Cinop International Agency Brochure

Connected learning and Europe

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CINOP International Agency, its new name as part of the CINOP Group since 2010, is an independent organisation that on the initiative of national and European government implements international projects focusing on senior secondary vocational education and represents the Netherlands in the European context in areas such as lifelong guidance, quality assurance and ECVET.

Our ambition is “connected learning and Europe”; to make an active contribution to the development of strategies and the transfer of knowledge for lifelong learning; to connect the European and national context; to connect themes such as key competences for lifelong learning, qualifi cation structures, study credits, Europass, mobility, quality assurance, career development, social inclusion and new skills for new jobs; and to connect the Europe 2020 strategy, the ‘Education and Training 2020’ work programme and the Bruges Communiqué 2010 (focusing on vocational education 2020) and the national MBO (senior secondary vocational education) Action Plan 2011-2015 policy documents, Bedrijven naar de top (‘Businesses to the Top’) and the National Reform Programme.

This publication gives you a brief overview of the programmes that the International Agency is currently implementing. For more specifi c information, please refer to the relevant websites. This brochure will be updated depending on the activities and developments. Please visit our website (www.internationalagency.nl) for the latest version.

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CINOP International AgencyP.O. Box 15855200 BP ’[email protected] Netherlandswww.internationalagency.nltwitter.com/Int_Agentschap

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8 EUROPEAN LIFELONG GUIDANCE POLICY NETWORK (ELGPN) 22

8.1 Aim 228.2 For whom? 228.3 Activities 23

9 INTERNATIONAL STEERING GROUP FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 24


10 CINOP INTERNATIONAL AGENCY IN OPERATION 26

10.1 Fields of work 2610.2 Approach 2610.3 Team composition 28

1 LEONARDO DA VINCI 6

1.1 Aim 61.2 For whom? 61.3 Programme components 7

2 THEMATIC NETWORKING ACTIVITIES 8

2.1 Aim 82.2 For whom? 82.3 Themes 8

3 EQAVET NATIONAL COORDINATION POINT 12

3.1 Aim 123.2 For whom? 123.3 Responsibilities 12

4 ECVET NATIONAL COORDINATION POINT 14


5 STUDY VISITS 16

5.1 Aim 165.2 For whom? 165.3 Themes 17

6 EUROGUIDANCE 18

6.1 Aim 186.2 For whom? 186.3 Instruments 19

7 EUROPASS 20

7.1 Aim 207.2 For whom? 207.3 Europass documents 21

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1.3 Programme components

Transfer of Innovation (TOI)

Projects aimed at improving the quality and appeal of senior secondary vocational education (‘MBO’) and other vocational-related learning in Europe. This involves implementing an existing innovative solution to a problem in other countries, sectors or target groups. Importing knowledge is the key aspect of this.

Partnerships (PS)

Small-scale partnerships between (amongst others) educational institutions, training organisations, businesses, sectoral or regional organisations, social partners and stakeholders in vocational and adult education. This involves the exchange of employees or part-time students, who together produce or implement something.

Mobility of MBO students (IVT)

This subsidy is for work placements and other learning experiences abroad. The focus is on the learning process of the person going on exchange. Mobility gives individuals the opportunity to enhance their competences, knowledge and skills.

People on the Labour Market (PLM)

Employees, job seekers and recent graduates (in other words anyone who is available for the job market) have the opportunity to gain international work experience on placements at companies and institutions. The focus is on the learning process of the person going on exchange.

VETPRO

Teachers, educators, counsellors or advisers, those responsible for educational institutions, educational planning or career guidance and governments exchange knowledge and experiences with European colleagues on short working visits.

Preparatory visits

An opportunity to discuss the possibility of an application with potential partners; contributing to the organisation/implementation of a mobility project, Partnership or Transfer of Innovation project. A subsidy can also be used to visit contact seminars, organised by National Agencies for the LLP.

