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The Leonardo da Vinci scheme has enabled large numbers of trainees and young employees to experience working life in a foreign country. That's the conclusion to be drawn from recently released statistics. Nearly 70,000 trainees will be placed by the programme this year, many of them completing a qualification which will be recognised across Europe via the Europass document. Germany has sent most trainees followed by France and Italy with the UK somewhat lagging for the size of the country. 3,015 projects were approved for 2005 with nearly the same number unable to be funded by the €120 million mobility budget. With only one year to go of the current programme, Leonardo has provided nearly 300,000 placements. As well as those undertaking vocational training, students and recent graduates, Leonardo enables trainers and personnel managers to exchange experience with colleagues abroad.
Under a separate budget projects for improving vocational training through innovation, use of the Internet and elearning are funded. This year 295 projects from 31 countries have been accepted under the €86 million fund. Here the UK does better, coming third in the league table of grant received behind Germany and Italy. From 2006 the Leonardo programme will be incorporated in the Integrated Action Programme in the field of lifelong learning (2007-2013).
Number of Leonardo Placements 2000-2005 | ||
Country of origin |
2005 |
2000-2005 |
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TOTAL |
68,526 |
288,328 |
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Germany |
10,880 |
52,689 |
|
France |
6,845 |
31,145 |
|
Italy |
6,368 |
28,879 |
|
Spain |
6,071 |
27,734 |
|
Poland |
5,728 |
18,097 |
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United Kingdom |
2,658 |
16,179 |
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Netherlands |
5,886 |
15,924 |
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Austria |
1,819 |
9,152 |
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Czech Republic |
2,145 |
8,117 |
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Greece |
2,017 |
7,995 |
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Sweden |
1,229 |
6,422 |
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Hungary |
1,654 |
6,361 |
|
Belgium |
1,410 |
5,759 |
|
Romania |
1,391 |
5,726 |
|
Portugal |
1,308 |
5,678 |
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Finland |
1,330 |
5,500 |
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Turkey |
3,251 |
5,134 |
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Bulgaria |
613 |
4,268 |
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Denmark |
823 |
4,169 |
|
Norway |
719 |
3,555 |
|
Slovakia |
695 |
3,539 |
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Lithuania |
931 |
3,407 |
|
Ireland |
472 |
2,669 |
|
Latvia |
709 |
2,604 |
|
Slovenia |
506 |
2,375 |
|
Estonia |
363 |
1,646 |
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Malta |
179 |
1,054 |
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Iceland |
190 |
1,018 |
|
Cyprus |
258 |
778 |
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Luxembourg |
37 |
528 |
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Liechtenstein |
41 |
227 |
A recent publication on lifelong learning in the EU has revealed how many of those aged between 25 and 64 receive any kind of training. Part of the Labour Force Survey, the Eurostat document divides learning into formal education e.g. a course at college, non-formal education which is anything taught that is not part of the education system, and informal learning which could include reading a book or using a computer. About a third of those surveyed had participated in this form of learning in the preceding twelve months while only 4% underwent formal education and 17% informal. Differences between member states were marked with 89% of Austrians participating in some kind of training as opposed to only 12% of Hungarians. Deeper analysis shows that unemployed people and those with low educational attainments are much less likely to undergo training.
* not including informal learning
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