Amended proposal for a Council Decision establishing the second phase of the Community vocational training action programme "Leonardo da Vinci"
Date: 1998-12-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, EU programme, access to education, vocational training, young person

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Amended  proposal  for  a  Council  Decision  establishing  the  second  phase  of  the  Community
vocational  training  action  programme  "Leonardo  da  Vinci’(cid:216)(˛)

(1999/C  14/07)

(Text  with  EEA  relevance)

COM(1998)  697  final  -  98/0196(SYN)

(Submitted  by  the  Commission  pursuant  to  Article  189a(2)  of  the  EC  Treaty  on  2  December  1998)

(˛)(cid:217)OJ  C  309,  9.10.1998,  p.  9.

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THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  UNION,

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European
Community  and  in  particular  Article  127  thereof,

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European
Community  and  in  particular  Article  127  thereof,

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission,

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission(cid:216)(˛),

Having  regard  to  the  opinion  of  the  Economic  and
Social  Committee,

Having  regard  to  the  opinion  of  the  Economic  and
Social  Committee(cid:216)(ˇ),

Acting  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  referred  to  in
Article  189c  of  the  Treaty 
in  cooperation  with  the
European  Parliament,

Acting  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  referred  to  in
Article  189c  of  the  Treaty 
in  cooperation  with  the
European  Parliament(cid:216)(—),

(1)(cid:217)Whereas 

the  Treaty  establishing 

the  European
Community  stipulates  that  the  latter’s  action  shall,
inter  alia,  contribute  to  the  development  of  quality
education  and  training;  whereas  this  was  resolutely
reiterated  by  the  Amsterdam  Treaty  signed  on  2
October  1997,  which  states  that  the  Community’s
objective  is  also  to  promote  the  highest  possible
level  of  knowledge  for  its  peoples  through  a  wide
access  to  education  and  through  a  continuous
updating  of  knowledge;

Unchanged

(˛)(cid:217)OJ  C  309,  9.10.1998,  pp.  9(cid:220)22.
(ˇ)(cid:217)Opinion  of  the  Economic  and  Social  Committee  ESC

1308/98,  15.10.1998.

(—)(cid:217)Opinion  of  the  European  Parliament  of  5.11.1998  (PE

273.780).

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(2)(cid:217)Whereas,  by  Decision  94/819/EC(cid:216)(˛),  the  Council
implement  a
set  up  an  action  programme 
Community  vocational  training  policy;  whereas  it  is
appropriate,  on  the  basis  of  the  acquired  experience
of  that  programme,  to  ensure  its  extension,  taking
into  account  the  results  obtained  to  date;

to 

(2)(cid:217)Whereas,  by  Decision  94/819/EC(cid:216)(˛),  the  Council
implement  a
set  up  an  action  programme 
Community  vocational  training  policy;  whereas  it  is
appropriate,  on  the  basis  of  the  acquired  experience
of  that  programme,  to  ensure  its  extension,  taking
into  account  the  results  obtained  to  date;

to 

(3)(cid:217)Whereas  the  extraordinary  European  Council  on
Employment  held  in  Luxembourg  on  20  and  21
November  1997  adopted  a  coordinated  employment
strategy  in  which  lifelong  education  and  training
have  a  fundamental  role  to  play  in  implementing
guidelines(cid:216)(ˇ)  for  the  Member  States’  employment
policies  in  order  to  enhance  employability,  adapta(cid:220)
bility,  and  the  culture  of  entrepreneurship(cid:216)(—)  and  to
promote  equal  opportunities;

(3)(cid:217)Whereas  the  extraordinary  European  Council  on
Employment  held  in  Luxembourg  on  20  and  21
November  1997  adopted  a  coordinated  employment
strategy  in  which  lifelong  education  and  training
have  a  fundamental  role  to  play  in  implementing
guidelines(cid:216)(ˇ)  for  the  Member  States’  employment
policies  in  order  to  enhance  employability,  adapta(cid:220)
bility,  and  the  culture  of  entrepreneurship(cid:216)(—)  and  to
promote  equal  opportunities;

(3a)(cid:217)Whereas  lifelong  learning  will  have  to  be  provided
for  persons  of  all  ages  and  all  occupational
categories,  because  of  technological  and  demo(cid:220)
graphic  change;

(4)(cid:217)Whereas  the  Commission 

in 

its  Communication
"Towards  a  Europe  of  knowledge’(cid:216)((cid:209))  set  out
guidelines  on  the  creation  of  a  European  education
area  capable  of  achieving  the  objective  of  lifelong
education  and 
types  of
training,  defining 
measures  to  be  developed  at  the  Community  level,
all 
transnational  cooperation  and
designed  to  bring  added  value  to  the  action  taken
in  full  respect  of  the
by  the  Member  States, 
in  a  context  of
principle  of  subsidiarity,  and 
simplified  procedures;

focusing  on 

six 

(4)(cid:217)Whereas 

in 

the  Commission 

its  communication
"Towards  a  Europe  of  knowledge’(cid:216)((cid:209))  set  out
guidelines  on  the  creation  of  a  European  education
area  capable  of  achieving  the  objective  of  lifelong
education  and 
types  of
training,  defining 
measures  to  be  developed  at  the  Community  level,
all 
transnational  cooperation  and
designed  to  bring  added  value  to  the  action  taken
by  the  Member  States, 
in  full  respect  of  the
principle  of  subsidiarity  and  whereas  in  order  to
make  it  easier  for  the  target  publics  to  have  access
to  the  programme,  it  has  decided  to  simplify  the
application  and  selection  procedures;

focusing  on 

six 

(˛)(cid:217)OJ  L  340,  29.12.1994,  p.  8.
(ˇ)(cid:217)OJ  C  30,  28.1.1998,  p.  1.
(—)(cid:217)Communication 

from 

"Fostering  entrepreneurship 
future’  (COM(1998)  222  final  2,  of  21  April  1998).

the  Commission 

the  Council
to 
in  Europe:  priorities  for  the

(˛)(cid:217)OJ  L  340,  29.12.1994,  p.  8.
(ˇ)(cid:217)OJ  C  30,  28.1.1998,  p.  8.
(—)(cid:217)Communication 

from 

"Fostering  entrepreneurship 
future’  (COM(1998)  222  final  2,  21  April  1998).

the  Commission 

the  Council
to 
in  Europe:  priorities  for  the

((cid:209))(cid:217)Communication  from  the  Commission  to  the  Council,  the
European  Parliament,  the  Economic  and  Social  Committee
and  the  Committee  of  the  Regions  -  Towards  a  Europe  of
knowledge,  COM(97)  563  final,  12  November  1997.

((cid:209))(cid:217)Communication  from  the  Commission  to  the  Council,  the
European  Parliament,  the  Economic  and  Social  Committee
and  the  Committee  of  the  Regions  -  Towards  a  Europe  of
knowledge,  COM(97)  563  final,  12  November  1997.

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of 

the 

learning 

(5)(cid:217)(cid:216)Whereas  the  White  Paper)  "Teaching  and  learning
-  Towards  the  learning  societys’(cid:216)(˛)  states  that  the
emergence 
entails
encouraging  the  acquisition  of  new  knowledge  and
to  this  end  providing  motivation  to  learn  at  every
the  Green  Paper
opportunity; 
to
"Education, 
the  obstacles 
transnational  mobility’(cid:216)(ˇ)  highlighted 
ad(cid:220)
vantages  mobility  brings  to  people  and  competi(cid:220)
tiveness  in  the  Union;

and  whereas 
training,  research: 

society 

the 

of 

the 

learning 

(5)(cid:217)Whereas  the  White  Paper  "Teaching  and  learning
-  Towards  the  learning  society’(cid:216)(˛)  states  that  the
emergence 
entails
encouraging  the  acquisition  of  new  knowledge  and
to  this  end  providing  motivation  to  learn  at  every
the  Green  Paper
opportunity; 
to
"Education, 
the  obstacles 
transnational  mobility’(cid:216)(ˇ)  highlighted 
ad(cid:220)
vantages  mobility  brings  to  people  and  competi(cid:220)
tiveness  in  the  Union;

and  whereas 
training,  research: 

society 

the 

(6)(cid:217)Whereas  there  is  a  need  to  promote  active  citi(cid:220)
zenship,  to  strengthen  the  links  between  measures
pursued  under  this  programme,  and  to  step  up  the
fight  against  exclusion  in  all  its  forms,  including
against  racism  and  xenophobia;  whereas  special
attention  should  be  focused  on  removing  all  forms
of  inequality  and  on  promoting  equal  opportunities
for  women  and  men;

(7)(cid:217)Whereas  the  European  Parliament  and  the  Council
in  their  decisions  on  education  and  youth  have
established  Community  action  programmes  for  the
education  and  youth 
fields  respectively,  which
contribute,  together  with  the  training  programme,
to  implementing  a  knowledge  policy;

to  encouraging 

(6)(cid:217)Whereas  measures  under  this  programme  should
serve  the  purpose  of  developing  quality,  fostering
innovation  and  promoting  the  European  dimension
in  vocational  training  systems  and  practices  with  a
view 
learning;  whereas
attention  should  be  paid  in  the  implementation  of
this  programme  to  fighting  against  exclusion  in  all
its  forms,  including  racism  and  xenophobia,  and
whereas  special  attention  should  be  focused  on
removing  all  forms  of  discrimination  and  inequality
and  on  promoting  equal  opportunities  for  women
and  men;

lifelong 

the  European  Union 

(7)(cid:217)Whereas  the  European  Parliament  and  the  Council
of 
their  decisions  on
education  and  youth  have  established  Community
action  programmes  for  the  education  and  youth
fields  respectively  and  which  contribute  along  with
the  Leonardo  da  Vinci  programme  to  promoting  a
Europe  of  knowledge;

in 

(8)(cid:217)Whereas  it  is  necessary,  in  order  to  reinforce  the
added  value  of  Community  action  to  ensure,  at  all
levels,  a  coherence  and  a  complementarity  between
the  actions  implemented  in  the  framework  of  this
in
the  Community 
Decision  and 
particular  in  the  domains  of  culture(cid:216)(—),  audiovisual
single  market
media, 

the  completion  of 

interventions, 

the 

(8)(cid:217)Whereas  it  is  necessary,  in  order  to  reinforce  the
the
for 
added  value  of  Community  action 
Commission, 
the  Member
in  conjunction  with 
States,  to  ensure  a  coherence  and  a  complemen(cid:220)
tarity  at  all  levels  between  the  actions  implemented
the
in 
the 
Community 
the
domains  of  culture(cid:216)(—),  research  and  development,

this  Decision  and 
in 
in  particular 

framework  of 

interventions, 

(˛)(cid:217)Commission’s  White  Paper: 

training:
Teaching  and  learning  -  Towards  the  learning  society’,
Office 
the  European
Communities,  Luxembourg,  1996.

for  Official  Publications 

"Education  and 

of 

(˛)(cid:217)Commission’s  White  Paper: 

training:
Teaching  and  learning  -  Towards  the  learning  society’,
Office 
the  European
Communities,  Luxembourg,  1996.

for  Official  Publications 

"Education  and 

of 

(ˇ)(cid:217)Commission’s  Green  Paper:  "Education,  training,  research:
the  obstacles  to  transnational  mobility’,  COM(96)  462  final,
2  October  1996.

(—)(cid:217)Proposal  for  a  Parliament  and  Council  Decision  establishing
a  single  financing  and  programming  instrument  for  cultural
cooperation 
(OJ  C  211,
(Programme  Culture  2000) 
7.7.1998,  p.  18).

