• Leonardo, which is aimed at Vocational Education and Training (VET) and offers three types of activity:
  • Mobility ( in other words, exchanges of individual trainers between EU countries.)
  • Small Scale Co-operation (a larger version of the same)
  • Large Scale Co-operation (under which partnerships are formed to transfer innovative training and learning materials between European countries)
• Grundtvig, which is similar, but which is aimed at "adult learners" in Europe, ie those learning for learning's sake, and not on a vocational or academic course.
• Transversal, which provides study visits to European countries for senior training staff.

Also available are Large Scale Development Projects are handled by the EU's Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive in Brussels.  For detailed information click this link.  Essentially these are multinational (at least 3 partner countries) projects to develop innovative content and methods in vocational education and training.

Other programmes includes Comenius (school education) and Erasmus (higher education).

Enlightenment Interactive has experience of acting as a partner in four successful Leonardo "pilot projects" (now replaced by the Large Scale Co-operation and Large Scale Development Leonardo projects), and we are interested in joining new partnerships.

Specifically we can offer a Leonardo co-operation or development project:

• production of e-learning

• production of interactive multimedia CD-ROM

• video production for DVD or web streaming

• training manual writing and design

• creation, hosting and management of a project website, with a public section and a secure partners' section to be used as a collaborative tool

We would act as a partner, not as a sub-contractor. (Payments to sub-contractors are limited)

Any type of business, including training consultancies, universities and colleges, trade associations, multimedia and e-learning developers; particular importance is put on having a balanced partnership, which includes training consultancies, universities and colleges, trade associations, multimedia and e-learning developers and especially end users for the training material.  A minimum of two/three countries must be represented (see the rules for the type of project).

01695 727555

mail@trainingmultimedia.co.uk

Enlightenment Interactive

East End House

24 Ennerdale

Skelmersdale

WN8 6AJ

For example, "Corporate Interactive TV" (see button on the left) was a Leonardo-funded project run by Volkswagen and looking into the effectiveness of interactive television as a training medium.  This included two universities, a tv studio and a number of SMEs, both within and outside the motor industry.

Funding of up to 75% of your costs, up to a ceiling of 150,000 Euro per project per year.  

You may not make a profit on the project, but neither should you be out of pocket.  The cost of your time counts towards your 25% contribution.  You are also encouraged to exploit commercially your training or e-learning materials at the end of the project; the EU does not ask for a share in any subsequent profits.

One of the most successful outcomes from the Leonardo programme has been the European Computer Driving Licence.

The next deadline for applications for Large Scale Co-operation projects is 27th February 2009.  This means it is probably too late to put together a project partnership, but you could join someone else's project.

A Europe-wide Partner Search Database is available at www.lifelonglearning.info.  Also there is a UK Partners Search database run by Ecotec, which lists a number of overseas partners and projects.  You can look to see who is looking for partners or what projects you feel you might like to join, but remember that you will need to be in a multinational project, not just a UK one.  If a newcomer to Leonardo, it is a good idea to be a "partner" rather than the "contractor" (ie the company managing the project) because of the amount of work involved.  Other national agencies also run databases.

There is also ADAM, a database of existing or completed projects, which will give you an idea of the type of Leonardo project that is approved and also give some ideas if you are looking for partners with relevant experience.

Ecotec will organise a series of information days about Leonardo around the UK in October - November 2009 for next year's applications, followed by surgeries where they will give specific advice on proposed projects.  Contact Ecotec at 0845 199 2929 or e-mail: leonardo@ecotec.com

But you would do well to get started before then.  Brussels is expected to organise an information day for Large Scale Innovation projects early in 2009.  There will also be Contact Seminars for all types of Leonardo project across Europe in 2009.  The programme is expected to be announced in April 2009.  You can apply to Ecotec for funding to attend a seminar or to meet prospective partners under a Preparatory Visits scheme, which pays up to €1000.

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