Leonardo da Vinci programme is a seamless continuation o

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Implementation of Leonardo da Vinci Programme
in Bulgaria
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What is Leonardo da Vinci Programme?

• Background
• Leonardo da Vinci programme is a seamless
  continuation of Community action undertaken since
  the 1980s in the vocational training field
• Leonardo da Vinci Second Phase 2000 2006
• The new integrated programme LLL approach

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Objectives

• 1. Initial vocational training to improve
  initial vocational training and its quality at
  all levels, for instance, by developing working
  life contact or apprenticeship training in order
  to promote employability
• 2. Continuing vocational training to improve
  the quality of and access to continuing
  vocational training with the aim of increasing
  adaptability to technological and organizational
  changes
• 3. Competitiveness, entrepreneurship, training
  institution-enterprise co-operation to
  strengthen the role of vocational training in
  developing competitiveness and entrepreneurship
  in order to create new employment opportunities.
  Particular attention will be paid to co-operation
  between training institutions and enterprises

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Eligible organizations

• establishments or training organisations,
  including universities, which, in accordance with
  national laws and/or practices, design or
  undertake vocational training, further vocational
  training, refresher vocational training or
  retraining, irrespective of what they may be
  called in the different countries
• research centres and organisations responsible
  for vocational training surveys and analyses
• undertakings, particularly SMEs, and the craft
  trade sector, or private or public firms,
  including businesses active in the vocational
  training field
• professional organisations, including chambers of
  commerce etc
• the social partners
• local and regional bodies and organisations
• non-profit associations, voluntary organisations
  and non-governmental organisations (NGOs)

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Historical overview

• preparatory measures contract signed in 1995
• preparatory measures started in April 1998
• three additional contracts signed with ETF in
  1998
• to send 30 potential promoters on conferences,
  meetings and contact seminars
• to set up a NRCVG
• to create national network of regional offices
• LdV BNO ? HRDC on 1.7.1999

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BG participation in Leonardo da Vinci II

• association decision No 3/02.08.2000
• institutions responsible for political
  implementation Ministry of Labour and social
  work and Ministry of Education and Science
• Human Resource Development Centre - Independent
  juristically body

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Partnership and Participation

• Main Principles and Obligations
• partnership
• participation
• transparency
• publicity
• decentralised management of comunity grants
• Management of the Programme on national level
• Steering Committee at national level Two deputy
  Ministers from Ministry of Educationa and Science
  and two from Ministry of Labour and Social Work
• relation between COM and NALeonardo da Vicni
  Operational Agreements
• programming/ implementation

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Partnership and Participation

• Definition of the partnerships
• community, national, regional and local
  authorities and other competent bodies including
  NGOs, environmental sector, minority
  representative organizations etc.
• active involvement of partners in all stages of
  programming and implementation of programmes and
  projects
• cooperation in the frame of Project Cycle
  Management

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Partnership and Relations between COM and
NALeonardo da Vicni

• Commission of the European Union
• determines eligible requirements and indicative
  financial allocations
• establishes procedures and guidance
• adopts (modifies) programme only at the level of
  strategic priorities
• monitoring at strategic level

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Managing activities of NA Leonardo da Vinci

• prepares work plans (programming)
• prepares operating reports
• promotes the Programme
• consultancy activities
• evaluates and selects projects, prepares
  evaluation reports
• evaluates final projects reports
• prepares annual and final financial and interim
  progress reports
• ensures compliance with EU regulations
• ensures the implementation of adequate and
  accurate financial management and control systems
  etc.
• monitors project implementations

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Our results

• HOW and WHY?
• ? NA - Independent Body
• ? no conflict of interest
• ? respect for administrative rules
• ? adequate resources and background
• ? adequate financial guarantees
• ? detailed Information Strategy
• ? assurances on management,
  procedures and systems
• ? respect for Project Cycle
  Management

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Programming
Preparation
Evaluation
Project Cycle management
Appraisal
Implementation
Financing
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Programming
EU Vocational Training policy
Operational Agreements
Legal Framework
Project/ Strategy
Guidlines
Strategic Documents
Call for Proposal/ Tender
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Economic Sectors
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Target countries Procedure A
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Target Languages Procedure A