(ˇ)(cid:217)Commission’s  Green  Paper:  "Education,  training,  research:
the  obstacles  to  transnational  mobility’,  COM(96)  462  final,
2  October  1996.

(—)(cid:217)Proposal  for  a  Parliament  and  Council  Decision  establishing
a  single  financing  and  programming  instrument  for  cultural
cooperation 
(OJ  C  211,
(Programme  Culture  2000) 
7.7.1998,  p.  18).

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environment, 

the 
information 
employment  and  public  health;

consumer 
SMEs, 

society, 

protection, 
social 

the
policies,

audiovisual  media,  the  completion  of  the  single
market,  the  environment,  consumer  protection,  the
information 
policies,
employment  and  public  health;

society, 

SMEs, 

social 

(8a)(cid:217)Whereas  the  SMEs  and  the  craft  trades,  on
account  of  their  role  in  maintaining  and  creating
jobs  and  in  developing  training,  should  be  involved
the
more  closely 
programme;

implementation  of 

the 

in 

(9)(cid:217)Whereas  the  Commission’s  proposals  for  reforming
the  Structural  Funds(cid:216)(˛),  particularly  the  European
Social  Fund,  and 
initiatives
the  Community 
therefrom,  are  based  on  objectives
stemming 
designed  to  support  the  adaptation  and  modern(cid:220)
isation  of  policies  and  systems  relating  to  education,
training  and  employment;

(9)(cid:217)Whereas  the  Commission’s  proposals  for  reforming
the  Structural  Funds(cid:216)(˛),  particularly  the  European
Social  Fund,  and 
initiatives
to  enhance
therefrom,  are  designed 
stemming 
employability  and  to  promote  a  skilled,  trained  and
adaptable  workforce;

the  Community 

(10)(cid:217)Whereas  the  Commission,  in  conjunction  with  the
Member  States, 
is  seeking  to  secure  coherence
between  the  actions  under  this  programme  and
Community  action  of  a  structural  nature;  whereas
the  Commission,  in  partnership  with  both  sides  of
industry,  is  endeavouring  to  develop  cooperation
between  this  programme  and  the  activities  of  the
Community  social  dialogue;

(10)(cid:217)Whereas  the  Commission,  in  conjunction  with  the
Member  States,  is  seeking  to  secure  coherence  and
complementarity  between  the  actions  under  the
present  programme  and  Community  action  of  a
structural  nature,  particularly  by  facilitating  the
transfer  and  dissemination  on  a  wider 
scale,
through  the  Community  Structural  Funds,  of  inno(cid:220)
vatory  approaches  and  methods  developed  under
this  programme;  and  whereas  the  Commission,  in
is  endeav(cid:220)
partnership  with  the  social  partners, 
ouring 
this
programme  and  the  activities  of  the  Community
social  dialogue;

cooperation  between 

to  develop 

Unchanged

(11)(cid:217)Whereas  provision  should  be  made  to  open  up  this
the  associated
to  participation  by 
programme 
Central 
in
countries, 
and  East  European 
accordance  with  the  conditions  established  in  the
the  Association
relevant 
Agreements  and  the  additional  Protocols  to  these
agreements,  to  Cyprus  on  the  same  terms  as  those
applied  to  the  EFTA/EEA  countries  as  well  as  to
Turkey  and  Malta  according  to  procedures  to  be
agreed  with  those  countries;

agreements,  notably 

(˛)(cid:217)Proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation  (EC) 

laying  down
general  provisions  on  the  Structural  Funds  (OJ  C  176,
9.6.1998,  p.  1).

(˛)(cid:217)Proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation  (EC) 

laying  down
general  provisions  on  the  Structural  Funds  (OJ  C  176,
9.6.1998,  p.  1).

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(12)(cid:217)Whereas  this  programme  should  be  monitored  and
in  cooperation  between  the
continually  assessed 
Commission  and  the  Member  States  in  order  to
allow 
the
priorities  for  implementing  the  measures;

readjustments,  particularly 

for 

in 

(12)(cid:217)Whereas  this  programme  should  be  monitored  and
in  partnership  between  the
continually  assessed 
Commission  and  the  Member  States  in  order  to
allow 
the
priorities  for  implementing  the  measures;  whereas
external
an 
this 
evaluation  by  independent  organisations;

readjustments,  particularly 

assessment 

include 

should 

for 

in 

(12a)(cid:217)Whereas, 

in 

investment 

context  of 

the 
strategy, 

the  European
in  vocational
employment 
training  has  been 
recognised  as  making  an
essential  contribution  to  the  Community’s  global
cohesion,  by
its 
competitiveness  and 
promoting 
and
providing  employment  opportunities  for  all;

skilled  workforce 

a  highly 

social 

(12b) Whereas  the  political  priority  given  to  vocational
training  should  result  in  a  substantial  increase  in
the  resources  allocated  to  this  programme;

(13)(cid:217)Whereas  in  accordance  with  the  principle  of  subsi(cid:220)
diarity  and  the  principle  of  proportionality  as  set
out  in  Article  3b  of  the  Treaty,  the  objectives  of  the
action  envisaged  concerning  the  implementation  of
a  vocational  training  policy  at  Community  level
cannot  be  adequately  realised  by  the  Member  States
given  the  complexity  of  training  partnerships  and
can  therefore,  because  of  the  transnational  di(cid:220)
mension  of  the  Community  actions  and  measures,
be  best  realised  at  Community  level;  whereas  this
Decision  is  limited  to  the  minimum  required  to
achieve  these  objectives  and  does  not  exceed  what
is  necessary  to  this  end;  whereas  it  is  up  to  the
Member 
strengthen
to  develop 
arrangements  for  the  programme’s  target  publics  in
the  Community’s  action  more
order 
effective,

to  make 

States 

and 

Unchanged

(13)(cid:217)Whereas  in  accordance  with  the  principle  of  subsi(cid:220)
diarity  and  the  principle  of  proportionality  as  set
out  in  Article  3b  of  the  Treaty,  the  objectives  of  the
action  envisaged  concerning  the  implementation  of
a  vocational  training  policy  at  Community  level
cannot  be  adequately  realised  by  the  Member  States
given  the  complexity  of  training  partnerships  and
can  therefore,  because  of  the  transnational  di(cid:220)
mension  of  the  Community  actions  and  measures,
be  best  realised  at  Community  level;  whereas  this
Decision  is  limited  to  the  minimum  required  to
achieve  these  objectives  and  does  not  exceed  what
is  necessary  to  this  end,

HAS  DECIDED  AS  FOLLOWS:

Article  1

Establishment  of  the  programme

1.(cid:218)(cid:217)This  Decision  establishes  the  second  phase  of  the
implementation  of  a
action  programme 
Community  vocational 
"Leonardo  da
Vinci’,  hereinafter  referred  to  as  "this  programme’.

training  policy 

the 

for 

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2.(cid:218)(cid:217)This  programme  shall  be  implemented  in  the  period
starting  on  1  January  2000  and  ending  on  31  December
2004.

shall 

contribute 

programme 

3.(cid:218)(cid:217)This 
the
Community’s  knowledge  policy  through  the  implemen(cid:220)
tation  of  a  European  education  area  fostering  the  devel(cid:220)
opment  of  lifelong  education  and  training.  It  shall  permit
the  development  of  the  knowledge  and  skills  likely  to
foster  the  full  exercise  of  citizenship.

to 

3.(cid:218)(cid:217)This  programme  shall  contribute  to  the  promotion
of  a  Europe  of  knowledge  through  the  building  up  of  a
fostering  cooperation  on
European  education  area 
lifelong  learning.  It  shall  permit  the  building  up  of  the
knowledge  and  skills  capable  of  enhancing  employability
and  fostering  active  citizenship.

4.(cid:218)(cid:217)This  programme  shall  support  and  supplement
action  taken  by  and  within  the  Member  States,  while
fully  respecting  their  responsibility  for  the  content  and
organisation  of  vocational  training,  and  their  cultural
and  linguistic  diversity.

Unchanged

Article  2

Aims  of  the  programme

1.(cid:218)(cid:217)The  implementation  of  this  programme  is  based  on
objectives,  in  support  of  and  as  a  supplement  to  policies
and  actions  undertaken  by  and  in  the  Member  States,
and  designed  as  a  matter  of  priority:

(a)(cid:217)to  improve  and  strengthen  the  social  and  occupa(cid:220)
integration  of  young  people,  particularly

tional 
through  work(cid:220)linked  training  and  apprenticeship;

1.(cid:218)(cid:217)Within  the  policy  framework  defined  in  Article  1,
this  programme  shall  pursue  the  aims  of  developing
the
quality, 
training
European  dimension 
systems  and  practices.  It  shall  in  particular:

in  national  vocational 

and  promoting 

innovation 

fostering 

(a)(cid:217)improve  and  strengthen  the  social  and  occupational
integration  of  young  people  and  people  in  initial
training  by  helping  them  to  to  acquire  and  gain
access  to  the  skills  and  competences  necessary  to
increase 
through  work(cid:220)linked
training  and  apprenticeship.

their  employability 

The  emphasis  in  this  context  will  be  on  innovative
approaches  to  counselling,  guidance  and  teamwork,
with  a  view  to  acquiring  social  competences  and
facilitating  social  and  occupational  integration;

(b) to  expand  and  develop  access  to  quality  continuing
training  and  access  to  lifelong  skills,  particularly  in
order  to  consolidate  technological  and  organisational
innovation,  and  investment  in  training;

(b) expand  and  develop  access  to  quality  continuing
training  and  the  acquisition  of  qualifications  and
skills  throughout  life  which  facilitate  the  adaptability
of  workers  and  enterprises,  in  order  to  encourage
technological  and  organisational  developments;

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(c) support  the  vocational  training  systems  to  assist  those
in  difficult  circumstances  owing  to  inadequate  or
outdated  skills,  to  find  employment  and  to  better
insert  themselves  in  the  labour  market.

2.(cid:218)(cid:217)In  implementing  these  objectives,  the  Commission
and  the  Member  States  shall  ensure  that  action  under
this  programme  is  consistent  with  the  Community’s  other
actions  and  policies,  particularly  with 
to
inequality,  to  equal
employment,  to  the  removal  of 
opportunities  for  women  and  men,  and  to  social  policy.

regard 

Article  3

Community  actions

supported 

The  aims  of  this  programme  shall  be  pursued  through
actions 
following  Community
the 
measures,  the  operational  content  and  the  application
procedures  of  which  are  described  in  Annex  A,  and
which  can  be  used  in  combination:

by 

(a)(cid:217)support 

for 

the  mobility  of  people  undergoing

vocational  training;

sources  of 

(c) promote  entrepreneurship,  relating  in  particular  to
encouraging
new 
exchanges  and  joint  activities  between  training  insti(cid:220)
tutions  (including  universities)  and  between  these
and  enterprises,  particularly  SMEs.

employment,  by 

Priority  shall  be  given  to  measures  identifying  and
developing  systems  and  products  which  facilitate
access  to  training  for  people  vulnerable  to  exclusion
or  those  whose  position  on  the  labour  market  has
been  seriously  undermined.

