ERASMUS PLUS KA1 FUNDING

Erasmus+ programme
Our training courses are eligible to be 100% funded by the Erasmus plus key action 1 (KA1 learning mobility of individuals).
Teachers, trainers, headmasters and any other school, university and adult education staff are all eligible to receive an Erasmus plus grant covering all the training course costs including travel, board and lodging and course fee. Read more about Erasmus plus KA1 grant.

COURSE CATALOGUE 2024-2025

​​​We're glad to present our
2024-2025 Erasmus plus training course catalogue 
​with 40 one-week courses tailored for teachers and education staff about classroom management, ICT and new technologies, inclusion and diversity, well Being, innovative teaching methods, EU projects, languages and preschool teaching methods. 
This year we have four greatest and newest addition the courses: Mental Health for teachers and students in schools and education, Yoga for teachers and school staff: Enhancing Well-being in the classroom, Meditation  for teachers: cultivating mindfulness in classroom and Artificial Intelligence in schools and education: ChatGpt and AI for teachers:

News: a wider training offer and new locations! ​


​We are delighted to announce that starting from 2024, ELA will introduce a wider course offer​ focused on the psycho-physical well-being of teachers and students. We are excited to launch our newly designed training course thematic area, Well-being! All courses within it aim to equip teachers, educators, and school staff with the skills and strategies to create a supportive classroom environment, reduce feelings of anxiety and stress, and thus support the young and sensitive minds of students through mindfulness, meditation, and yoga techniques. We are at the same time thrilled to announce the expansion of our training course venues across Europe as we will start offering courses in three new wonderful cities: Porto, Thessaloniki, and Rimini! Get ready to live an enriching experience and to promote innovative and supportive education in Europe by taking a look at ELA new course offer!

​News: TYM Webinars - a great opportunity for learning 

​​Are you a secondary school teacher? Then don't miss out on the brand new webinars by TYM - Tell your Mind.
This European project, of which we are coordinators, is organizing 5 open webinars, each lasting 1.5 hours, scheduled by the end of June. We will discuss the promotion and sharing of best practices in the field of mental well-being among secondary school teachers, more specifically:

  • Webinar 1 - The Role of Music and Arts in Promoting Mental Wellbeing - 24/4/2024 12:00-13:30 CET
  • Webinar 2 - Building Strong Student-Teacher Relationships: Listening and Empathy in Action - 15/5/2024 12:00-13:30 CET
  • Webinar 3 - Fostering Social-Emotional Learning in Schools - 22/5/2024 12:00-13:30 CET
  • Webinar 4 - Promoting Stress Management, Resilience and Coping Skills 14/6/2024 15:30-17:00 CET
  • Webinar 5 - The role of mental health professionals in supporting mental wellbeing programs and policies at school 17/06/2024 12:00-13:30 CET

You will have the opportunity not only to listen to valuable contributions from experts and learn about interactive tools, but also to share your own experience and mutually inspire each other on topics related to mental well-being. 

​Read the program and register for this unique, stimulating, and impactful experience. Do it for yourself, for your teaching, and also for your students!

Our Erasmus+ courses for educational staff

To discover more about programs, dates, locations and practical arrangements for our courses for teachers and education staff eligible for Erasmus plus KA1 funding, browse our course catalogue!

OUR EXPERIENCE

We have a long-standing and successful experience in delivering teacher training courses under LLP and Erasmus plus programmes. Past participants appreciated our interactive and hands-on approach focused on practice and experiential training and our support in project application, practical arrangements, certification and dissemination. As partner, we bring a strong added value to an Erasmus plus project thanks to:
  • Our experience in more than 200 Erasmus plus KA1 projects
  • Our international presence (e.g. eTwinnig, SEG, EPALE…)
  • Our involvement as stakeholder in EC initiatives & networks
  • Our dissemination and visibility capacity

WHAT WE DO

To ease and enhance your participation at our courses, we offer to take care of all the practical arrangements of your stay so that you can feel cared for like you were at home. With our all-inclusive format, you will simply book your flight and rely on us for all the other aspects like board, lodging, local transport and cultural activities.

ABOUT US

We focus on designing and implementing international training courses and learning mobility for teachers and education staff. Fueled by our genuine, motivated and passionate approach, ELA's mission is to foster excellence in education and training by offering high quality courses following the latest innovative education trends.​

OUR LOCATIONS

Our main headquarter is in Bologna, where most of our courses take place. We organize as well several courses in Rimini, Palermo, Tenerife in the Canary Islands, Porto ad Thessaloniki. ​During the last year, the difficulty of organizing face to face meetings gave us the opportunity to implement online training courses.
What participants say about us
“The ICT training in Bologna have been a wonderful experience. All the trainers very extremely knowledgeable and helpful. I’ve been taken care of in every possible way”
- Karin Vedvik, Norway
"It was fantastic. It was beyond my expectations.
​It gave me tools to improve my teaching skills that will help motivate my students."​
- Sonia Ferreira, Portugal
"I highly recommend this training institution. The training is focused, very well on participants plus the content meets the needs of the members."
- Deborah Ryan, Ireland 

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