Course overview

In today's world European funds and programmes are a great opportunity for education staff of every kind. Erasmus+, the new programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport has recorded a budget increase of about the 40% and provides grants for a wide range of actions including the opportunity for learners to undertake work placements abroad and for education staff to attend training courses or teach abroad.
By taking part in this course participants will learn in detail about Erasmus+ - notably Key Action 1 - and you'll acquire concrete skills related to designing a successful mobility project for learners and/or staff and manage it once approved.

Main objectives

This structured course aims to improve participants’ practical skills in the design, management and funding of Erasmus+ projects, notably learning mobility project for learners and staff (KA1, Key Action 1). The course covers all the steps of the project cycle from developing the idea, to finding the right partners, to design a successful project and properly managing and reporting it.
The general aim of this course is to improve the quality and the accessibility of Erasmus plus projects in order to foster European integration and excellence in education by empowering and training teachers, education staff and those interested in developing learning mobility projects for learners and staff to access and manage Erasmus+ projects.
Thanks to this project the participants will:
  • Acquire knowledge and practical information about EU policies and the Erasmus plus programme, through specific and project-oriented learning sessions;
  • Improve their practical skills related to the management of the ideation and application process (including how to interpret correctly a call for proposal, how to design and develop effective project ideas, how to fill in the Application Form) through cooperative compilation of application forms and the analysis of successful projects;
  • Learn and get guidance on the preparation and management of the financial, budgeting and contractual aspects through concrete examples and direct evidences;
  • Learn best practices related the planning and implementation of the preparatory, visibility, dissemination and follow-up phases through concrete case studies and successful projects;
  • Make contacts with individuals and organisations interested in developing Erasmus+ projects through everyday cooperation and specific networking activities.

Sessions planned

Bologna
03/03/2019 - 09/03/2019
12/07/2020 - 18/07/2020
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If none of these dates suits you please mind that if there are at least 8 participants interested we may organize an additional session ad-hoc for your school.

Target audience

This course is addressed to teachers, trainers, educational counsellors, career counsellors, school psychologists, headmasters, school management and administrative staff working in primary schools, secondary schools, vocational schools, training centres, adult education schools, higher education, kindergarten and NGOs.
Please mind that the course may include teachers from different school levels. In case you would like to attend a session tailored for your school level, please write to staff@ifom.info to check if there is any session planned.

Language

The course is held in English. For groups with at least 8 participants, we can organize an ad-hoc session in a different language. 
Please write an email to staff@ifom.info to get more information about it.

Standard daily programme

Please find below the standard indicative daily programme that will be personalized on participants needs and professional profiles.
Our standard program comprises 7 days of course, of which the first one is dedicated to networking, preparation and cultural immersion and the last one to follow up, specific needs and cultural activities. Please note that we always do our best to accommodate the specific needs of our participants in a flexible way, including but not limited to budget restrictions and travel arrangement. Participants can choose to arrive 1 day before the start of the course and/or leave one day after the end of it in order to enjoy a deeper cultural immersion. Upon specific request we can organize longer or shorter versions of this course.
Sunday
 -  Participants arrival
 -  Individual orientation and information about the venue and the city 
 -  Networking activities
 -  Guided visit in Bologna (optional)
 -  Welcome dinner
Monday
 -  Course introduction
 -  Competences ex-ante evaluation
 -  Detailed presentation of Erasmus+ with special focus on mobility projects for learners and staff and on the European Development Plan
 - Group cooperative project design: discussing project ideas and division in groups, drafting the European Development Plan
Tuesday
 -  Project Cycle Management and Logical framework Approach
​ -  Presentation of concrete EU-funded projects: comparing the context analysis and the objectives of an approved and a rejected Erasmus plus KA1 project
 -  Group cooperative project design: developing the problems’ and objectives’ trees
 -  Cultural activities in Bologna and traditional Italian aperitif
Wednesday
 -  Budgeting, how Erasmus+ works?
​ -  Presentation of concrete EU-funded projects: budget examples analysis
 -  Group cooperative project design: drafting the project budget and filling the application form
 -  Guided visit in Florence (optional)
Thursday
 -  The importance of validation and recognition in mobility projects, with special focus on Europass and ECVET
​ -  Presentation of concrete EU-funded projects: browsing through real Europass and ECVET certificates, Learning Agreements, Quality Commitments and  Memorandums of Understanding
 -  Group cooperative project design: developing the validation and recognition measures
Friday
 -  Planning and managing the preparatory, visibility, dissemination and follow-up phases, plus focus on European added value and intercultural dimension
​ -  Presentation of concrete EU-funded projects: achieving a mainstreaming and sustainable impact thanks to a well-planned project
 -  Group cooperative project design: Completing the project structure with the activities related to preparation, visibility campaign, dissemination and follow-up
 -  Dinner in traditional Italian restaurant
Saturday
 -  Space for discussion of future cooperation and planning follow up activities
 -  Course roundup and final evaluation
 -  Validation of learning outcomes and certification ceremony
 -  Additional training session tailored to specific needs (optional)
 -  Cultural activities or additional guided visit in another major Italian city (optional)
 -  Participants departure
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Other relevant facts

  • Methodology
  • Costs and Erasmus+ Funding
  • Certification and Validation of learning outcomes
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We tailor the working methods based upon participants’ needs, attitudes and professional profiles in order to ensure high productivity, effectiveness and transferability into practice.
The standard methodology is highly practical and participative with hands-on approach that comprises real-job examples, case studies examination and simulations. We embrace collaboratively working methods that foster mutual learning and cooperation among participants. Our focus is on learning in an interactive and international environment knowledge applicable to the real contexts and/or in the classroom. The pedagogical methods that we use are based upon experiential training, group and peer activities, learning-by-doing and best practices’ exchange. They include visits with local schools and institutions allowing the participants to better understand the local education system as well as exchange ideas and contacts.
Morning Wrap-up and brief daily evaluations are foreseen to ensure quality of education and to adapt the learning programme to participants' needs better tailoring the education.
We organize optional social, networking and cultural activities in order to give participants the opportunity to know Italy as well as to exchange best-practice and establish professional cooperation and links.
The training and staff team is multinational thus giving a full European dimension to the course.
​Teachers, trainers, headmasters and any other staff of education organizations are eligible to receive an Erasmus+ grant covering all the costs to attend our training courses including travel, board and lodging, cultural activities and all fees. Our training courses are tailored to be fully funded by Erasmus+ and we offer different options to ensure that the Erasmus+ grant will be sufficient. Read more about Erasmus+ funding, shall you have any problem with your grant please let us know and we will see how to accommodate your needs.
 The most common option that we offer costs EUR 1220 and includes course fee, certification and support fee, accommodation in single room, all coffee breaks, 3 meals per day, walking tour in the venue’s city and local transport during the training course. Based on your preferences and budget you can request different services, a less inclusive/cheaper package or you can choose to organize the board and lodging by yourself and opt to just attend the training course. Read more about how we take care of your subsistence.
At the end of the course, each participant will be awarded a certificate of attendance including a description of training content and as well as its starting and end date, together - if requested -  with the Europass Mobility Certificate.
We support the participants in every step of certification an d validation of learning outcomes with specific focus on European instruments and Erasmus plus requirements such as staff mobility/learning agreement, quality commitment and Europass mobility certificate.
We experienced that schools and education organizations may require additional documents to certify the competences learned or the presence in the training course. Upon request we can provide additional certification and reporting documents as well as we provide photos of the training course and a sum-up video that can be used for visibility and dissemination purposes.

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