2.(cid:218)(cid:217)In  implementing  these  objectives,  the  Commission
and  the  Member  States  shall  ensure  that  action  under
this  programme  is  consistent  with  the  Community’s  other
actions  and  policies,  particularly  with 
to
employment,  to  the  removal  of  all  forms  of  social
discrimination  and  inequality,  to  equal  opportunities  for
women  and  men,  particularly  by 
this
concern  in  all  initiatives,  through  positive  action,  and  in
the  area  of  social  policy.

incorporating 

regard 

The  aims  of  this  programme  as  stated  in  Article  2  shall
be  pursued  by  means  of  actions  based  on  the  following
Community  measures,  the  operational  content  and  the
application  procedures  of  which  are  described  in  the
Annex  to  this  Decision:

(a)(cid:217)support  for  the  mobility  of  people  undergoing  initial
or  further  vocational  training  in  Europe,  of  trainers,
human  resource  and  training  managers,  in  order  to
develop  and  create  fresh  opportunities  for  work(cid:220)
linked  training;

(b) promotion  of  virtual  mobility 

in  the  context  of
vocational  training,  particularly  by  promoting  access
to  educational  multimedia;

(b) promotion  of  the  use  of  and  access  to  information
in  the  field  of

and  communication  technologies 
vocational  training;

(c) support  for  the  development  of  European  level  coop(cid:220)
eration  networks  permitting  mutual  exchange  of
experience  and  good  practice;

(c) support  for  the  development  of  European  level  coop(cid:220)
eration  networks  permitting  mutual  exchange  of
experience  and  good  practice;

(d) promotion  of  language  skills  and  understanding  of

(d) promotion  of  language  skills  and  understanding  of

different  cultures;

different  cultures;

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(e) support  for  innovatory  pilot  projects  based  on  trans(cid:220)
national  partnerships  designed  to  develop  innovation
and  quality  in  vocational  training  in  order  to  create
training  products,  instruments  of  skills  accreditation
or  in  order  to  test  out  any  new  approach;

(e) support  for  innovatory  pilot  projects  based  on  trans(cid:220)
national  partnerships  designed  to  develop  innovation
and  quality  in  vocational  training  in  order  to  create
training  products,  instruments  of  skills  accreditation
or  in  order  to  test  out  any  new  approach;  promotion
and  expansion  of  scientific  research  following  on
from  innovatory  projects;

(f) the  constant  improvement  of  the  Community  terms
of  reference  through  support  for  the  dissemination  of
good  practice  and  through  the  observation  and
dissemination  of  innovation.

(f) the  constant  improvement  of  the  Community  terms

of  reference  through:

-(cid:217)the  observation 

and 

analysis  of  national

vocational  training  policies,

-(cid:217)the  observation  and  dissemination  of  good

practice  and  innovation,

-(cid:217)extensive  exchange  of  information,

-(cid:217)the  collection,  analysis,  evaluation  and  dissemi(cid:220)
nation  of  comparable  Community  statistical  data
on  vocational  training.

Priority  shall  be  given  to  projects  combining  two  or
more  different  measures.  As  a  matter  of  principle  all
projects  relating  to  measures  mentioned  under  (a),
(b),  (c)  and  (e)  should  include  measures  listed  under
(d)  as  part  of  their  preparatory  and  follow(cid:220)up  action.

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Article  4

Access  to  the  programme

Under  the  conditions  and  in  accordance  with  the  defi(cid:220)
nitions  and  arrangements  for  implementation  specified  in
the  Annex,  participation  in  this  programme  shall  be  open
institutions
to  all  public  and/or  private  bodies  and 
involved  in  vocational  training  as  defined  Annex  A,  and
in  particular:

(a)(cid:217)training  establishments,  centres  and  bodies  at  all
including  universities  and  higher  education

levels, 
establishments;

(b) research  centres  and  bodies;

(c) companies  and  consortia,  particularly  SMEs  or
including

public  or  private  sector  establishments, 
those  involved  in  training;

(c) companies  and  consortia,  particularly  SMEs  and  the
craft  sector  or  public  or  private  sector  establishments,
including  those  involved  in  training;

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(d) trade 

organisations, 

including 

chambers 

of

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commerce;

(e) organisations  of  both  sides  of  industry  at  all  levels;

(e) social  partners  and  their  organisations  at  all  levels;

(f) local  and  regional  bodies  and  organisations;

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(g) associations.

(g) associations,  including  NGOs.

Article  5

Implementation  of  the  programme  and  cooperation  with
the  Member  States

1.(cid:218)(cid:217)The  Commission  shall  ensure  the  implementation  of
the  Community  actions  covered  by  this  programme  in
accordance  with  the  Annexes.

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the  Member  States, 

the
2.(cid:218)(cid:217)In  cooperation  with 
Commission  shall  take  the  steps  described  in  point  8  of
Annex  A  to  make  the  best  use  of  what  has  been  achieved
through  the  action  undertaken  under  the  first  phase  of
the  Leonardo  da  Vinci  programme  and  the  Community
initiatives  on  training.

3.(cid:218)(cid:217)Member  States  shall  take  appropriate  action  to
secure  nationally  the  coordination,  organisation  and  the
follow(cid:220)up  needed  for  the  attainment  of  the  objectives  of
this  programme,  involving  all  the  parties  concerned  by
vocational  training  in  accordance  with  national  practice.

the  operational 

To  that  end,  they  shall  set  up  an  integrated  management
structure  for 
the
programme’s  actions  and  shall  ensure  that  appropriate
information  and  publicity 
is  provided  on  actions
co(cid:220)financed  by  the  programme.

implementation  of 

3.(cid:218)(cid:217)Member  States  shall  take  appropriate  action  to
secure  nationally  the  coordination,  organisation  and  the
follow(cid:220)up  in  terms  of  monitoring  and  evaluation  needed
for  the  attainment  of  the  objectives  of  this  programme.
They  shall  involve  all  the  parties  concerned  by  vocational
training,  in  accordance  with  national  practice  and  shall
take  the  steps  necessary  to  optimise  synergy  with  other
Community  programmes.

integrated
They  shall  accordingly  put 
in  place  an 
management  structure  for  the  operational 
implemen(cid:220)
tation  of  the  programme’s  actions.  They  shall  also  ensure
that  appropriate  information  and  publicity  is  provided  on
actions  cofinanced  by  the  programme.

4.(cid:218)(cid:217)Each  Member  State  shall  endeavour  to  take  the
necessary  steps  to  ensure  the  efficient  running  of  this
programme  and  to  take  appropriate  measures  to  remove
any  obstacles  to  access  to  this  programme.

4.(cid:218)(cid:217)Each  Member  State  shall  endeavour  to  take  the
necessary  steps  to  ensure  the  efficient  running  of  the
programme  and  to  take  appropriate  measures  to  remove
any  obstacles  to  access  to  this  programme,  particularly
for  underprivileged  people.

5.(cid:218)(cid:217)The  Commission,  in  conjunction  with  the  Member
States,  shall  ensure  the  transition  between  those  actions
developed  within 
the  preceding
"Leonardo’  programme  in  the  field  of  vocational  training
and  those  to  be  implemented  under  this  programme.

framework  of 

the 

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Article  6

Joint  actions

As  part  of  the  process  of  building  up  a  Europe  of
knowledge,  the  measures  of  this  programme  may  be
joint  actions  with  other  Community
implemented  as 
the  knowledge  policy,
actions 
forming  part  of 
particularly  Community  programmes 
in  the  area  of
education  and  youth(cid:220)related  matters.

the  Decision, 

As  part  of  the  process  of  building  up  a  Europe  of
knowledge,  and  in  conformity  with  the  provisions  of
this
Article  7  of 
programme  may  be  implemented  as  joint  actions  with
other  Community  programmes  and  actions  which  are
part  of  the  knowledge  policy,  particularly  in  the  area  of
education,  youth(cid:220)related  matters,  research  and  new  tech(cid:220)
nologies.

the  measures  of 

Article  7

Committee

1.(cid:218)(cid:217)The  Commission  shall  be  assisted  by  a  committee
composed  of  the  representatives  of  Member  States  and
chaired  by  the  representative  of  the  Commission.

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2.(cid:218)(cid:217)The  representative  of  the  Commission  shall  submit
to  the  Committee  a  draft  of  the  measures  to  be  taken  as
regards:

(a)(cid:217)the  arrangements  for  implementing  the  programme,
including  where  appropriate  the  annual  plan  of  work
for  the  implementation  of  the  programme’s  actions;

(b) the  criteria  applicable  for  establishing  the  indicative
breakdown  of  funds  among  the  Member  States  for
the  purpose  of  the  actions  to  be  managed  on  a
decentralised  basis;

(c) the  arrangements  for  evaluating  the  programme.

3.(cid:218)(cid:217)The  Committee  shall  deliver  its  opinion  on  the
draft  within  a  time(cid:220)limit  which  the  Chairman  may  lay
down  according  to  the  urgency  of  the  matter.  The
opinion  shall  be  delivered  by  the  majority  laid  down  in
Article  148(2)  of  the  Treaty  in  the  case  of  decisions
which  the  Council  is  required  to  adopt  on  a  proposal
from  the  Commission.  The  votes  of  the  representatives  of
the  Member  States  within 
the  Committee  shall  be
weighted  in  the  manner  set  out  in  that  Article.  The
Chairman  shall  not  vote.

4.(cid:218)(cid:217)The  Commission  shall  adopt  measures  which  shall
apply  immediately.  However,  if  these  measures  are  not  in
accordance  with  the  opinion  of  the  Committee,  they
shall  be  communicated  by 
the
Council  forthwith.

the  Commission 

to 

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In  that  event,

-(cid:217)the  Commission  may  defer  application  of 

the
measures  which  it  has  decided  for  a  period  of  up  to
one  month  from  the  date  of  the  communication;

-(cid:217)the  Council,  acting  by  a  qualified  majority,  may  take
a  different  decision  within  the  time  limit  referred  to
in  the  first  indent.

5.(cid:218)(cid:217)The  Commission  may  consult  the  Committee  on
any  other  matter  concerning 
implementation  of  the
programme.

In  that  event,  the  Commission  representative  shall  submit
to  the  Committee  a  draft  of  the  measures  to  be  taken.
The  Committee  shall  deliver  its  opinion  on  the  draft
within  a  time  limit  which  the  Chairman  may  lay  down
according  to  the  urgency  of  the  matter,  if  necessary  by
taking  a  vote.

The  opinion  shall  be  recorded 
in
addition,  each  Member  State  shall  have  the  right  to  ask
to  have  its  position  recorded  in  the  minutes.

the  minutes; 

in 

The  Commission  shall  take  the  utmost  account  of  the
opinion  delivered  by  the  Committee.  It  shall  inform  the
Committee  of  the  manner  in  which  its  opinion  has  been
taken  into  account.

Article  8

The  two  sides  of  industry

Without  prejudice  to  the  procedure  described  in  Article
7(3)  and 
the
Committee  on  any  matter  concerning  the  application  of
this  Decision.

the  Commission  may  consult 

(4), 

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Whenever  such  consultation  takes  place,  representatives
of  both  sides  of  industry,  appointed  by  the  Commission
on  the  basis  of  proposals  from  both  sides  of  industry  at
Community  level,  and  equal  in  number  to  that  of  the
representatives  of  the  Member  States,  shall  participate  in
the  work  of  the  Committee  as  observers.

They  shall  have  the  right  to  request  that  their  position  be
recorded  in  the  minutes  of  Committee  meetings.

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Article  9

Consistency  and  complementarity

1.(cid:218)(cid:217)The  Commission  shall, 
in  conjunction  with  the
Member  States,  ensure  the  overall  consistency  with  other
Community  policies  and  actions.  There  shall  be  coordi(cid:220)
nation  between  the  activities  of  this  programme  and  the
other  Community  actions,  in  particular  those  covered  by
the  knowledge  policy.