1.1 Aim

Leonardo da Vinci is part of the European Lifelong Learning Programme, the umbrella programme for education and learning under which all European programmes operate throughout all education sectors. The aim of the European programme Leonardo da Vinci is to improve the quality, appeal and accessibility of vocational education in the participating countries through subsidies for international projects.

Since 1995, CINOP International Agency has been responsible for distributing and managing the European subsidy monies for projects that are carried out within the various programme components.In the past 15 years, more than 40,000 Dutch participants have had learning experiences, with the various programme components related to mobility, in diff erent European countries. More than 300 partnerships have been entered into aimed at exploring new opportunities and developing concrete instruments for improving the quality and appeal of senior secondary vocational education and other vocational-related learning in Europe. The programme will run until 2013, following which a continuation is planned.

1.2 For whom?

Education and education support organisations, governments, businesses, stakeholders, staff and pupils/students/course participants and research centres, depending on the programme component.

Participants must be based in one of the participating countries, namely:• the 27 EU Member States (Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Finland,

France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom and Sweden);

• the candidate countries (Turkey, Macedonia and Croatia);• the EFTA/EEA countries (Liechtenstein, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland);• probably the Western Balkan countries in future.

LEONARDO DA VINCI

1 Innovation in vocational educationwww.leonardodavinci.nl

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2 Quality assurance

for improving the quality and appeal of vocational education, at both system and institutional levels.

www.qalll.eu

Activities:Newsletters; based on the theme of quality assurance, external experts will analyse and bring together the 100 or more relevant projects within the Grundtvig and Leonardo da Vinci programmes. The fi rst results of this selection were presented by experts during the initial conference on 20 January 2011 in Slovenia.

3 Teacher-Trainer

The project contributes to improving the quality of education and training of teachers and staff and improves the exploitation of related products and results from projects that are fi nanced within the Lifelong Learning Programme.

www.city-m.eu

Activities:Identifi cation and (with the aid of experts) selection of best practices within Leonardo da Vinci, Comenius and Grundtvig projects, at both decentral and central levels; development of the Moodle platform, for debate and information exchange; toolkit, with selected methods based on the best practices (available in the languages of the participating countries); recommendations from the European Commission, NAs and national authorities concerning teacher training policies.

2.1 Aim

The focus is on how the results of projects can be exploited in the best possible way. The entirety must have a wider eff ect in the various European countries. How can interconnections be made? Every network provides a platform for strengthening the clustered impact of project results with regard to vocational education and training. The provision of advice to project promoters and their partners, the policymakers, the social partners, the stakeholders, the national authorities and the European Commission and other relevant parties.

CINOP International Agency operates on the basis of fi ve themes, which are being explored across Europe and in the context of lifelong learning between 2010 and 2012. This takes place in the form of partnerships between European agencies, European Commission experts, projects and stakeholders at national and European levels.

2.2 For whom?

Involved in these activities are projects related to one of these fi ve themes with potential value and impact on vocational education and stakeholders that would be able to exploit the results. The needs, originality, European dimension and innovativeness are determining factors in this involvement.

2.3 Themes

1 New skills new jobs

focuses on the competences, knowledge and skills that businesses require for jobs that do not yet exist. The demand for higher levels of education and a diff erent mix of skills and qualifi cations is increasing.

www.newskillsnetwork.eu

Activities:Seminar: ’Facilitating Cooperation between diff erent stakeholders on the New Skills for New Jobs Agenda’, (Iceland, June 2010); Seminar: ‘A Journey of Skills’: Skills Acquisition through Transnational Placement, (Belgium, November 2010); Seminar: ‘Sectors and Skills’, (Hungary, June 2011); Seminar: ‘Networking and Skills’, (Iceland, November 2011); Final Conference and Project Fair, (Denmark, May 2012); national follow-up seminars will take place in all of the partnership countries (2011-2012).

