Activites

• 2002/06/14 Document attached to the procedure
  • COM(2002)0315 summary

    OBJECTIVE: to draw up an interim report on the implementation of the LEONARDO II programme (2000-2006). CONTENT: Leonardo da Vinci aims at developing quality, innovation and the European dimension in vocational training systems and practices and is a key instrument for implementing lifelong learning at European level (see procedure file SYN/1998/0196). The objective of this report is to comply with Article 13(5) of the Council Decision of 26 April 1999 establishing Leonardo II and providing for the submission of a first interim report on the initial operational implementation of this programme by 30 June 2002. The methodology applied here is that of an analysis of the activities undertaken during the first two years of the programme. This activity report is not an evaluation of efficiency, effectiveness and impact, but a basis for the forthcoming evaluations of the programme. It focuses in particular on the following points: - programme management: The Council Decision of 1999 establishing the second phase of Leonardo provides a solid basis for remedying many of the structural deficiencies of the past. At the start of the second phase, all necessary programme structures were put in place by the Commission and the participating states for the benefit of the programme users. In the future, the Commission in cooperation with the Member States will further rationalise the programme objectives and will strengthen complementarity between Leonardo da Vinci and other related Community policies in the perspective of lifelong learning; - decentralisation: The roles of the programme management structures have been clarified with the centralisation of political functions and the decentralisation of management functions. The Commission in cooperation with the programme committee took the necessary measures to implement the programme. It has taken inter alia a number of decisions targeted towards the rationalisation, simplification and acceleration of management and procedures. The Commission will continue this work in future. The forthcoming programme evaluations, and in particular the findings of the external evaluation scheduled for 2003, will provide the elements for further optimising the procedures in accordance with the Council Decision; - Programme activities in 2000 and 2001: . The demand for mobility exceeded (in some cases by three times) the available funds. Nevertheless, the programme was able to fund ca. 32 000 grantees per year, which is an increase of 40% against the first programme phase; . The procedure B pilot project measures were popular, demand exceeded supply here as well. Fewer but bigger projects were selected compared to 1995-99 (496 projects). The Commission intends to take measures to strengthen the quality aspect of the projects. This is particularly relevant for the mobility measures, where an effort towards better documenting individual achievements will be made later in 2002; - statistics: available data suggest that: . the involvement of enterprises currently stands at 20% of all partners and promoters with the SMEs being the third largest single type of organisation; . the gender equal opportunities aspect is particularly relevant in the mobility measure with 55% of all grantees being women; . the legal conditions for the candidate country promoters are progressively equalising with those of the other countries. In future, the Commission will contribute to increasing the participation of particular target groups and the candidate countries. It will also increase its efforts to transfer programme outcomes into policy development. In summary, the first two years of implementing the second phase of Leonardo da Vinci has generally been efficient and effective. For the future, the Commission, in close cooperation with the programme committee, will further optimise the potential of the programme in the perspective of lifelong learning and for the benefit of the user.

  • DG Education and Culture,
• 2002/01/17 Report referred back to committee
• 2002/01/17 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • A5-0449/2001
• 2001/12/04 Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
  • A5-0449/2001
• 2001/10/18 Committee draft report
  • PE305.740
• 2001/05/17 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading

Documents

• Committee draft report: PE305.740
• Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A5-0449/2001
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: A5-0449/2001
• Document attached to the procedure: COM(2002)0315

History

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