The  Commission  shall  ensure  in  conjunction  with  the
Member  States  consistency  between  implementation  of
this  programme  and 
the  other  Community  actions
relating  to  training  in  the  domain  of  culture  and  the
audiovisual  sector,  the  completion  of  the  internal  market,
consumer
the 
environment, 
society, 
protection,  SMEs, 
social  policies,  employment,  and
public  health.

information 

shall  ensure  an  efficient 

link(cid:220)up
The  Commission 
between 
the  programmes  and
actions  in  the  area  of  vocational  training  undertaken  as
part  of  the  Community’s  external  relations.

this  programme  and 

2.(cid:218)(cid:217)The  Commission  and  the  Member  States  shall
ensure  that  the  measures  of  this  programme  are,  as  part
of  the  implementation  of  the  coordinated  employment
the  orientations  established
strategy,  consistent  with 
annually 
in
for 
conjunction  with  the  other  actions  contributing  to  the
implementation  of  the  action  plans.

employment  guidelines  and 

the 

3.(cid:218)(cid:217)The  Commission  and  the  Member  States  shall
ensure  consistency  and  complementarity  between  action
taken  under  this  programme  and  Community  action
under  the  Structural  Funds.

1.(cid:218)(cid:217)The  Commission  shall, 
in  conjunction  with  the
Member  States,  and  leaving  the  intrinsic  and  specific
intact,  ensure  overall
nature  of  each  programme 
consistency  and  coordination  with  other  Community
policies  and  actions,  particularly  those  which  contribute
to  the  Europe  of  knowledge  in  the  area  of  education,
training,  youth,  research  and  development,  and  inno(cid:220)
vation.

this  programme  and 

The  Commission  shall  ensure  in  conjunction  with  the
synergy  between
consistency  and 
Member  States 
implementation  of 
the  other
Community  actions  relating  to  training  in  the  domain  of
the  audiovisual
culture, 
the
sector, 
information  society,  environment,  consumer  protection,
SMEs,  social  policies,  employment,  and  public  health.

research  and  development, 

the  completion  of 

internal  market, 

the 

The  Commission  shall,  with  help  from  the  European
Training  Foundation,  ensure  an  efficient  link(cid:220)up  between
this  programme  and  the  programmes  and  actions  in  the
area  of  vocational  training  undertaken  as  part  of  the
Community’s  external  relations.

2.(cid:218)(cid:217)The  Commission  and  the  Member  States  shall
ensure  that  the  measures  of  this  programme  will,  as  part
of  the  implementation  of  the  coordinated  employment
strategy,  contribute  to  the  attainment  of  the  objectives
set  in  the  European  employment  guidelines  and  to  the
preparation  of  national  action  plans.

3.(cid:218)(cid:217)The  Commission  and  the  Member  States  shall
ensure  consistency  and  complementarity  between  action
taken  under  this  programme  and  Community  action
under  the  Structural  Funds.  They  shall 
in  particular
facilitate  the  transfer  and  dissemination  on  a  wider  scale,
through  the  Community  Structural  Funds,  of  innovatory
approaches 
this
programme.

and  methods 

developed 

under 

this 

programme, 

implementing 

the
4.(cid:218)(cid:217)When 
Commission 
in  close  conjunction  with  both  sides  of
industry  at  Community  level  will  endeavour  to  develop
the  social  dialogue  at  Community  level,  particularly  by
providing  support  at  all  levels,  including  sectoral  levels,
and  by  disseminating  its  results.

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5.(cid:218)(cid:217)The  Commission  shall  secure  the  assistance  of  the
European  Centre  for  the  Development  of  Vocational
Training  (Cedefop)  in  implementing  this  programme,  in
accordance  with  the  arrangements  set  out  in  Council
Regulation  (EEC)  No  337/75(cid:216)(˛).  Subject  to  the  same
conditions  and  in  the  areas  which  lend  themselves  to  it,
coordination  shall  be  established  under  the  auspices  of
the  Commission  with  the  European  Training  Foundation
as  specified  by  Regulation  (EEC)  No  1360/90(cid:216)(ˇ).

6.(cid:218)(cid:217)The  Commission 
the  Advisory
shall 
Committee  on  Vocational  Training  regularly  informed
of  the  progress  of  this  programme.

keep 

Article  10

Participation  of 

the  associated  Central  and  East

European  countries,  Cyprus,  Turkey  and  Malta

the  associated  Central  and  East
Participation  of 
European  countries,  EFTA  countries  which  belong  to  the
EEA,  Cyprus,  Turkey  and  Malta

1.(cid:218)(cid:217)This  programme  shall  be  open  to  the  participation
of  the  associated  Central  and  East  European  countries
(CEECs)  in  accordance  with  the  conditions  laid  down  in
the  Europe  Agreements  or  in  existing  or  anticipated
additional  Protocols  governing  the  participation  of  these
countries  in  Community  programmes.  This  programme
shall  also  be  open  to  the  participation,  funded  by
additional  appropriations,  of  Cyprus  under  the  same
rules  as  those  applied  to  the  countries  of  the  European
Free  Trade  Association  (EFTA)  which  belong  to  the
the
European  Economic  Area  (EEA)  according 
procedures 
this  country.  This
to  be  agreed  with 
programme  shall  also  be  open  to  participation  by  Turkey
according  to  the  procedures  to  be  established  with  that
country.

to 

1.(cid:218)(cid:217)This  programme  shall  be  open  to  the  participation
of  the  associated  Central  and  East  European  countries
(CEECs)  in  accordance  with  the  conditions  fixed  in  the
Europe  Agreements  or 
in  existing  or  anticipated
additional  Protocols  governing  the  participation  of  these
countries  in  Community  programmes.  This  programme
shall  also  be  open  to  the  participation  of  the  countries  of
the  European  Free  Trade  Association  (EFTA)  which
belong  to  the  European  Economic  Area  (EEA).  This
programme  shall  also  be  open  to  the  participation,
appropriations,  of  Cyprus
funded 
according  to  the  procedures  to  be  agreed  with  this
country.  This  programme  is  also  open  to  participation  by
Turkey  according  to  the  procedures  to  be  established
with  that  country.

additional 

by 

2.(cid:218)(cid:217)This  programme  shall  also  be  open  to  participation
by  Malta  according  to  the  procedures  to  be  agreed  with
that  country.

2.(cid:218)(cid:217)This  programme  shall  also  be  open  to  participation
by  Malta  according  to  the  procedures  to  be  agreed  with
that  country.

Article  11

International  cooperation

The  Commission  shall  strengthen  its  cooperation  with
non(cid:220)Community  countries  and  with  the  relevant  inter(cid:220)
national  organisations.

(˛)(cid:217)OJ  L  39,  13.2.1975,  p.  1.
(ˇ)(cid:217)OJ  L  131,  23.5.1990,  p.  1.

Under  this  programme,  the  Commission  shall  strengthen
its  cooperation  with  non(cid:220)Community  countries  and  the
activities
international  organisations.  The 
relevant 
covered  by  this  article  and  the  funding  arrangements  will
be  decided  in  accordance  with  the  procedures  set  out  in
Article  7  of  this  Decision.

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Article  12

Monitoring  and  evaluation

Monitoring  and  evaluation

1.(cid:218)(cid:217)The  Commission  shall  continually  monitor 
programme  in  conjunction  with  the  Member  States.

this

1.(cid:218)(cid:217)The  Commission  shall  continually  monitor 
programme  in  cooporation  with  the  Member  States.

this

This  monitoring  shall  be  effected  through  the  reports
referred  to  in  paragraph  3  and  through  specific  activities.

This  monitoring  shall  be  effected  through  the  reports
referred  to  in  paragraph  3  and  through  specific  activities.

2.(cid:218)(cid:217)The  Commission  shall  evaluate  this  programme
periodically  in  conjunction  with  the  Member  States.  The
evaluation  shall  seek  to  appraise  the  effectiveness  of  the
actions  implemented,  by  reference  to  the  objectives  set
out  in  Article  2.

2.(cid:218)(cid:217)The  Commission  shall  evaluate  this  programme
periodically  in  cooperation  with  the  Member  States.  The
evaluation  shall  seek  to  appraise  the  relevance,  effec(cid:220)
tiveness  and 
implemented,  by
reference  to  the  objectives  set  out  in  Article  2.

impact  of  the  actions 

The  evaluation  shall  also  examine  the  complementarity
between  actions  under 
those
pursued 
programmes,
particularly  actions  supported  by  the  European  Social
Fund.

this  programme  and 

other  Community 

under 

In  accordance  with  criteria  established  using 
the
procedure  described  in  Article  7(2),  there  shall  be  peri(cid:220)
odical  external  evaluations  of 
the
Community  actions.

results  of 

the 

3.(cid:218)(cid:217)Member  States  shall  submit  to  the  Commission  by
31  December  2002  and  30  June  2005,  respectively,
reports  on  the  implementation  and  the  impact  of  this
programme,  and  on  the  vocational  training  systems  and
arrangements  which  exist  in  the  Member  States.

The  evaluation  shall  also  examine  the  complementarity
between  action  under  this  programme  and  that  pursued
under  other  Community  programmes,  particularly  action
supported  by  the  European  Social  Fund.

There  shall  be  regular  external  evaluations  of  the  results
of  the  Community  actions  in  accordance  with  criteria
established  using  the  procedure  under  Article  7(2).

3.(cid:218)(cid:217)Member  States  shall  submit  to  the  Commission  by
31  December  2002  and  30  June  2005,  respectively,
reports  on  the  implementation,  the  impact  and  the  effec(cid:220)
tiveness  of  this  programme  with  respect  to  the  aims  set
out  in  Article  2,  and  on  the  vocational  training  systems
and  arrangements  which  exist  in  the  Member  States.
Specific  mention  will  be  made  of  the  measures  taken  to
combat  all  forms  of  discrimination  and  to  promote
equality  of  opportunity  between  men  and  women  and
their  impact  in  terms  of  participation  in  the  programme.

4.(cid:218)(cid:217)The  Commission  shall  submit  to  the  European
Parliament,  the  Council  and  the  Economic  and  Social
Committee:

4.(cid:218)(cid:217)The  Commission  shall  submit  to  the  European
Parliament,  the  Council  and  the  Economic  and  Social
Committee:

-(cid:217)an 

interim  report  on  the 

implementation  of  this

programme  no  later  than  30  June  2003,

-(cid:217)an  interim  report,  no  later  than  30  June  2003,  on  the
qualitative  and  quantitative  aspects  of  programme
implementation,

-(cid:217)no  later  than  31  December  2005,  a  final  report  on

-(cid:217)no  later  than  31  December  2005,  a  final  report  on

the  implementation  of  this  programme.

the  implementation  of  this  programme.

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Article  13

Entry  into  force

This  Decision  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  day  of  its
publication 
the  European
the  Official  Journal  of 
Communities.

in 

Unchanged

ANNEX  A

COMMUNITY  ACTIONS  AND  MEASURES

Section I - General principles

1.(cid:217)The  aims  set  out  in  Article  2  of  this  Decision  will  be  imple(cid:220)
mented  by  means  of  transnational  partnerships  which  submit
proposals  for  action  on  the  basis  of  the  Community  measures
described  in  Article  3.

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2.(cid:217)Each  proposal  submitted  by  a  transnational  partnership  will
be  part  of  the  implementation  of  one  of  the  objectives  of  the
programme,  indicating  the  measure(s)  proposed.

2.(cid:217)Each  proposal  submitted  by  a  transnational  partnership  will
pursue  one  of  the  objectives  of  the  programme  and  will
indicate  the  measure(s)  it  intends  to  implement  in  order  to
achieve  its  aims.

3.(cid:217)A  Community  call  for  proposals  will  define  the  priorities  for
the  objectives,  the  timetable,  the  conditions  of  submission,
the  common  eligibility  criteria,  particularly  in  terms  of  trans(cid:220)
nationality  and  selection.

