Commission seeks evaluators for Leonardo da Vinci programme
The European Commission has published a call for applications with a view to constituting a list of experts to carry out evaluations, surveys and analyses in connection with the Leonardo da Vinci vocational training programme and other activities in this field. The experts will be asked to evaluate proposals, project reports, products and project results, and to perform surveys, analyses, monitoring and follow-up activities related to projects. The tasks of the experts will be to assist the Commission in the execution of the abovementioned tasks, with reference to the objectives of the programme, the priorities and criteria laid down in the calls for proposals, the general guide for promoters, the specific guide for each measure and the administrative and financial handbook for promoters. The objectives of the Leonardo da Vinci programme are to: - improve the skills and competencies of people, especially the young, in initial vocational training at all levels with a view to facilitating vocational integration and reintegration; - improve the quality of continuing vocational training and the lifelong acquisition of skills and competencies; - promote and reinforce the contribution of vocational training to the process of innovation in order to improve competitiveness and entrepreneurship, also with a view to creating new employment possibilities. Applications may be submitted by nationals of a country taking part in the programme. These countries are: EU Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Bulgaria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Romania, Slovenia, Malta and Cyprus. As soon as Turkey is participating fully in the programme, Turkish nationals will also be eligible to apply.To see the full call text, please visit: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/dat/2002/c_298/c_29820021130en00120014.pdf(opens in new window) For further information on the Leonardo da Vinci programme, please visit: http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/leonardo/leonardo2_en.html(opens in new window)