THEMATIC NETWORKING

ACTIVITIES2 Cross-project impact, dissemination and exploitation www.internationalagency.nl

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5 ECVET (European Credit Transfer system for VET)

is the European system that simplifi es the recognition of learning outcomes from educational and employment mobility. It creates a basis for greater international mobility and is implemented throughout Europe.

http://netecvet.com

Activities:Collecting and analysing methods and instruments used in completed and current projects; toolbox for end users, manual and train-the-trainer materials, taking into account the various national and sectoral contexts and preconditions; continuous awareness raising and promotion, by stimulating dialogue between representatives of systems at various levels (for example through an interactive web platform for end users).

4 Social inclusion

focuses on increased participation among people from disadvantaged groups in the European Lifelong Learning Programme. In other words, they want to achieve this by making recommendations and devoting special attention to good practices. 2010 was also the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion.

www.llpinclusion.eu

Activities:Synthesis report on the current situation concerning participation; European research/evaluation report; newsletters; web-based inventory with eff ective examples of inclusion; descriptions of 150 cases; total of two seminars for NAs for the LLP with successful projects and members of the European Commission and stakeholders. First seminar “INCLUSION: Think! Open your mind …” In Finland (2010). The second conference “INCLUSION: Learn and share … What can we do together?” is planned for 10 June 2011 in Rome, Italy; report to the Commission and the NAs for the LLP on how the sub-programmes can be made more accessible and inclusive, with clear recommendations for the future of the programmes (2012); recommendations for supporting projects with/for disadvantaged groups (2012); conference for NAs for the LLP, with successful projects, members of the Commission and stakeholders. England (2012).

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NLQAVET Project

The NLQAVET project was launched on 1 January 2011. The project was proposed last year by the EQAVET National Coordination Point in the context of the Call EACEA/09/201 ‘award of grants to support national projects for the development of a national approach to improve the quality assurance of vocational education and training systems by promoting and developing the use of the European Quality Assurance Reference Framework in VET’.The application was eff ected in cooperation with the various stakeholders, including The MBO Council (MBO Raad) and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.

The project comprises two key elements:

1 A focus on creating an inventory of and detailing quality assurance at institutional level: What is the current state of aff airs? Which good practices and challenges can be indentifi ed? What can people learn from one another?

2 The project off ers fi ve institutions the opportunity to take part in a ‘test and taste’ concerning improvements to the culture of quality management. Besides individual projects, the aim is to realise a description of the methodology/transferable tool for the other institutions.

3.1 Aim

The EQAVET (European Quality Assurance Reference Framework for VET) National Coordination Point is the link between European policy developments, national policy and national practice. An important task is to bring together, inform and activate the various stakeholders and parties. The European reference framework is intended to contribute to European vocational education and training. The framework stimulates transparency with respect to policy developments in vocational education between the Member States, with the aim of promoting mutual trust, the mobility of employees and students, and lifelong learning.

CINOP International Agency was designated EQAVET National Coordination Point (NCP) by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. The NCP represents the Netherlands in the European EQAVET network and in the Netherlands it is pivotal for the European reference framework for quality assurance in vocational education and training. The reference framework is not intended to replace existing quality assurance systems; it is intended to serve as ‘inspiration’ for improving current practices. The NCP EQAVET has been established for the period from 1 April 2010 to at least 31 December 2012.

3.2 For whom?

Vocational and adult education is the target group of the EQAVET NCP. As such, we focus on both systems and institutions: government-funded education providers (ROCs, AOCs and vocational schools) and non-funded educational institutions.

3.3 Responsibilities

• disseminating information on EQAVET from Europe;• coordinating exchanges and participation in research, studies and conferences;• preparing action plans and reports relating to quality assurance in the Netherlands;• preparing Dutch representation in the formal European networks;• promoting the implementation and development of quality assurance.• As National Coordination Point, EQAVET – supported by the EQAVET Advisory Group Advice

Group comprising Colo, JOB, MBO2015 process management, the MBO Council (MBO Raad), NRTO, social partners, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science and the Education Inspectorate – CINOP International Agency forms the link between the national fi eld and the European EQAVET network.

