LLP

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LLP Leonardo da Vinci Contact Seminar A
contact in Rome, an action in EuropeHow to
submit a correct and relevant Mobility project 

• Parco Tirreno Suitehotel ResidenceVia Aurelia
  480, Roma
• 4th 6th December 2008

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Recurrently Asked Questions

• Section 1 Criteria for eligibility of proposals
• Section 2 Procedures for submitting proposals
• Section 3 Quality criteria
• Section 4 Funding and payment
• Section 5 New opportunity from Call 2009 -
  Mobility Certificate

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Section 1 Criteria for eligibility of proposals

• Q Is it possible for individuals to apply for
  Leonardo funding? How can an individual become a
  participant in a Leonardo project?
• A No. Individuals may not directly make
  applications for Leonardo funding.

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Section 1 Criteria for eligibility of proposals

• Q How many transnational partners are required
  in order to apply for Leonardo funding?
• A Mobility projects must involve at least one
  partner organisation from another participating
  country.

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Section 1 Criteria for eligibility of proposals

• Q How many partner letters of intent need to be
  provided at application stage?
• A Although a letter of intent from transnational
  partners is not an eligibility criterion, the
  quality of the application will be improved
  considerably if letters of intent from all
  partners are submitted.

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Section 1 Criteria for eligibility of proposals

• Q Do I need to provide original letters of
  intent from the partners to show their commitment
  and involvement?
• A No. If you choose to submit letters of intent,
  copies, faxes or e-mails of letters written on
  the organisation's headed paper are acceptable.
  If your application is approved, you will be
  asked to provide original letters from all
  trans-national partners at the contracting phase.

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Section 1 Criteria for eligibility of proposals

• Q Do I need to complete the financial budget
  section of the application form?
• A Yes. It is an eligibility criterion that the
  budget section of the application form is
  submitted, providing a (detailed) breakdown of
  the costs relating to the proposed project. The
  actual amounts awarded by National Agencies vary
  from country to country. You are strongly advised
  to consult the website of your NA in order to
  verify the real amounts of the maxima.
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Section 2 Procedures for submitting proposals

• Q Is there a minimum or maximum number of
  participants allowed per project application?
• A No. There is no minimum or maximum number of
  participants for mobility projects. However it is
  important to justify the number of participants
  you are applying for in terms of project
  rationale and management feasibility.
• NA could fix supplementary eligibility criteria
  depending on their national situation (e.g.
  minimum and maximum number of participants).

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Section 2 Procedures for submitting proposals

• Q Is there an age limit for participating in
  Leonardo mobility projects?
• A No. There is no upper (or lower) age limit for
  mobility project participants.

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Section 2 Procedures for submitting proposals

• Q How long can or should a project last?
• A The duration of the whole project must not
  exceed 24 months. This can encompass time spent
  on the preparation of participants and follow-up
  activity.

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Section 2 Procedures for submitting proposals

• Q How long can or should a placement last?
• A This depends on the target group. Placements
  in another European country must last between
• 2 and 39 weeks for those in initial vocational
  training
• 2 and 26 weeks for people in the labour market
• 1 and 6 weeks for vocational education and
  training professionals

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Section 2 Procedures for submitting proposals

• Q Do I need to send a copy of the application
  form to the European Commission?
• A No. Under the Lifelong Learning Programme,
  management of the Leonardo Mobility measure has
  been completely decentralised to the National
  Agency. This means that the Commission has no
  part in the assessment, contracting or payment of
  mobility projects.

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Section 2 Procedures for submitting proposals

• Q Can I submit more than one application?
• A Yes. If you wish to submit an application for
  more than one target group, for example for
  vocational education and training professionals
  (VETPRO) and those in initial vocational training
  (IVT), it is compulsory to submit these on
  separate application forms. It is also possible
  to apply for more than one project aimed at the
  same target group.
• Anyway any NA could fix national minimum and
  maximum number of proposals for each target
  group.
• You are strongly advised to consult the website
  of your NA.

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Section 2 Procedures for submitting proposals

• Q Can our organisation and our European partner
  organisation both apply for funding to our
  respective National Agencies?
• A Yes. Each project application should stand
  independently of each other, even though they may
  be complimentary. For instance, if only one
  application is successful at application stage
  that project should still go ahead as an
  independent project.

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Section 3 Quality criteria

• Q Is there an optimum size for a project
  partnership?
• A No, there isnt. The most important thing is
  that your application is focused upon the
  specific needs and results which you identify,
  and that the partnership is relevant to these.

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Section 3 Quality criteria

• Q What is meant by a multiplayer partnership,
  and why is it important?
• A Multiplayer, or multiactor partnerships are
  those involving different types of organisation -
  e.g. employers, social partners, industry or
  sectoral bodies, SMEs, Local Authorities - rather
  than only training providers. Employers or
  industry bodies, for example, are often best
  placed to provide evidence of training needs in a
  particular field or geographical area. If they
  cannot be involved as full project partners,
  including evidence of their support may well
  improve the quality of the proposal.

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Section 3 Quality criteria

• Q How can the placement content be discussed in
  the application form?
• A The content section of the application form is
  important. The mobility activity is, after all,
  at the heart of your application. Precise content
  can be difficult to define at an early stage, but
  you should be able to identify the type of work
  involved even if a detailed work programme could
  be a relevant element in the assessment of the
  proposals.

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Section 4 Funding and payment

• Q How is funding allocated?
• A Funds are allocated according to the number of
  participants and target group. Additional
  allowances may be awarded to projects involving
  disabled or disadvantaged participants, where
  clear justification is provided.

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Section 4 Funding and payment

• Q Can I use the Leonardo grant to fund
  participants from other countries on placements
  in my country?
• A No. The Leonardo Mobility funds outgoing
  mobility only from your country to member states.
  

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Section 4 Funding and payment

• Q. What costs will Leonardo funding cover?
• A Leonardo funding is available for
  subsistence, travel, preparation of participants,
  and project management costs.
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Section 5 New opportunity from Call 2009 -
Mobility Certificate

• Q What is the Mobility Certificate?
• A The Mobility Certificate is a chart to attest
• the quality of the content of the mobility
  activity (policy, strategy, work-programme),
• and the quality of the operational capacity of
  the organisation to manage mobility actions.

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Section 5 New opportunity from Call 2009 -
Mobility Certificate

• Q Who can benefit?
• A Organisations experienced in Leonardo da Vinci
  mobility.

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Section 5 New opportunity from Call 2009 -
Mobility Certificate

• Q Who can apply?
• A The institution has successfully completed at
  least one mobility project in Leonardo da Vinci
  in the past 3 years before the application
  meaning that the final report has been submitted
  and accepted by NA. NA will fix supplementary
  eligibility criteria depending on their national
  situation.

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Section 5 New opportunity from Call 2009 -
Mobility Certificate

• Q How long can or should a certificate last?
• A The certificate will be issued for a period of
  4 years. All other contracting procedures for LdV
  mobility remain valid. NA may decide to limit the
  contracts for certified projects to one year,
  thus requesting a simplified grant request every
  year.