3.(cid:217)A  Community  call  for  proposals  will  define  the  priorities
under  each  objective, 
the  conditions  of
submission,  the  common  eligibility  criteria,  particularly  in
selection
transnationality  and  evaluation  and 
terms  of 
procedures.

timetable, 

the 

This  call  for  proposals  will  remain  valid  for  three  years  for
the  first  phase  of  the  programme.  A  second  call  for  proposals
will  be  drawn  up  at  the  half(cid:220)way  stage  of  the  programme  on
the  basis  of  the  interim  assessment  referred  to  in  Article  12(4)
of  this  Decision.

This  call  for  proposals  will  remain  valid  for  three  years  for
the  first  phase  of  the  programme.  A  second  call  for  proposals
will  be  drawn  up  at  the  half(cid:220)way  stage  of  the  programme  on
the  basis  of  the  interim  assessment  referred  to  in  Article  12(4)
of  this  Decision.

The  Community  call  for  proposals  will  be  published  by  the
Commission 
the  Programme
Committee.

consultation  with 

after 

The  Community  call  for  proposals  will  be  published  by  the
Commission 
the  Programme
Committee.

consultation  with 

after 

4.(cid:217)The  proposals  for  action  must  set  out  clearly  the  aims  estab(cid:220)
lished,  the  results  anticipated  and  the  partners  associated  in
the  other  Member  States,  as  well  as  the  nature  and  level  of
participation  of 
financial
contribution  and  the  timetable  of  work.

these  partners, 

including 

their 

4.(cid:217)The  proposals  for  action  must  set  out  clearly  the  aims  estab(cid:220)
lished,  the  results  anticipated,  the  mechanisms  for  evaluating
the  actual  results  and  the  partners  associated  in  the  other
Member  States,  as  well  as  the  nature  and  level  of  partici(cid:220)
pation 
financial
contribution  and  the  timetable  of  work.

including 

partners, 

these 

their 

of 

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5.(cid:217)The  proposals  can  be  sent  in  at  any  time  during  the  period  of
validity  of  the  overall  call  for  proposals.  Proposal  selection
by  the  Commission  will  take  place  at  least  once  yearly  in
accordance  with  the  procedures  defined  below.

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5a.(cid:217)Article  2(2)  provides  that  the  selected  projects  must  respect
the  principle  of  equality  of  opportunity  and  avoid  any  kind
of  exclusion.  Where  appropriate,  positive  measures  may  be
implemented  in  specific  areas.  The  special  needs  of  the
disabled  shall  as  a  matter  of  principle  be  taken  into  account
in  setting  the  level  of  subsidies.

5b. Projects  with  a  more  pronounced  Community  dimension,

i.e.:

(a)(cid:217)proposals  from  established  European  organisations,

(b)(cid:217)proposals  from  European  networks  set  up  to  utilise  and
disseminate  the  results  of  pilot  actions  conducted  trans(cid:220)
nationally,

(c)(cid:217)proposals  to  test  through  European  cooperation  inno(cid:220)

vatory  themes  identified  in  the  call  for  proposal,

(d)(cid:217)proposals  submitted  in  relation  to  Action  6  in  Section  II
of  this  Annex  (Community  vocational  training  reference
material)

will  be  selected  directly  by  the  Commission  on  the  basis  of
the  procedure  set  out  in  Section  III(cid:216)B  of  this  Annex.

Section II - Actions

1.  PHYSICAL  MOBILITY

Support  for  transnational  physical  mobility  programmes  for
training
people  undergoing 
organisers

training  and 

trainers  and 

for 

Community  support  shall  be  provided  for  the  following  actions:

Community  support  shall  be  provided  for  the  following  actions:

(a)(cid:217)preparation  and 

transnational  pro(cid:220)
implementation  of 
grammes  of  placement  and  exchange  for  young  people
undergoing  initial  vocational  training,  studying  or  who  have
including  students  and  qualified
just  finished  studying: 
young  people,  young  workers  or  young  people  available  on
the  labour  market  in  accordance  with  the  national  laws  and
practices,  particularly  programmes  which  are  part  of
European  pathways  for  work(cid:220)linked  training  and  appre(cid:220)
ticeship  within  the  meaning  of  Council  Decision  98/.(cid:216).(cid:216)./EC.

(a)(cid:217)preparation  and 

transnational  pro(cid:220)
implementation  of 
grammes  of  placement  and  exchange  for  people  undergoing
initial  vocational  training, 
including  workers  and  people
available  on  the  labour  market  in  accordance  with  the
national  laws  and  practices,  and  programmes  which  are  part
of  European  pathways  for  work(cid:220)linked  training  and  appren(cid:220)
ticeship  within  the  meaning  of  Council  Decision  98/.(cid:216).(cid:216)./EC,
as  well  as  preparation  and  implementation  of  transnational
programmes  of  placement  and  exchange  for  any  persons
undergoing  vocational  training  who  are  not  covered  by  the
above  categories  and  who  are  participating  in  a  programme
of  lifelong  learning,  career  redirection  or  reintegration.

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Placements  for  young  people  may  be  short  term  (two  weeks
to  three  months)  and  in  such  cases  are  designed  essentially
to  familiarise  them  with  the  occupational  and  cultural
context  of  another  Member  State.  Long  term  placements
(three  months  to  a  maximum  of  12  months)  are  intended
primarily  for  young  people  who  already  have  initial  occupa(cid:220)
tional  training  or  a  work  experience.  Long(cid:220)term  placements
can  be  carried  out  in  two  or  more  periods.

Placements  may  be  short  term  (two  weeks  to  three  months)
or  long  term  (three  months  to  a  maximum  of  12  months)
depending  on  the  aims  of  the  proposal  of  which  they  are
part.  Long(cid:220)term  placements  can  be  carried  out  in  two  or
more  periods.  The  skills  acquired  during  such  experience
shall  be  validated  by  the  competent  authority  on  the  basis  of
common  and  transparent  principles.

The  transnational  placement  programmes  for  young  people
undergoing  training  which  involve  SMEs  and  craft  industry
the
as  host  bodies  will  receive 
conditions  described  below.

treatment 

special 

in 

transnational  placement  programmes 

The 
for  people
undergoing  training  which  involve  SMEs  and  craft  industry
the
as  host  bodies  will  receive 
conditions  described  below.

treatment 

special 

in 

(b) The  organisation  of  transnational  programmes  of  exchanges
between  companies  on  the  one  hand  and  on  the  other
training  organisations  or  universities  and  targeting  human
resources  managers 
in  the  business  sector,  and  training
programme  planners  and  managers  (particularly  trainers  and
mentors),  advisers  and  occupational  guidance  specialists  and
economic  and  social  circles.  Study  visits  for  vocational
training  organisers  on 
the
the 
Commission  can  be  provided  by  Cedefop  on  behalf  of  the
Commission 
in  the  conditions  to  be  decided  on  after
receiving  the  opinion  of  the  Programme  Committee.

themes  defined  by 

(b) The  organisation  of  transnational  programmes  of  exchanges
between  companies  on  the  one  hand  and  on  the  other
training  organisations  or  universities  and  targeting  human
resources  managers 
in  the  business  sector,  and  training
programme  planners  and  managers  (particularly  trainers  and
mentors),  advisers  and  occupational  guidance  specialists  and
economic  and  social  circles.  Study  visits  for  vocational
training  organisers  on 
the
the 
Commission  can  be  provided  by  Cedefop  on  behalf  of  the
Commission 
in  the  conditions  to  be  decided  on  after
receiving  the  opinion  of  the  Programme  Committee.

themes  defined  by 

As  a  general  rule,  placements  and  exchanges  as  well  as
study  visits  for  these  categories  will  last  between  one  week
and  a  maximum  of  six  weeks.

As  a  general  rule,  placements  and  exchanges  as  well  as
study  visits  for  these  categories  will  last  between  one  week
and  a  maximum  of  six  weeks.

The  transnational  placement  and  exchange  programmes
may  be  multiannual  and  last  up  to  three  years.

The  transnational  placement  and  exchange  programmes
may  be  multiannual  and  last  up  to  three  years.  They  will
include  provisions  ensuring  full  access  for  any  disabled
participants.

Demonstration  actions

As part of the Physical mobility measure, pilot demonstration
actions will be given support and will relate to the organisation
and  implementation  of  multiannual  transnational  placement
programmes  organised  among  regions  and/or  sectors  in
European work(cid:220)linked training and apprenticeship networks.

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Funding

The  Community’s  financial  contribution  to  the  transnational
placement  and  exchange  programmes  defined  above  may  not
exceed  ECU  5(cid:216)000  per  beneficiary  for  a  placement  or  an
exchange  -  the  maximum  amount  of  this  contribution  corre(cid:220)
sponding  to  the  maximum  duration  indicated  above.

The  Community’s  financial  contribution  to  the  transnational
placement  and  exchange  programmes  defined  above  may  not
exceed  EUR  5(cid:216)000  per  beneficiary  for  a  placement  or  an
exchange  -  the  maximum  amount  of  this  contribution  corre(cid:220)
sponding  to  the  maximum  duration  indicated  above.

For  this  measure,  the  Commission  may  allocate  to  each  Member
State  an  annual  global  grant 
the  amount  of  which  will
be  defined  in  accordance  with  the  procedures  described  in
Annex  C.

For  this  measure,  the  Commission  may  allocate  to  each  Member
State  an  annual  global  grant 
the  amount  of  which  will
be  defined  in  accordance  with  the  procedures  described  in
Annex  C.

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is  set  aside, 

this  allocation 

agreed  on  with 

in  accordance  with
10(cid:216)%  of 
structure
procedures 
concerned,  to  help  potential  promoters  of  programmes  to
prepare  their  proposals.  The  sum  allowed  for  this  purpose  may
not  exceed  ECU  500  per  promoter.

the  management 

Up  to  10(cid:216)%  of  this  allocation  shall  be  set  aside  to  help  potential
promoters  with  no  or  only  limited  experience  in  Community
programmes  to  prepare  their  proposals.  The  sum  allowed  for
this  purpose  may  not  exceed  EUR  500  per  promoter.

The  procedures  for  allocating  this  type  of  grant  shall  be  decided
in  accordance  with  Article  7(2).

In  line  with  the  same  procedure,  and  within  the  same  allocation,
a  sum  will  be  granted  to  transnational  programmes  undertaken
in  the  SMEs  and  the  craft  industry  and  lasting  a  minimum  of
three  weeks.  This  sum  is  designed  to  facilitate  the  pedagogic,
cultural  and  linguistic  follow(cid:220)up  of  young  people  placed  in  a
host  company  in  another  Member  State  and  may  not  exceed
ECU  250  per  placement,  with  a  ceiling  of  ECU  25(cid:216)000  per
company.  This  amount  is  in  addition  to  that  set  aside  for  the
body  of  the  original  Member  State  for  the  management  and
monitoring  of  transnational  placement  programmes.

In  line  with  the  same  procedure,  and  within  the  same  allocation,
a  sum  will  be  granted  to  transnational  programmes  undertaken
in  the  SMEs  and  the  craft  industry  and  lasting  a  minimum  of
three  weeks.  This  sum  is  designed  to  facilitate  the  pedagogic,
cultural  and  linguistic  follow(cid:220)up  of  people  placed  in  a  host
company  in  another  Member  State  and  may  not  exceed  EUR
250  per  placement,  with  a  ceiling  of  EUR  25(cid:216)000  per  company.
This  amount  is  in  addition  to  that  set  aside  for  the  body  of  the
original  Member  State  for  the  management  and  monitoring  of
transnational  placement  programmes.