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4.3 Activities

The ECVET National Coordination Point’s activities focus on providing interested parties with information and expertise from the EU. The Coordination Point is also represented in European networks and the European implementation structure for ECVET.Work is also being done to realise an overview of organisations that are already involved in experimenting with ECVET through European projects. And, fi nally, conclusions and recommendations based on these projects also form part of the programme.

4.1 Aim

ECVET (the European Credit Transfer system for VET) is the European system that simplifi es and facilitates the recognition of learning outcomes from educational and employment mobility. Together with EQF, EQAVET, the recognition of non-formal and informal learning and Europass, it forms part of the set of instruments that are intended to contribute to improving and maintaining employee skills.

CINOP International Agency has been designated as the ECVET National Coordination Point by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. 2011 is the start-up year. The most important role of the coordination point is to supervise the recognition of opportunities for ECVET in the Netherlands. The NLQF implementation will be completed in the fi rst half of 2011 and the ECVET activities will therefore be concentrated in the second half of 2011.The National Agency for the LLP Leonardo da Vinci supervises various Leonardo da Vinci projects relating to this topic and is a member of both the European ECVET Users’ Group and the steering committee of the NetECVET project of the Leonardo da Vinci National Agencies.

4.2 For whom?

The ECVET National Coordination Point provides interested parties with information on ECVET and works together with the Leonardo da Vinci National Agency. Moreover, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science provides support with preparatory activities for ECVET implementation in the Netherlands.

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3.3 Themes

Every year two deadlines are set for registering for a specifi c theme. The fi rst deadline has now passed. The second deadline is 14 October 2011.In general, the countries in which the study visits take place play an initiating role in the relevant theme. Priority is given to countries that have not previously received a subsidy to participate in a study visit.

The study visits focus on various education sectors. CINOP International Agency is responsible for senior secondary vocational education and training.

The study visits will take place from September 2011 to June 2012 and are related to the following themes:1 Encouraging cooperation between the worlds of education, training and work.2 Supporting the initial and continuous training of teachers, trainers and education and training

institution managers.3 Promoting the acquisition of key competences throughout the education and training

system.4 Promoting social inclusion and gender equality in education and training, including the

integration of migrants.5 Developing strategies for lifelong learning and mobility.

5.1 Aim

A study visit is the perfect way to experience an alternative approach to a particular problem or theme. The diff erent nationalities off er participants the opportunity to come into contact not only with the methods and solutions used by the host country, but also with the diff erent visions that are prevalent in the various European countries.

The study visits, forming part of the Transversal Programme that complements the Lifelong Learning Programme, are organised international study visits lasting between three and fi ve days, which involve the transfer of knowledge based on a particular theme. Between ten and fi fteen participants from all areas of education and from various countries take part in these study visits.The themes are in keeping with European developments and current themes within education. Coordination at the European level is in the hands of CEDEFOP. More than 9,000 participants have already taken part in a study visit. CINOP International Agency is responsible for the incoming and outgoing study visits related to senior secondary vocational education.

5.2 For whom?

European policymakers in the area of vocational education and vocational training such as key fi gures from senior secondary vocational education, teachers and other educational developers;stakeholders within education and in related areas; representatives of local, regional and national governments; directors of vocational education, guidance, validation or accreditation centres; departmental heads; teachers trainer; inspectors; representatives of education and training networks and associations; educational or guidance consultants; representatives of education services, employment service providers or guidance centres; human resource managers; company training managers; representatives of Chambers of Commerce, industry, trade, employer employers’ organisations and trade unions; proprietors or managers of small and medium-sized businesses; and researchers.

STUDY VISITS

5 Inspiration for educational policywww.internationalagency.nl

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6.3 Instruments

CH-Q

A method for individual career development in small groups that can be used for a large number of purposes - within competence-based education, in the context of previously acquired competences (PAC) and in the business world.CH-Q has a stepwise certifi cation system. Everyone starts at level one, which focuses on self-awareness: Who am I? Where do my strengths and passion lie? How can I convert these into actions? The training promotes self-management of competences and career direction. The CH-Q method comprises a simple set of instruments, such as a portfolio, an action plan and various stimulating interactive assignments.

