WMB Info Day in Malta, 11th October 2012

Antonio OlivariCommunications Manager, European Union Programmes Agency

Erasmus and Leonardo da Vinci European Trainees

What's in it for you?

Overview

1. Erasmus and Leonardo Trainees - A European Success Story

2. Strong policy support to promote more quality traineeships

3. A win-win situation – benefits for host organisations

4. Practical information

Main goal

• To mobilise more employers to offer placements to Leonardo da Vinci and Erasmus trainees

1. Erasmus and Leonardo Trainees – A European Success Story

• Some statistics:

• First 3 years, around 85,000 students benefited from an Erasmus traineeship abroad.

• 2009/10: out of 213,266 Erasmus students, 35,561 went on traineeships (increase of more than 17%)

• 2010/11: the estimated number of traineeships is around 40,000

1. Erasmus and Leonardo Trainees – A European Success Story

• Some statistics:

• Each year from 2007-2011, Leonardo da Vinci provided grants for some 65,000 people to travel to another country to train or work

1. Erasmus and Leonardo Trainees – A European Success Story

• Some statistics:

• Between 2007 – 2011:• 125,000 Erasmus trainees – 100% increase in the

first 4 years since its creation• 320,000 Leonardo da Vinci trainees – continual

increase of the interest since its creation in 1995

2. Strong policy support to increase the quality traineeships

Youth Opportunities Initiative (December 2011): • 30% increase in the Leonardo and Erasmus traineeships for

vocational and higher education students• At least 50,000 Erasmus and 80,000 Leonardo trainees in

2012

Quality traineeships – relevant measure included in the Job-rich Recovery Package

3. A win-win situationBenefits for host organisations:

Insights into new markets

Fresh skills

Enthusiasm

Competitiveness and innovation

Road test future employees

Bring European flavour into teams

Outward-looking company image

First step towards closer cooperation with education & training

3. Benefits of having European trainees

• European trainees bring a wide range of skills at the workplace

• User-friendly system for both companies and trainees

4. Practical information

• Skills: trainees vary from apprentices to doctoral level students

• Young people in initial vocational training (LdV)

• Students at bachelor, master or doctoral level(Erasmus)

• People on the labour market (LdV)

From all professional fields: from social sciences to engineering and ICT

4. Practical information

• Duration of the traineeship

• Leonardo da Vinci:• 2 to 39 weeks for Initial Vocational Training (IVT)• 2 to 36 weeks for People in the Labour Market

(PLM)

• Erasmus:• 3 to 12 months

4. Practical information

• Which organisations/ companies can host a European trainee?

4. Practical information

• Expectations from a European trainee

4. Practical information

• The traineeship is a learning experience

4. Practical information

• Foreign trainees to benefit from equal treatment with the national ones

4. Practical information

• The National Agency - in permanent contact with the sending organisations

Useful links

• Interested next steps?• http://we-mean-business.europa.eu/en/next-steps

• Erasmus Placement Consortium Directory• http://we-mean-business.europa.eu/en/next-steps/erasmus-

consortium-directory

• National Agency Malta:• European Union Programmes Agency• http://www.eupa.org.mt

More information:

European Union Programmes AgencyContinental Business Centre,Old Railway Track,Santa Venera, SVR9018, Malta

Website: www.eupa.org.mtEmail: eupa@gov.mtTel: 2558 6130Fax: 2558 6139