2.(cid:217)VIRTUAL  MOBILITY

Unchanged

Support  for  actions  to  promote  the  new 
information  and
communication  technologies  and  designed  to  develop  virtual
mobility

Community  support  is  available  for  transnational  actions  to
develop  the  use  of  new  ICT  in  training  actions  and  products  to
promote,  inter  alia,  access  for  people  undergoing  training  to
new  tools,  services  and  products  in  training  which  use  the  new
ICT,  to  support  the  development  of  European  distance  training
networks  through  the  new  ICT  (multimedia  products,  websites,
network 
training
approaches  stemming  from  new  work  situations  (e.g.  tele(cid:220)
working).

transmission,  etc.)  and 

try  out  new 

to 

These  projects  may  last  for  a  maximum  of  two  years.

Demonstration  actions

Under the measure Virtual mobility, Community demonstration
actions on experimental pilot actions to promote the new ICT
will  be  supported  and  specifically  targeted  partly  towards  the
development  of  European  arrangements  for  guidance/coun(cid:220)
selling/training  in  business(cid:220)related  services,  particularly  with  a
view to building up a virtual European area of training and job
seeking.

Funding

The  Commission’s  financial  contribution  to  the  transnational
virtual  mobility  projects  may  be  up  to  75(cid:216)%  of  eligible  expen(cid:220)
diture,  with  a  ceiling  of  ECU  300(cid:216)000  per  project  and  per  year.

The  Commission’s  financial  contribution  to  the  transnational
virtual  mobility  projects  may  be  up  to  75(cid:216)%  of  eligible  expen(cid:220)
diture,  with  a  ceiling  of  EUR  300(cid:216)000  per  project  and  per  year.

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In  no  case  may  the  project  partners’  own  resources  be  derived
from  other  Community  funding.

In  no  case  may  the  project  partners’  own  resources  be  derived
from  other  Community  funding.

3.  INNOVATORY  PILOT  PROJECTS

Support  for  transnational  pilot  training  projects  to  develop
aptitude  to  innovation,  its  transfer  and  entrepreneurship,  and  the
development  of  innovation  and  its  transfer  in  training

Community  support  is  available  for  the  design,  development,
testing  and  assessment  of  European  transnational  pilot  projects
to  develop  and/or  disseminate  innovation  in  training  and  to
develop  aptitude  to  innovation  and  its  transfer.  These  projects
may  relate  to  the  dissemination  and  transfer  to  other  Member
States  of  the  results  of 
in  training,
developed  and  validated  in  another  Member  State.  They  may
relate  to  the  development  of  quality  in  training  and  to  occupa(cid:220)
tional  guidance  in  the  context  of  lifelong  training.  They  may
also  relate  to  the  promotion  of  new  methods  of  training  as  part
of  new  configurations  of  work  organisation  and  the  devel(cid:220)
opment  of  new  forms  of  working,  e.g.  teleworking.

innovatory  approaches 

Community  support  is  available  for  the  design,  development,
testing  and  assessment  of  European  transnational  pilot  projects
to  develop  and/or  disseminate  innovation  in  training  and  to
develop  aptitude  to  innovation  and  its  transfer.  These  projects
may  relate  to  the  dissemination  and  transfer  to  other  Member
States  of  the  results  of 
in  training,
developed  and  validated  in  another  Member  State.  They  may
relate  to  the  development  of  quality  in  training  and  to  occupa(cid:220)
tional  guidance  in  the  context  of  lifelong  training.  They  may
also  relate  to  the  promotion  of  new  methods  of  training
stemming  from  new  forms  of  working  and  work  organisation,
for  example  teleworking,  tested  under  Action  2.

innovatory  approaches 

Projects  under  this  measure  may  last  a  maximum  of  two  years.

Projects  under  this  measure  may  last  a  maximum  of  two  years.

Demonstration  actions

Unchanged

Under  "Innovatory  pilot  projects’,  there  will  be  support  for
experimental demonstration actions relating to:

-(cid:217)the  implementation  at  European  level  of  new  forms  of
accreditation of skills, with emphasis on recognising skills and
expertise learned on the job,

-(cid:217)stepping up the fight to head off exclusion through "second
chance’  training  arrangements  for  the  different  publics
affected, especially in the problem urban districts, in order to
reintegrate young and adult unemployed persons, particularly
the long(cid:220)term unemployed, and those who have no qualifi(cid:220)
cations.

Funding

The  Community  may  contribute  up  to  75(cid:216)%  of  eligible  expen(cid:220)
diture  for  the  transnational  pilot  projects,  with  a  ceiling  of  ECU
200(cid:216)000  per  year  and  per  project.

The  Community  may  contribute  up  to  75(cid:216)%  of  eligible  expen(cid:220)
diture  for  the  transnational  pilot  projects,  with  a  ceiling  of  EUR
200(cid:216)000  per  year  and  per  project.

Under  no  circumstances  may 
resources  derive  from  other  Community  funding.

the  project  partners’  own

Under  no  circumstances  may 
resources  derive  from  other  Community  funding.

the  project  partners’  own

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4.  COMMUNITY  NETWORKS

Unchanged

Support  for  Community  networks  of  Community  expertise  and
dissemination

in 

Community  support  is  available  for  setting  up  and  organising
Community  networks  of  cooperation 
training,  bringing
together  in  the  Member  States  at  the  regional  or  sectoral  level
the  public  and  private  players  concerned  including  researchers,
in  the  area  of  vocational  training  and  designed  (i)  to  assemble,
innovatory
distil  and  build  on  European  expertise  and 
approaches  on  a  priority  theme  of  common  interest,  (ii)  to
improve  the  analysis  and  anticipation  of  skills  requirements,  (iii)
to  disseminate  the  results  throughout  the  EU  in  the  appropriate
circles.

Projects  under  this  measure  may  last  a  maximum  of  three  years.

Demonstration  actions

Under "European networks’, there will be support for  experi(cid:220)
mental demonstration actions relating to the development and
networking of multiplayer training consortia organised regionally
or  sectorally  and  involving  in  particular  the  local  authorities,
local chambers of commerce, trade organisations for employers
and employees, and research and training centres, including the
universities, and fulfilling the role of centres providing services,
advice and information on access to validated training methods
and products.

Funding

The  Community  may  contribute  up  to  75(cid:216)%  of  eligible  expen(cid:220)
diture  for  the  organisation  of  European  networks,  with  a
minimum  of  ECU  150(cid:216)000  per  year  and  per  network  and  a
ceiling  of  ECU  500(cid:216)000  per  year,  this  ceiling  applicable  only  in
the  case  of  proposals  for  transnational  networks  seeking  to
develop  an  integrated  set  of  experimental  measures  opening  on
to  validated  and  transferable  training  products.  The  financial
contribution  to  "multiplayer  training  consortia’  will  be  restricted
to  ECU  50(cid:216)000  per  year  and  per  operation,  representing  a
maximum  of  50(cid:216)%  of  the  eligible  operational  costs.

The  Community  may  contribute  up  to  75(cid:216)%  of  eligible  expen(cid:220)
diture  for  the  organisation  of  European  networks,  with  a
minimum  of  EUR  150(cid:216)000  per  year  and  per  network  and  a
ceiling  of  EUR  500(cid:216)000  per  year,  this  ceiling  applicable  only  in
the  case  of  proposals  for  transnational  networks  seeking  to
develop  an  integrated  set  of  experimental  measures  opening  on
to  validated  and  transferable  training  products.  The  financial
contribution  to  "multiplayer  training  consortia’  will  be  restricted
to  EUR  50(cid:216)000  per  year  and  per  operation,  representing  a
maximum  of  50(cid:216)%  of  the  eligible  operational  costs.

Under  no  circumstances  may 
resources  be  derived  from  other  Community  funding.

the  project  partners’  own

Under  no  circumstances  may 
resources  be  derived  from  other  Community  funding.

the  project  partners’  own

5.  LANGUAGE  SKILLS

Support  for  actions  to  promote  language  and  cultural  skills  in
training

Community  support  is  available  for  transnational  pilot  projects
to  develop  language  skills  linked  to  the  promotion  of  the  social
and  occupational  integration  of  young  people  and  a  higher  level
of  employability  and  adaptability  of  workers.  Language  skills
can  be  considered  as  key  skills 
the
knowledge(cid:220)based  society.

the  context  of 

in 

Community  support  is  available  for  transnational  pilot  projects
to  develop 
in  a  vocational  training  context.
Language  skills  can  be  considered  as  key  skills  in  the  context  of
the  knowledge(cid:220)based  society.

language  skills 

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The  point  of  these  projects  is  to  design,  test  and  validate,  assess
and  disseminate  teaching  material  tailored  to  the  specific  needs
including
of  each  occupational  area  and  economic  sector, 
innovatory
through  the  use  of 
teaching  methods  based  on 
the
dissemination  of  their  results.

language  audits,  and  also 

language  self(cid:220)tuition  and 

The  point  of  these  projects  is  to  design,  test  and  validate,  assess
and  disseminate  teaching  material  tailored  to  the  specific  needs
of  each  occupational  area  and  economic  sector, 
including
innovatory
through  the  use  of 
teaching  methods  based  on 
the
dissemination  of  their  results.

language  audits,  and  also 

language  self(cid:220)tuition  and 

Proposals  for 
linguistic  and  cultural  support  may  also  be
submitted  under  other  actions  and  measures,  particularly  in
order  to 
language  and  cultural  skills  amongst  the
trainers  and  mentors  responsible  for  the  pedagogic  supervision
of  young  people  taking  part  in  transnational  physical  mobility
programmes.

improve 

Proposals  for 
linguistic  and  cultural  support  may  also  be
submitted  under  other  actions  and  measures,  particularly  in
order  to 
language  and  cultural  skills  amongst  the
trainers  and  mentors  responsible  for  the  pedagogic  supervision
of  young  people  taking  part  in  transnational  physical  mobility
programmes.

improve 

is 

also 

support 

transnational
Community 
programmes  and  exchanges  between  the  business  sector  on  the
one  hand  and  the  specialised  language  training  establishments  or
training  bodies  on  the  other.  The  exchanges  relate  to  trainers
and  mentors  in  the  area  of  language  skills.

available 

for 

Support  is  also  available  for  the  development  of  language  skills
and  provision  of  cultural  competences  as  part  of  a  transnational
exchange  experience.

The  maximum  duration  of  the  projects  under  this  measure  is
usually  two  years.

The  maximum  duration  of  the  projects  under  this  measure  is
two  years.

Funding

The  Community  may  contribute  up  to  75(cid:216)%  of  eligible  expen(cid:220)
diture,  with  a  ceiling  of  ECU  150(cid:216)000  per  project  and  per  year.

The  Community  may  contribute  up  to  75(cid:216)%  of  eligible  expen(cid:220)
diture,  with  a  ceiling  of  EUR  150(cid:216)000  per  project  and  per  year.

