EUROPASS

European Commission		EUROPASS Training
Location	European
Dates	Launch Date: January 2001 Deadline for applications:Ongoing
Aims	Objective of the funding opportunity: To assist and promote mobility within work-linked training, including apprenticeships, by providing a voluntary Europe-wide means of recording periods of training outside of the "home" member state. The programme is open to any person undergoing work-linked vocational training in an EU member state, whatever their age or level of training. Trainees get to learn about other technologies and different know-how, deepen their qualifications and boost their skills while gaining exposure to different working environments and cultures. Companies acting as "hosts" to apprentices or students from another country get to profit from the trainees' experience and know-how and get the opportunity to gain exposure to Europe and facilitate contact with new foreign partners.
	It aims to help the following client groups:
	Entrepreneurs Those in work	Young People
FRESA priorities	The funding opportunity fits with the following FRESA priorities:
	Top Priorities: Workforce development and in-work progression Young people and career choices High Priorities: Future labour force Sector Skills Higher level skills	Medium Priorities: Innovation Enterprise Low Priorities: Workforce migration
	More information on the FRESA The following labour market factsheets contain evidence to support bids for this funding: Workforce Development and in-work progression Young people and career choices
Eligibility	Eligible organisations: A partnership must be established between the establishment where the person's training is based and the host body abroad. A host body can be a private or public sector employer or a training establishment or centre.
Accreditation	Organisations must have the following accreditation to bid: No accreditation is needed
Amount available	Funding available: A total budget of 7.3 million Euros has been allocated for the period January 2000 to December 2004. The programme does not cover expenses abroad but other European programmes including Leonardo da Vinci, Socrates and Youth provide grants for mobility costs such as subsistence and travel.
Application	You may find the following documents useful: Information booklet Flyer Council Decision An application form can be found on the Europass website under "How to get apply".
Contact	For further information contact:
	Leonardo da Vinci Unit Central Bureau for International Education and Training The British Council 10 Spring Gardens London SW1A 2BN Tel No: (020) 7389 4389 Fax No: (020) 7389 4426 europass@britishcouncil.org http://www.britishcouncil.org
Weblinks	Other websites you may find useful: European Commission EUROPASS Training site - http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/europass/index_en.html UK EUROPASS site - http://www.europass-uk.co.uk/