Op Weg Wijzer© career landscape game

This game introduces players to the various aspects that could play a role in their career development. It gives players insight into the career areas in relation to which questions or wishes exist.

6.1 Aim

By providing high-quality information, Euroguidance The Netherlands wants to enhance transnational mobility in education and training within the European Union. In addition to promoting the European dimension in career activities, Euroguidance also acts as a broker for good practices in the area of career guidance.

Euroguidance provides career guidance in the widest sense: in education, the employment market, for job seekers, special target groups and the relationship between these. Euroguidance focuses on career counsellors in all these areas, professionals, managers or policymakers who are involved in career guidance in one way or another. In consultation with the departments of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, activities are planned to help renew and coordinate the career systems in secondary education (VO), senior secondary vocational education (MBO) and higher professional education (HBO). CINOP International Agency implements the Euroguidance programme in the Netherlands. The programme will run until 2013.

Euroguidance centres

All countries participating in the Lifelong Learning Programme have a Euroguidance centre, aimed at enhancing study and employment mobility by strengthening the European dimension in career guidance. Together they form a network with knowledge and information on career guidance and mobility.

6.2 For whom?

Euroguidance’s target group comprises career counsellors in all these areas, professionals, managers or policymakers who are involved in career guidance in one way or another. Please contact us if you wish to exchange ideas or for information on promoting your project at both national and European levels, contacting colleagues or organisations in Europe and developments in career guidance in the Netherlands and further afi eld.

EUROGUIDANCE

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7.3 Europass documents

Europass CV

The Europass CV is a European standard model CV that you can use if you are looking for a job or work placement in the European Union. The CV makes job applications both in the Netherlands and the rest of Europe just that little bit easier.

Europass Language Passport

The Europass Language Passport is a format in which applicants can show their estimated knowledge of various European languages. It is based on the Common European Framework of Reference (CEF) which is widely used by language institutes.

Europass Mobility

The Europass Mobility is a record of an organised period that the candidate has spent in another European country for the purpose of learning or work. This might be a work placement or period of practical vocational training in a company, an academic semester as part of an exchange programme or a work placement in a non-profi t organisation. The condition is that there should be a home organisation (for example an educational institution or a company taking part in a mobility programme) and a host organisation where the work placement takes place.The Europass Mobility is a personal document that provides information on the content, duration and developed competences of the work placement/practical vocational training and about the home and host organisations. Submission of the Europass Mobility document is a prerequisite for the Leonardo da Vinci subsidy.

Europass Certifi cate Supplement

A Certifi cate Supplement is a general description in English or Dutch of the content of the training taken. This information gives employers or educational institutions a good idea of the courses you have taken and what you are trained to do.

Europass Diploma Supplement

The Diploma Supplement is a standard description of the content, level and progress of your studies at higher vocational (hbo) or university level. It makes it easier for employers and educational institutions abroad to assess the value of your qualifi cation.

7.1 Aim

The Europass is an initiative of the European Commission aimed at facilitating mobility across Europe in employment and education. The Europass is a collection of free documents that provide insight into the qualifi cations and competences of the Europass holder.The basis of the Europass is the CV which you can supplement as you wish with documents relating to language skills, international work placements and qualifi cations. The result is a clear presentation which will certainly increase your chances in the labour market.Together these documents form a European portfolio: a digital folder in which the information is stored and can be amended. These documents are available in all European languages and can be used separately. CINOP International Agency is represented in the National Europass Consortium (NEC), of which consortium DUO acts as secretary.

7.2 For whom?

Anyone who participates in a learning and/or work experience in the Netherlands or in another European country, independent of age and level of education.The Europass displays details on education, work experience, knowledge of languages and competences in a uniform (European) format. This yields a clear description of qualifi cations and competences.

EUROPASS

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8.3 Activities

The work programme for 2011-2012 is based on four themes, i.e. work packages, which were laid down in the 2008 resolution on career development.