Under  no  circumstances  may 
resources  be  derived  from  other  Community  funding.

the  project  partners’  own

Under  no  circumstances  may 
resources  be  derived  from  other  Community  funding.

the  project  partners’  own

6.(cid:217)COMMUNITY  TERMS  OF  REFERENCE

6.(cid:217)COMMUNITY  TERMS  OF  REFERENCE  ON  VO(cid:220)

CATIONAL  TRAINING

for  actions 

Support 
to  establish,  update  and  disseminate
Community  terms  of  reference  which  can  be  used  to  compare
training  systems

Support  for  actions  to  observe  and  analyse  national  training
policies, 
to
establish,  update  and  disseminate  comparable  Community  data
on  training,  and  for  extensive  exchanges  of  information

to  disseminate  good  practice  and 

innovation, 

Unchanged

lifelong 

Community  support  is  available  for  actions  undertaken  on  a
transnational  basis  and  making  a  contribution  through  surveys,
analyses  and/or  studies,  to  establishing  comparable  data  on
vocational  training  systems  and  arrangements  in  the  Member
States  or 
likely  to  produce  quantitative  and/or  qualitative
information  in  support  of  policies  and  enhance  training  practices
for 
training.  Eurostat  and  Cedefop  are  closely
associated  with  the  production  of  statistical  instruments  within
the  procedures  currently  in  place  notably  those  defined  by
Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  322/97  on  Community  statistics,
into  account  the  Council  Decision  on  the  statistical
taking 
programme  1998 
the
Community  will  support  the  introduction  of  arrangements  to
observe  innovatory  practices  in  lifelong  training,  particularly
with 
in  close
conjunction  with  both  sides  of  industry  at  the  various  levels.

same  connection, 

to  continuing 

to  2002.  In 

to  access 

training, 

regard 

the 

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The  maximum  duration  of  projects  under  this  measure  is  three
years.

The  Commission  will  ensure  that  these  terms  of  reference  are
disseminated  as  widely  as  possible  in  different  ways,  particularly
in  order  to  make  them  available  to  public  and  private  decision(cid:220)
makers  in  vocational  training.

Demonstration  actions

Under the measure "Community terms of reference’ and as a
follow(cid:220)up to its report on the implementation of the Council
recommendation of June 1993 on access to continuing training,
the Commission, in close conjunction with both sides of industry
and in cooperation with Cedefop, will propose support for an
arrangement to observe good practice on access to training, the
development  and  the  transparency  of  qualifications  and  skills,
particularly at branch and company level.

Funding

The  Community’s  financial  contribution  will  be  between  50(cid:216)%
and  100(cid:216)%  of  eligible  expenditure,  with  a  ceiling  of  ECU
500(cid:216)000  per  year  and  per  project.

The  Community’s  financial  contribution  will  be  between  50(cid:216)%
and  100(cid:216)%  of  eligible  expenditure,  with  a  ceiling  of  EUR
500(cid:216)000  per  year  and  per  project.

Under  no  circumstances  can  the  project  partners’  own  resources
be  derived  from  other  Community  funding.

Under  no  circumstances  can  the  project  partners’  own  resources
be  derived  from  other  Community  funding.

7.  JOINT  ACTIONS

Unchanged

1.(cid:217)For  the  joint  actions  described  in  Article  6  of  this  Decision,
Community  support  may  be  provided  for  joint  actions  with
other  actions  under 
the  knowledge  policy,  particularly
Community  education  and  youth  programmes  designed  to
widen  access  to  knowledge.

2.(cid:217)Coordination  of 

the  programmes  can  be  achieved  by
in
common  calls  for  proposals.  The  Commission 
particular  to  develop  a  joint  information  and  observation
arrangement  with  regard  to  good  practice  in  the  field  of
knowledge,  and 
joint  actions  on  education  and  training
multimedia.

intends 

3.(cid:217)Appropriate  steps,  a  significant  one  being  the  setting  up  of
to  ensure
European  knowledge  centres,  will  be 
regional  and 
interaction  between  the
players  taking  part  in  this  programme  and  in  education  and
youth(cid:220)related  programmes.  This  will  contribute 
the
implementation  of  a  policy  of  lifelong  learning  in  the  regions
and  local  districts  concerned.

local  contact  and 

taken 

to 

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8.  ACCOMPANYING  MEASURES

To  attain  the  objectives  set  out  in  Article  2  of  the  Decision,
Community  support  is  available  for:

To  attain  the  objectives  set  out  in  Article  2  of  the  Decision,
Community  support  is  available  for:

-(cid:217)coordination  and  monitoring  activities  by  the  Member  States

as  described  in  Article  5  of  this  Decision,

-(cid:217)coordination, 

evaluation
activities  by  the  Member  States  as  described  in  Articles  5,  9
and  12  of  this  Decision,

integration,  monitoring 

and 

-(cid:217)information,  monitoring,  organisation 

and
dissemination  activities  by  the  Member  States  and  the
Commission  to  facilitate  access  to  the  programme  and
consolidate  the  transfer  of  methods,  products  and  tools
designed,  and  of  the  results  obtained  by  the  Community
measures,  including  through  telematics  links  and  databanks,

assessment 

-(cid:217)information,  monitoring,  organisation 

and
dissemination  activities  by  the  Member  States  and  the
Commission  to  facilitate  access  to  the  programme  and
consolidate  the  transfer  of  methods,  products  and  tools
designed,  and  of  the  results  obtained  by  the  Community
measures,  including  through  telematics  links  and  databanks,

assessment 

-(cid:217)in  carrying  out  the  programme  the  Commission  can  have
recourse  to  technical  assistance  organisations  the  financing
of  which  may  be  provided  for  within  the  overall  envelope
for  the  programme.  It  can,  under  the  same  conditions,  have
recourse  to  experts.  Furthermore,  the  Commission  will  be
able  to  organise  seminars,  colloquia  or  other  meetings  of
the
experts, 
programme.  The  Commission  can  also 
forward
take 
information,  publication  and  dissemination  actions.

implementation  of 

facilitate 

likely 

the 

to 

-(cid:217)in  carrying  out  the  programme  the  Commission  can  have
recourse  to  technical  assistance  organisations  the  financing
of  which  may  be  provided  for  within  the  overall  envelope
for  the  programme.  It  can,  under  the  same  conditions,  have
recourse  to  experts.  Furthermore,  the  Commission  will  be
able  to  organise  seminars,  colloquia  or  other  meetings  of
the
experts, 
programme.  The  Commission  can  also 
forward
take 
information,  publication  and  dissemination  actions.

implementation  of 

facilitate 

likely 

the 

to 

The  respective  roles  and  tasks  of  the  European  technical
assistance  office  and  the  national  management  structures  must
be  clearly  defined.

Section III - Selection procedures

III A - Decentralised selection procedure

1.(cid:217)The  decentralised  selection  procedure  will  be  applied  to  all
Community  actions  and  measures  and  comprises 
the
following  stages.

1.(cid:217)The  decentralised  selection  procedure  shall  be  applied  to  all
Community  actions  and  measures,  with  the  exception  of
those  referred  to  in  Section  I,  paragraph  5b  of  this  Annex,
and  comprises  the  following  stages:

2.(cid:217)Under  the  rules  defined  in  the  general  call  for  proposals,
proposals  are  to  be  submitted  by  the  coordinators  of  trans(cid:220)
national  projects  at  the  management  structure  designated  by
the  Member  State.

3.(cid:217)The  management  structure  will  assess  the  proposals  on  the
basis  of  specifications  established  at  Community  level,  using
the  definitions  given  in  Annex  C.

4.(cid:217)Every  year,  on  the  basis  of  this  assessment  at  a  date  to  be
decided  by  the  Commission  following  consultation  with  the
Committee,  Member  States  will  submit  to  the  Commission
(and  to  the  other  Member  States  for  information)  their
overall  proposal  in  the  form  of  a  report,  presenting,  the
results  of  the  general  call  for  proposals,  by  objective  and  by
measure,  the  assessment  procedure  and  the  technical  back(cid:220)up
given  to  promoters  as  well  as  a  descriptive  and  reasoned  list
of  proposals  likely  to  be  retained  in  order  of  priority.

4.(cid:217)Every  year,  on  the  basis  of  this  assessment  at  a  date  to  be
decided  by  the  Commission  following  consultation  with  the
Committee,  Member  States  will  submit  to  the  Commission
(and  to  the  other  Member  States  for  information)  their
overall  proposal  in  the  form  of  a  report,  presenting  the
information  and  publicity  measures  taken  to  facilitate  partici(cid:220)
pation  in  the  programme,  the  results  of  the  general  call  for
proposals,  by  objective  and  by  measure,  the  assessment
procedure  and  the  parties  involved  in  this  assessment,  and  the
technical  back(cid:220)up  given  to  promoters  as  well  as  a  descriptive
and  reasoned  list  of  proposals  likely  to  be  retained  in  order
of  priority.

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5.(cid:217)The  Commission  will  examine  each  report  and 

liaise

accordingly  with  the  Member  State  concerned.

5.(cid:217)The  Commission  will  examine  each  report  and 

liaise
accordingly  with  the  Member  States  concerned,  with  a  view
to  assessing  and  ensuring  the  transnational  and  innovative
nature  of  projects.  In  this  context  the  Commission  may  rely
on  the  assistance  of  independent  experts.

6.(cid:217)At  the  end  of  the  examination,  the  Commission  will  submit
to  the  Committee  a  proposal  on  how  the  year’s  budgetary
resources  to  be  allocated  on  a  decentralised  basis  should  be
distributed  by  measure  and  by  Member  State,  and  will  obtain
its  opinion  in  accordance  with  the  procedures  set  out  in
Article  6  of  the  Decision.

6.(cid:217)At  the  end  of  the  examination,  the  Commission  will  submit
to  the  Committee  a  proposal  on  how  the  year’s  budgetary
resources  to  be  allocated  on  a  decentralised  basis  should  be
distributed  by  measure  and  by  Member  State,  and  will  obtain
its  opinion  in  accordance  with  the  procedures  set  out  in
Article  7  of  the  Decision.

7.(cid:217)After 

receiving 

the  opinion  of 

the
Commission  will  determine  the  final  amount  to  be  allocated
to  each  Member  State  and  the  list  of  proposals  accepted  per
measure.

the  Committee, 

8.(cid:217)The  process  on  stages  5,  6  and  7  must  not  take  more  than

two  months.

III B - Centralised selection procedure

The  centralised  selection  procedure  applies  to  the  Community
demonstration  actions  for  each  measure  and 
in  particular
concerns  the  proposals  submitted  by  European  organisations,
networks  set  up  to  utilise,  disseminate  and  propagate  the  results
of  transnational  projects  on  a  Community  theme,  and  actions,
projects  or  demonstration  networks  having  an  experimental
character  as  defined  in  Section  II.

The  centralised  selection  procedure  applies  to  actions  with
a  more  pronounced  Community  dimension,  as  defined 
in
Section  I,  paragraph  5b  of  this  Annex.

(i)(cid:217)Under  the  general  call  for  proposals  setting  out  the
priorities,  project  coordinators  must  submit  a  pre(cid:220)proposal
the
to 
management  structure  in  their  Member  State.

the  Commission  and, 

information, 

for 

to 

(i)(cid:217)Under  the  general  call  for  proposals  setting  out  the
priorities,  project  coordinators  must  submit  a  pre(cid:220)proposal
the
to 
management  structure  in  their  Member  State.

the  Commission  and, 

information, 

for 

to 

(ii)(cid:217)The  Commission, 

in  consultation  with  the  programme
Committee,  will  examine  all  the  pre(cid:220)proposals  and  make  a
selection.  The  project  coordinators  will  be  informed  of  the
outcome  of  this  preselection.

(ii)(cid:217)The  Commission, 

in  consultation  with  the  programme
Committee,  will  examine  all  the  pre(cid:220)proposals  and  make  a
selection.  The  project  coordinators  will  be  informed  of  the
outcome  of  this  preselection.

(iii)(cid:217)The  coordinator  for  each  project  selected  at  the  close  of
this  first  phase  will  forward  the  final  proposal  to  the
Commission  within  three  months  and,  for  information,  to
the  management  structure  of  his/her  Member  State.

(iii)(cid:217)The  coordinator  for  each  project  selected  at  the  close  of
this  first  phase  will  forward  the  final  proposal  to  the
Commission  within  three  months  and,  for  information,  to
the  management  structure  of  his/her  Member  State.

