Inspire a love of learning. Grundtvig’s range of adult education opportunities are not about work related skills and qualifications. They are about learning for living and enjoyment; the kinds of learning that often go unrecognised.
Grundtvig helps to raise people’s life skills, knowledge and competences. This not only has a positive impact on the communities they live or work in, but also encourages a more accepting and inclusive society.
Grundtvig also puts adult education staff in touch with each other. Staff, volunteers, and trainers can spend time seeing how colleagues across Europe approach things differently – for example, by forming partnerships, undertaking job shadowing, or attending courses and conferences abroad.
To find out more about the different activities please visit the Grundtvig website.
Grundtvig is for adult education staff and adult learners who are over 25 years of age and are involved in non-vocational adult education.
Examples of the people taking part in the Grundtvig programme at the moment include:
- Learners involved in non-vocational adult education courses or projects
- Staff, volunteers, teachers and managers working in the field of adult education
- Freelancers, or those intending to work in adult education
If you are responsible for planning, managing or delivering adult education provision you can:
- Set up a partnership with other European adult education organisations to improve outcomes for your learners (and potentially thousands of others)
- Organise an exchange programme for senior volunteers across Europe
- Run workshops that bring together adult learners from across Europe and share your expertise
If you work directly with adult learners, or are planning to work in adult education you can:
- Go on a training course or attend a seminar or conference in another European country
- Attend a short job-shadowing placement or undertake a longer assistantship
Grundtvig offers a range of activities (also referred to as ‘actions’), which allow you to undertake different types of projects throughout Europe:
Partnerships – Share knowledge and improve adult education provisions
Senior Volunteering Projects – Provide learning opportunities for senior volunteers
Learner Workshops – Run learning events which bring together adult learners from across Europe
If you work directly with adult learners, then you can take part in the following activities as an individual:
In-Service Training – Participate in work-related training courses
Visits and Exchanges – Attend a conference or undertake job-shadowing
Assistantships – Gain work experience in another European country.
Before you apply, you will need to have a more detailed understanding of these activities. Visit the Grundtvig website to find out more.
Grundtvig Visits & Exchanges
Grundtvig Visit & Exchanges enables adult education staff to attend a conference or undertake job-shadowing in another European country.
"I met a number of participants whose work and research interests are similar to my own; it was a great opportunity to learn and share ideas. At the end of this year I am staging an exhibition of paintings and a film, entitled ‘Under the Midnight Sun’. The work is based on ideas and images gathered through my experiences in Lapland."
Kathy Marsh is a Project Artist, who develops creative projects with groups of adult learners in community education settings. She received funding to attend an adult education conference in Lapland through Grundtvig Visits and Exchanges.
The theme of the conference she attended was 'TRACES: Sustainable Art Education', where Kathy took an active role in delivering a performance art workshop to a group of fellow artists and art educators.
"It was interesting to conduct an environmental art workshop within the wider framework of the congress theme and setting. I was able to specifically tap into the unique resources of the surrounding area as Lapland University is surrounded by forests which provided a great source of inspiration for participants."
The event focused on art and adult education and the connection to sustainable development: ecological and environmental, social, and economic. INSEA supports the encouragement and advancement of creative education through art and crafts in all countries and the promotion of international understanding.
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