New projects in 2003

In April 2003 the Project Steering Committee (the top national decision-making body) selected the new Czech mobility projects. 112 proposals were submitted. After an eligibility check two CNA consultants and 30 external evaluators participated in the proposal assessments. The assessment procedure resulted in selecting 88 proposals (68 placements and 20 exchanges). Nearly 1100 people will participate in placements or exchanges within these projects. According to the Operational Plan for Mobility, approximately half of the total mobility grant is focused on supporting placements of young people in their initial vocational education and training. The number of HRD managers, teachers and guidance counsellors is slightly increasing. Germany is the most frequent partner country in the Czech 2003 mobility projects. It is followed by Austria, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Italy, Greece and France. There are 26 partner countries in these projects. The number of foreign participants in Leonardo mobility projects in the Czech Republic is increasing.

In June 2003 the Czech National Agency of the Leonardo da Vinci Programme received the official decision of the European Commission on the selection of pilot projects and language competences projects. The selection of seven projects submitted by Czech organisations is positive for the Czech Republic, because this number is rather high in comparison with other participating candidate countries. The following projects were selected:

1. Czech Agricultural University, Prague: Young Farmers Produce, Think and Live Ecologically (partners from CZ, EL, F. HU, IRL, SK),
2. Br ailcom, Prague: EUROCHANCE - English and German for Visually-Impaired People (partners from A, CZ, E, NO, SK, UK),
3. KREO PLUS, Prague: Professional Motivation and Training for Young Gypsies and Their Engagement in the Job Market (partners from CZ, D, E, F, I, SK),
4. Kadlec , Opava: Modular Course for Weighing Machinery Technicians (partners from A, CZ, D, EL, SK),
5. Occupational Safety Research Institute, Prague: Risk Prevention and Health Protection in Adult Education (partners from A, CZ, D, EL, F, PL, SK),
6. DC Vision, Opava: Training Programme for the Dynamic European Salesman (partners from A, CZ, D, NL, PL, SK),
7. F ree Art Records, Ostrava: Multimedia Training Programme in the Publicity and Media Field for SME´s (partners from A, CZ, E, EL, P, UK).

Through the selection of seven "new" pilot projects and language competences projects, the total number of Czech promoters in the second period of the programme has increased to 27.