The work packages:WP1 Career management skills.WP2 Access, including the recognition of previously acquired competences (PAC).WP3 Cooperation and coordination mechanisms in guidance, policy and system development.WP4 Quality assurance, evidence-based policy and the development of systems.

The packages have been divided between the 26 participating countries. CINOP International Agency is involved in the Access and Quality work packages.

8.1 Aim

The ELGPN strives for better cooperation between the various sectors and coordination of the policies on guidance. The purpose is to create effi cient and generally accessible policy systems, in both the education and employment sectors. These are preconditions for increasing participation in lifelong learning, motivating participants and preventing failures that could result in a premature exit from education.

The ELGPN is a network of 26 participating Member States that is coordinated by Finland. The network receives fi nancial support from the European Commission. Each participating country has a formally appointed person who acts as the point of contact for policy matters in that country. In 2007 the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science appointed CINOP International Agency to represent the Netherlands.

ELGPN was set up to help the participating countries develop policies for suitable structures and support mechanisms for the implementation of high-quality guidance, in the context of lifelong guidance for citizens and lifelong learning.Normally, guidance is only intended for schools, youngsters and job seekers; but now it must also be provided to all ages without discrimination based on socio-economic backgrounds. There may be no large obstacles with regard to accessibility. Furthermore, priority must be given to the quality of training provided to counsellors, supported by the availability of up-to-date information, so that students can be directed effi ciently and a good service can be provided.

8.2 For whom?

26 countries participating in the European Lifelong Guidance Policy Network play an initiating role in this. Eventually, all European countries will benefi t.

EUROPEAN LIFELONG GUIDANCE

POLICY NETWORK (ELGPN)8 Effi cient and generally accessible guidance systems http://ktl.jyu.fi/ktl/elgpn

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9.3 Activities

The steering group was involved in developing the senior secondary vocational education (’MBO’) internationalisation agenda, in which the current and desired situations are described for the short (2008-2011) and long term. The basis for this is four general staring points/themes, which are referred briefl y as1. international MBO orientation;2. mobility;3. cooperation in Europe;4. improving the competitive position of senior secondary education (MBO).

9.1 Aim

The International Steering Group for vocational education, and training, set up by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, focuses on the international context of vocational education and training in the Netherlands. The aim is to improve vocational education and training and strengthen the connection between education and the employment market.

Members of the steering group include the MBO Council (MBO Raad), the AOC Council (AOC Raad), NRTO, Colo, social partners, Skills Netherlands, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, the Ministry of Social Aff airs and Employment, the Ministry of Economic Aff airs, Finance and Industry, the Education Inspectorate and CINOP International Agency.

9.2 For whom?

Senior secondary vocational education and national stakeholders.

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The granting of a subsidy is merely the beginning. The project is then implemented and continues even after the subsidy has fi nished, through • acquiring suffi cient and appropriate projects for the Netherlands;• ensuring that the projects are led well and produce results;• promoting results and strengthening the impact.

Knowledge management

• European and national policies and project content;• themes, economic sectors, target groups;• substantive documents and contacts;• impact.

Communication

• websites, newsletters, publications, meetings;• social media;• people in words and images;• coordination with the users’ own actions.

We can provide you with advice and information on

• opportunities for participation in the Lifelong Learning Programme;• support for submitting your project application;• support for fi nding cooperation partners in the Netherlands and aboard;• guidance for current project and the results;• participation in and the organisation of events on the various themes;• you can draw attention to your project and/or activity via newsletters on the various European

programmes/projects;• knowledge sharing: providing information on important developments in relation to senior

secondary vocational education;• contacts via our international network.

10.1 Fields of work

CINOP connects the various levels:• Individual organisations that want to apply for or receive a subsidy or want to be kept up

to date via a website or newsletter or by participating in meetings or through individual consultations. Almost all ROCs, AOCs and a large number of KBBs make use of the Leonardo subsidy. The subsidy is also used by universities, universities of applied sciences, secondary schools, private educators, municipalities, sector organisations, businesses, foundations, agencies and ministries.

