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	Overview on Grundtvig programme
Grundtvig: practical learning for adults The Grundtvig programme focuses on the teaching and study needs of learners taking adult education and 'alternative’ education courses, as well as the organisations delivering these services. It aims to help develop the adult education sector, as well as enable more people to undertake learning experiences, notably in other European countries. Launched in 2000, Grundtvig aims to provide adults with more ways to improve their knowledge and skills, facilitate their personal development and boost their employment prospects. It also helps to tackle problems associated with Europe’s ageing population. It covers not only teachers, trainers, staff and organisations working in the sector, but also learners in adult education. These include relevant associations, counselling organisations, information services, policy-making bodies and others such as NGOs, enterprises, voluntary groups and research centres. The programme funds a range of activities, including particularly those supporting adult learning staff to travel abroad for learning experiences, through exchanges and various other professional experiences. Other larger scale initiatives involve, for instance, networking and partnerships between organisations in different countries. Objectives of Grundtvig programme The specific aims of the Grundtvig programme are to:
	increase the number of people in adult education to 25 000 by 2013, and improve the quality of their experience, whether at home or abroad;
	improve conditions for mobility so that at least 7 000 people per year by 2013 can benefit from adult education abroad;
	improve the quality and amount of co-operation between adult education organisations;
	develop innovative adult education and management practices, and encourage widespread implementation;
	ensure that people on the margins of society have access to adult education, especially older people and those who left education without basic qualifications;
	support innovative ICT-based educational content, services and practices.
In 2009, the following partners
	HVEZDA - unincorporated civic association, TEAM LEADER
	Tomas Bata University in Zlín
	Univerzity of Constantine Philosopher
	Adest
Applied for the Project called Central European Grundtvig Partnership for Life-long Education in Health and Social Care Aims of partners were Principal aim of Grundtvig partnership is a creation of basic life-long education (LLE) programmes for personnel of paramedical and social care with transnational impact in Central European region. Basic pillars of programme
	Definition of international standards of paramedical and social care that are accepted both in new EU member states in CE and in the old ones.
	Definition of personnel competence profiles
	Definition of professional and basic language training needs
	Definition of content and methodology LLE programmes accredited on a national basis Programmes will be focused on following target groups
	Existing personnel of paramedical and social care
	Lower level managers of commercial and non profit paramedical and social care institutions and bodies of public administration
	Persons at professional re-qualification process
Expected impact
	Highly competent leavers of such accredited LLE programmes makes these people more attractive for labour market in old member states and their labour mobility in CE increases
	Professional knowledge of management of paramedical and social care have been got in accredited programmes LLE consolidates service quality standards
	Defined quality standards make paramedical and social care attractive and supports client mobility for services in new CE EU members
Objectives of partners were General situation:
	qualification of paramedical personnel differs from state to state
	significant number of nurses emigrating
	lack of paramedical personnel in Central Europe
	demographic trends - decreasing number of graduates, increasing percentage of seniors - clients of health and social care
	linguistic barriers of common paramedical personnel from the CE "new member" states
	cultural (psychological) barriers between clients and personnel from CE "new member" states
Specific problems The paramedical professions are covered by the "general system for the recognition of professional qualifications" with the exception of nurses (general care), for whom minimum harmonisation has been introduced enabling qualifications to be recognised automatically. The profile of two professions with the same name or with different names in two EU Member States may vary considerably from one Member State to another. The paramedical professions are subject to the rules in force in the Member State in which the profession in question is practised: the authorities there lay down the conditions governing the right to take up and practise the profession. The paramedical professions are in most cases closely regulated; practitioners must be registered and enjoy a monopoly in providing treatment in their respective fields. Recognition of the qualifications of specialist nurses is, as a rule, covered by the general system. But where specialist nurses wish to work in a Member State in which that profession is practised by nurses responsible for general care, there are two possibilities. Nurses with specialist training who first acquired one of the qualifications listed in the Directive on nurses responsible for general care can have their qualifications recognised automatically. In the case of nurses with specialist training who did not first acquire one of those qualifications, the host Member State must examine their qualifications and compare them against its own training requirements. The problem is well visible when we consider the area of specific nursery at nurse houses or the proffesion of home nursers which are also target positions for nursers from CE "new member" states. Education of personnel is one of the factors responding to the current situation. LLE programmes will be focused on the following target groups
	Existing personnel of paramedical and social care
	Lower level managers of commercial and non profit paramedical and social care institutions and bodies of public administration
	Persons at professional re-qualification process
Long-term aims of Partnership
	Highly competent leavers of such accredited LLE programmes makes these people more attractive for labour market in old member states and their labour mobility in CE increases
	Professional knowledge of management of paramedical and social care have been got in accredited programmes LLE consolidates service quality standards
	Defined quality standards make paramedical and social care attractive and supports client mobility for services in new CE EU members
The main measurable aim of Partnership The accreditation of minimum 2 LLE programmes in minimum 2 states of Partnership by the end of project Basic programmes LLE prepared for accreditation during Partnership project by July 2011
	Nursering
	Home nurser
	Management of health and social care
The main Aim of the Partnership will be met through completion of operation instrumental aims
	Definition of international standards of paramedical and social care that are accepted both in new EU member states in CE and in the old ones.
	Definition of personnel competence profiles
	Definition of professional and basic language training needs
	Definition of content and methodology LLE programmes accredited on a national basis
The following working processes will be used
	gathering up-to-date materials on the standards in advanced national systems of care
	presenting data on the phenomenon of personell's mobility in partner countries
	understanding and discussing present experiences
	exchanging and strengthening good practices
	making aware of the present state and possible solutions
	creating a professional network of partners