Seminars in regions
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The Czech NA (CNA) puts special emphasis on direct contact with the target groups of the Leonardo da Vinci Programme. Therefore, it co-operates permanently with various organisations from the Czech regions, disseminating information on the programme and encouraging potential promoters of new projects. The area of the Cz ech Republic is divided into 14 regions with an average population of about 730,000 inhabitants. According to the Work Plan of the NA, the staff of the CNA should participate in seminars in seven regions in 2003 and the year after. The real number of regions with joint events of the CNA and regional bodies will be higher, because six regional Leonardo seminars will be organised in 2003 alone.
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Information on implementating the Leonardo da Vinci Programme is presented at these seminars. The participants are also presented with concrete examples of successful projects, and preparation support for new projects is offered. At the end of the seminars the CNA staff usually provide individual consultations concerning project ideas. People from various vocational schools, enterprises, authorities, regional development agencies, employment services, and non-profit organisations participate in these consultations. Usually 60 – 200 persons participate in each regional seminar.
Also, the representatives of the European Commission, Mr. Otto Dibelius (DG Education and Culture) and Julius op de Beke (DG Employment), participated in the successful national seminar Lifelong Learning and the Accession of the Czech Republic to the European Union in May 2003 in Kroměříž (Zlín Region, Eastern Moravia).
