leonardo da Vinci programme and led by a Turkish partner. Other partners are from Bulgaria, Germany and Romania.
The aim of the project was sharing good practice in systems of performance evaluation in vocational education and training.
Serbian Hospitality
This two-year project, which commenced in April 2008, was funded by the British Council's 'Skills@Work' programme and led by LMC.
The aim was to support the Belgrade School of Tourism to develop an employer-focused curriculum, promote quality assurance practices and provide exchange opportunities for staff and students.
Practical Approaches to Optimise Cross Border Joint Vocational Education
This two-year project, which commenced in November 2007 was funded by the EU’s Leonardo da Vinci programme and led by the Chamber of Crafts and Skilled Trades, Münster, Germany. As well as LMC, the project involved partners in France, Netherlands, Poland and Norway.
The project aimed to develop e-learning materials and platforms to support apprentices in their underpinning knowledge when they are undertaking work experience abroad.
For further information visit www.lawa-quality.eu/en
Language Festivals was a two-year project led by LMC with partners in Austria (Vienna), Czech Republic (Jablonec and Nisou), France ( Lorient), Italy (Senigallia) and Spain (Santiago de Compostela) and is funded by the EU Socrates Lingua programme. It aimed to raise awareness of the opportunities for language learning in each partner’s language and the general promotion of language learning within community settings.
The main activities were week-long language festivals in each partner country aimed at promoting language learning amongst the general public.
The Lancaster Language festival took place during Adult Learners Week – 20-27 May 2007 and was co-ordinated by The Adult College.
From Head To Toe
A two-year project funded by the EU’s Leonardo da Vinci Programme and led by Folkekulturforbundet, Norway which brought together organisations that teach traditional crafts from Bulgaria, Estonia, Spain, Turkey and the UK. The aim of the project is to develop a vocational education and training programme for traditional crafts which would result in an European Introductory Course in Handweaving, Knitting, Embroidery, Dressmaking, Leatherwork, Jewellery and Glasswork. LMC is responsible for the development of the Jewellery curriculum.
For further information about the project go to www.fromheadtotoe.no
Literacy Through Legend
This project, funded by the EU Grundtvig programme and led by LMC brings together partner organisations that are working with people with functional literacy problems in Estonia, Italy and Turkey. It will support two specific aims – to exchange good practice amongst teachers and to pilot an innovative way of delivering functional literacy support to adults.
Adult learners will be encouraged to research local, regional or national legends and to present information on their findings at transnational meetings of the partnership (which will include learners from partner countries). In this way, learners will develop oral, aural and written skills, presentation skills and the accompanying growth in self esteem and confidence.
For further information about the project go to www.literacythroughlegend.eu
Making Space For Change
This project, funded by the EU Grundtvig programme and led by the Villabona Penitentiary, Spain brings together partner organisations that are working with prisoners in Austria, Germany and Spain.
Its aim is to share good therapeutic practice in encouraging prisoners to take responsibility for their own formal and informal learning in order to develop drug-free healthy lifestyles and the self confidence that goes with that in order to reduce re-offending rates on release.
Making Space for Change from Ben Yates on Vimeo.
Community Sports Leadership in Russia
A six-month project funded by the Prime Minister’s Initiative for International Education. LMC is working with Ezva Grammar school in the Komi Republic, Russia to develop Community Sports Leadership programmes there.
LMC students and staff visited Russia in November 2008 and Russian students and staff will visit LMC in March 2009 when the visiting students will undertake the Community Sports Leadership Award whist their tutors will be trained to deliver the qualification back in Russia under a franchise agreement.