(iv) The  Commission,  with  the  assistance  of  a  group  of  inde(cid:220)
pendent  experts  appointed  by 
the  Commission  after
consulting  the  Member  States  and  the  circles  concerned,
particularly  both  sides  of  industry,  will  undertake  a  trans(cid:220)
national  appraisal  of  the  proposals  received  and  establish  a
short  list  of  actions  for  a  European  knowledge  programme.

(iv) The  Commission,  with  the  assistance  of  a  group  of  inde(cid:220)
pendent  experts  appointed  by 
the  Commission  after
consulting  the  Member  States  and  the  circles  concerned,
particularly  the  social  partners,  will  undertake  a  trans(cid:220)
national  appraisal  of  the  proposals  received  and  establish  a
short  list  of  actions  for  a  European  knowledge  programme.

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(v) The  Commission  will  seek  the  opinion  of  the  Committee
on  this  short  list  and  finalise,  in  accordance  with  the
arrangements  set  out  in  Article  7  of  this  Decision,  the
European  knowledge  programme.

(v) The  Commission  will  seek  the  opinion  of  the  Committee
on  this  short  list  and  finalise,  in  accordance  with  the
arrangements  set  out  in  Article  7  of  this  Decision,  the
European  knowledge  programme.

(vi) The  Commission  will  establish  the  final  list  of  proposals
selected  and  inform  the  Committee.  It  will  set  out  the
conditions  for  monitoring  these  experimental  projects.

(vi) The  Commission  will  establish  the  final  list  of  proposals
selected  and  inform  the  Committee.  It  will  set  out  the
conditions  for  monitoring  these  experimental  projects.

ANNEX  B

Overall  budget  breakdown

1.(cid:217)At  the  beginning  of  the  operation,  and  no  later  than  1  March
every  year,  the  Commission  will  submit  to  the  Committee  an
ex  ante  breakdown  of  budget  resources  by  type  of  measure,
by  procedures  and  taking  into  account,  to  this  end,  the
objectives  set  out  in  Article  2  of  the  present  Decision  and  will
seek  its  opinion.  The  Commission  will  on  this  basis  define  an
indicative  budget  for  each  Member  State  for  the  implemen(cid:220)
tation  of  the  measures  covered  by  the  decentralised  selection
procedure.

2.(cid:217)For  the  first  year  of  programme  implementation  and  only  for
the  transnational  programmes  of  placements  and  exchanges
described 
in  measure  B1  and  defined  below  undertaken
before  1  October  2000,  the  Member  States  must  submit  to
the  Commission  an  operational  plan  no  later  than  31  March
2000.  The  Commission  will  on  this  basis  allocate  to  each
Member  State  an  amount  on  the  basis  of  which  it  can  go
ahead  with  transnational  programmes.  The  amounts  not  used
up  within  this  allocation  at  1  September  2000  will  be  incor(cid:220)
porated  in  the  final  amount  of  the  global  grant  as  shown  in
the  procedure  described  in  Section  II  below.

Procedure  for  determining  amounts  for  transnational  placement
and  exchange  programmes

The  transnational  placement  and  exchange  programmes  for
young  people  undergoing  initial  training  must  be  presented  to
the  Commission  for  examination  and  approval  by  31  March
every  year.  They  must  indicate  clearly  for  each  programme  by
group  of  beneficiaries:

Unchanged

in 

The  transnational  placement  and  exchange  programmes  for
persons  participating 
lifelong
learning,  or  career  redirection  or  reintegration  must  be
presented  to  the  Commission  for  examination  and  approval  by
31  March  every  year.  They  must  indicate  clearly  for  each
programme  by  group  of  beneficiaries:

initial  vocational 

training, 

-(cid:217)the  target  publics  of  the  programmes,

-(cid:217)the  target  publics  of  the  programmes,

-(cid:217)the  content  and  objectives  in  terms  of  skills  and/or  qualifi(cid:220)

-(cid:217)the  content  and  objectives  in  terms  of  skills  and/or  qualifi(cid:220)

cations,

cations,

-(cid:217)the  duration  of  training  and/or  work  learning  experience  in

-(cid:217)the  duration  of  training  and/or  work  learning  experience  in

a  training  establishment  and/or  company,

a  training  establishment  and/or  company,

-(cid:217)the  partners  associated  in  the  other  Member  State  or  States
if  the  training  periods  take  place  consecutively  in  several,

-(cid:217)the  partners  associated  in  the  other  Member  State  or  States
if  the  training  periods  take  place  consecutively  in  several,

-(cid:217)the  arrangements  for  validating  or  recognising  skills  and/or
qualifications  acquired  in  the  training  system  of  the  original
Member  State  in  which  the  beneficiaries  are  pursuing  their
training.

-(cid:217)the  arrangements  for  validating  or  recognising  skills  and/or
qualifications  acquired  in  the  training  system  of  the  original
Member  State  in  which  the  beneficiaries  are  pursuing  their
training.

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For  each  category  of  public  targeted  by  these  programmes,  the
Commission  will  allocate  a  global  grant  established  on  the  basis
of  calculation  criteria  defined  within  the  procedure  described  in
Article  7  of  this  Decision,  taking  into  account:

For  each  category  of  public  targeted  by  these  programmes,  the
Commission  will  allocate  a  global  grant  established  on  the  basis
of  calculation  criteria  defined  within  the  procedure  described  in
Article  7  of  this  Decision,  taking  into  account:

-(cid:217)the  population,

-(cid:217)the  population,

-(cid:217)the  GDP  per  capita  in  each  Member  State  in  terms  of

-(cid:217)the  GDP  per  capita  in  each  Member  State  in  terms  of

purchasing  power  parities,

purchasing  power  parities,

-(cid:217)the  geographical  distance  and  the  costs  of  transport,

-(cid:217)the  geographical  distance  and  the  costs  of  transport,

-(cid:217)whenever  possible,  the  weight  of  the  target  public  concerned

-(cid:217)whenever  possible,  the  weight  of  the  target  public  concerned

in  relation  to  the  overall  population,

in  relation  to  the  overall  population,

-(cid:217)the  overall  unemployment  figure  and  the  level  of  long  term

-(cid:217)the  overall  unemployment  figure  and  the  level  of  long  term

unemployment.

unemployment.

In  any  event,  the  application  of  these  criteria  cannot  result  in
the  exclusion  of  any  Member  State  from  funding  of  the  trans(cid:220)
national  placement  and  exchange  programmes  described  above.

In  any  event,  the  application  of  these  criteria  cannot  result  in
the  exclusion  of  any  Member  State  from  funding  of  the  trans(cid:220)
national  placement  and  exchange  programmes  described  above.

The  overall  grant  is  allocated  to  each  Member  State  on  the  basis
of  the  abovementioned  operational  plan  which  must  set  out
clearly:

The  overall  grant  is  allocated  to  each  Member  State  on  the  basis
of  the  abovementioned  operational  plan  which  must  set  out
clearly:

-(cid:217)the  arrangements  for  managing  financial  aid,

-(cid:217)the  arrangements  for  managing  financial  aid,

-(cid:217)the  steps  to  be  taken  to  assist  placement  and  exchange

-(cid:217)the  steps  to  be  taken  to  assist  placement  and  exchange

organisers  to  identify  potential  partners,

organisers  to  identify  potential  partners,

-(cid:217)appropriate  measures  to  be  taken  in  the  interests  of  sound
preparation  (particularly  in  terms  of  teaching  and  language
preparation),  organisation  and  follow(cid:220)up  of  placements  and
exchanges.

-(cid:217)appropriate  measures  to  be  taken  in  the  interests  of  sound
preparation  (particularly  in  terms  of  teaching  and  language
preparation),  organisation  and  follow(cid:220)up  of  placements  and
exchanges,  including  accessibility  measures  to  ensure  equal
opportunities  and  address  potential  discrimination.

ANNEX  C

DEFINITIONS

For  the  purposes  of  this  Decision  and  taking  account  of  the
differences  which  exist  between  the  systems  and  arrangements  in
the  Member  States:

Unchanged

(a)(cid:217)(cid:216)"initial  vocational 

training, 

including 

training’  means  any 

initial
vocational 
technical  and  vocational
teaching  and  apprenticeship,  which  gives  young  people
access  to  a  vocational  qualification  recognised  by  the
competent  authorities  in  the  Member  State  in  which  it  is
obtained;

form  of 

(b)

including  higher  education,  which 

"work(cid:220)linked  training’  means  vocational  training  at  all
levels, 
to  a
certificate  or  a  qualification  recognised  by  the  competent
authorities  of  the  Member  State  concerned,  and  involving
structured  periods  of  work(cid:220)linked  training  in  a  training
establishment  and  a  company  as  separate  and  comple(cid:220)
mentary  forums  of  training;

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(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)

(h)

(i)

(j)

(k)

"continuing  vocational 
training’  means  any  vocational
training  undertaken  by  a  worker  in  the  Community  during
his  working  life;

"lifelong  training’  means  the  training  opportunities  offered
to  any  individual  throughout  their  lives  to  enable  them  to
continually  update  their  knowledge  and  skills  for  the
purposes  of  his  career;

"vocational  guidance’  means  the  provision  of  advice  and
information  on  the  choice  of  an  occupation  and  changes  of
occupation,  both  through  vocational  education  and  training
and  through  individual  information  initiatives;

"company’  means  all  companies  in  the  public  or  private
sector  whatever  their  size,  legal  status  or  the  economic
sector  in  which  they  operate,  and  all  types  of  economic
activities,  including  the  social  economy;

"worker’  means  all  persons,  whether 
in  work  or  not,
including  the  self(cid:220)employed,  who  have  links  with  the  labour
market;

(i)(cid:217)"both 

sides  of 

level’  means
employers’  and  workers’  organisations  in  conformity
with  national  laws  and/or  practices;

industry  at  national 

(ii)(cid:217)"both  sides  of 

level’  means
employers’  and  workers’  organisations  taking  part  in
the  social  dialogue  at  the  Community  level;

industry  at  Community 

"training  body’  means  any  type  of  public,  semi(cid:220)public  or
private  establishment  which,  in  accordance  with  national
laws  and/or  practices,  design  or  undertake  vocational
training,  further  training,  refresher  training  or  retraining,
irrespective  of  the  designation  given  to  it  in  the  Member
States;

"university’  means  any  type  of  higher  education  institution
which,  in  accordance  with  national  laws  and/or  practices,
offer  higher  level  qualifications  or  diplomas,  whatever  such
establishments  may  be  called  in  the  Member  States;

"local  and  regional  partners’  means  any  player  in  regional
and  local  life,  local  authority,  association,  local  chambers
of  commerce  and  associations,  consortia,  advisory  bodies,
the  media,  participating  in  local  or  regional  cooperation
activities  which  include  training;

(l)

"apprenticeship  and  open  and  distance  training’  means  any
form  of  flexible  vocational  training  involving:

-(cid:217)the  use  of  ICT  techniques  and  services  in  traditional  or

modern  form,

and

-(cid:217)support 

in 
mentoring;

the 

form  of 

individualised  advice  and

(m) "European  training  pathways’  means  any  period  of  initial  or
continuing  vocational  training  undertaken  in  a  Member
State  other  than  that  in  which  the  person  concerned  is
pursuing  his/her  training;

(n)

"Community  terms  of  reference’  means  all  the  analyses,
studies,  surveys  and  identification  of  good  practice  which
make  it  possible  to  locate,  at  Community  level,  the  relative
position  of  the  various  Member  States  and  the  progress
made  on  a  given  subject  or  in  a  given  area.