• Representative organisations at national level: the MBO Council (MBO Raad), the AOC Council (AOC Raad), NRTO, Colo, sector organisations, social partners, Skills Netherlands, process management 2015, UWV Werkbedrijf (the public employment service), the Netherlands Association of Student and Career Counsellors (NVS-NVL), the Dutch Association for Career Professionals (NOLOC ), the Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU), the Council for Higher Professional Education (HBO Raad), the Council for secondary education (VO Raad), ISO, the National Action Committee for Students (LAKS ), JOB, EURES, Eurodesk, the Netherlands Youth Institute (Nederlands Jeugd Instituut) and Neth-er.

• National government: the following departments within the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science: BVE, HO, VO, International Policy, Knowledge, Teachers, VSV, Emancipation, DUO and the Education Inspectorate. The Ministry of Economic Aff airs, Agriculture and Innovation, Agency NL and the Ministry of Social Aff airs and Employment.

• At international level, within Europe: the European Commission, DG for Education and Culture, DG for Employment, DG for Enterprise and Industry, Eurochambres, European social partners such as Business Europe, CEEP, UEAPME, and agencies, ministries, experts, national representatives from the other European countries.

10.2 Approach

CINOP International Agency connects policy, projects and practice in vocational education through an ingenious combination of

Subsidy management

• project lifecycle from application to fi nal report;• tools in the form of manuals, scans and survival kits for applicants, project leaders and project

partners;• procedure descriptions.

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Eline van der Net

Consultant

T: 06-10135008E: [email protected]

NCP EQAVET

Leonardo da Vinci

Europass

Ellen Hanselman

Consultant


NCP EQAVET

Leonardo da Vinci

• Coordinator Transfer of Innovation/Partnership projects

• Themes: Quality Assurance, career guidance

Gerry Spronk

Senior consultant


Leonardo da Vinci

• Themes: people with special needs and disadvantaged groups

• ‘Agriculture’

10.3 Team compsition

The consultants have specifi c responsibilities ans specialisations. However, all off the consultants can provide you with substantive advice on the various activities.

Siegfried Willems

Director


Leonardo da Vinci

NCP EQAVET - ECVET

Euroguidance

ELGPN

International Steering Group

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training

Marina de Bie

Team manager


Leonardo da Vinci

• Coordinator Mobility/Preparatory Visits

• Themes: health, training for teachers and staff

• Preparatory Visits

Anne Potters

Senior consultant


NCP ECVET

Leonardo da Vinci

• Coordinator dissemination and valorisation

• Themes: ECVET/Learning Outcomes/Skills/EVC

• Contacts with Croatia

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Anita van Doorn

Head fi nance & control


CORPORATE

• Coordinator procedures

Antoine van der Putten

Finance

T: 073 6800 785E: [email protected]

CORPORATE

Franka van de Wijdeven

Communication

T: 06-23923649E: [email protected]@[email protected]

CORPORATE

eTwinning

Leonardo da Vinci

• Mobility award election IVT/VETPro

• Partnersearch

Joop Nafzger

Consultant


Study Visits (mbo)

Euroguidance

Leonardo da Vinci

• ICT

Peter van Deursen

Consultant


Euroguidance

ELGPN

Leonardo da Vinci

Peter Luijten

Consultant


Euroguidance

ELGPN

NCP ECVET

Leonardo da Vinci

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Natasja Buitenhuis

Secretary

T: 073 6800 730E: [email protected]@[email protected]

EQAVET

Leonardo da Vinci

• Transfer of Innovation projecten

• Partnership projects

Mariëlle Leerintveld

Secretary

T: 073 6800 762E: [email protected]@[email protected]

Euroguidance

ELGPN

Leonardo da Vinci

• Mobility projects• Leopass

Joyce Tax

Secretary

T: 073 6800 788E: [email protected]@euroguidance.nl

Euroguidance

Study visits

Leonardo da Vinci

• Preparatory Visits

Documents

Cinop International Agency Brochure