Partner search for a GRUNDTVIG MULTILATERIAL PROJECT
Thematic area: Training on education for sustainability
Dear,
You may know WWF – World Wide Fund for Nature www.panda.org – as a non profit organisation aiming at stopping the destruction of nature and creating a future where man and nature can life in harmony.
We, WWF Austria (www.wwf.at), intend to start a GRUNDTVIG Multilateral Project in 2012.
The idea is to develop a curriculum for a “Training Academy” in the field of “Education for Sustainability”.
“Multiplier Academy”
WWF Austria currently develops a transnational, European project. This project is called the “Multiplier Academy” (working title) and will be submitted by 2nd February 2012 within the framework of Lifelong Learning / Grundtvig to the European Commission.
Please find attached to this letter an outline of the “Multiplier Academy”. We would like to invite you to participate in the “Multiplier Academy”. Please comment on this proposal and bring yourself respectively your organisation in as a partner, by building on your competences.
Lifelong Learning - Grundtvig
Lifelong Learning (LLL) is, as some of you may know, the flagship European Funding programme
in the field of education and training http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/about_llp/about_llp_en.php
GRUNDTVIG as part of the LLL aims to provide adults with ways to improve their knowledge and skills http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/grundtvig/grundtvig_en.php
Under the following link you can find the general call for proposals for 2012 http://ec.europa.eu/education/llp/doc848_en.htm
The project application has to be submitted at the latest by February 2, 2012. In June/July we will be informed, if our application has been awarded a grant. The project will start in November 2012 and will be planned for two or a maximum of 3 years.
The future partnership
We would like to involve institutions active in the field of adult education, eco trainings and experience in evaluation of educational projects.
For the moment we have:
AT WWF Austria
Competences:
· experienced in adult education
· long experience of training courses (ecology, ecological footprint, active citizenship, new pedagogical methods)
· experienced trainers in that field
· management of EU-projects
Work package: content, trainers in that field, coordination/management, main responsibility, contract with the EU
Contact: Mag. Christine Radler, christine.radler@wwf.at
CZ Nadace Partnerství | Czech Environmental Partnership Foundation
Competence:
Experience with
· training of people from nature conservation sector in interpretation of the local heritage
· training of teachers for Sustainable Development
· developing the community planning methods and supporting the concept of active citizenship.
Work package: dissemination, training course in that country
RO Propark
Competence:
Focus on improving the management of protected areas, by training and consultancy + inform and educate on the importance of nature conservation
Work package: dissemination, training course in that country
Contact: Horatiu
BG We are looking for
Competence:
Work package:
HR We are looking for HR
Competence:
Work package:
Confirmation of interest in participation:
Please use the attached form “Registration of interest” in participation in the “Multiplier Academy” in order to tell us if you are interested in getting involved. We would be grateful to get this sheet back by email: christine.radler@wwf.at before November 7, 2011.
Preparatory meeting in Vienna in December 2011
Once the future partnership takes shape, we will invite those persons/ institutions which are interested in getting involved, to take part in a Preparatory meeting in December (8-11 December 2011, travelling days included) in Vienna. This meeting will allow us to get acquainted with each other, to highlight the competences and experiences available, to agree in detail on the future project and to define the main steps until end of January 2012.
Application for funding for a Preparatory visit
Please note that you can apply for a grant to your National Agency for covering the travel and accommodation costs! If you are not familiar with Lifelong Learning / Grundtvig, we advise you to visit the following website http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/funding/2012/index_en.php
Under http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-programme/doc1208_en.htm you will find the button “National Agencies” which indicates the contact point for you in your country:
Normally this type of meeting is supported. But you should contact them as early as possible in order to respect national deadlines for the submission of applications for Preparatory visits within Grundtvig.
As soon as we got your answer (interested in receiving further information or not), we will provide you with details on this meeting.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need more information before taking a first decision.
With best wishes and looking forward to hearing from you soon!
Christine Radler
WWF Austria
Education for Sustainable Development
Brixnerstraße 4/9
A-6020 Innsbruck
phone: +43-512 57 35 34 - 24
mobile: +43 676 83 488 304
email: christine.radler@wwf.at
www.wwf.at
