VETPRO Technical Study Visits

VETPRO – Vocational Education and Training for Professionals
VetPro is the Leonardo da Vinci action programme for mobility for professionals in vocational education and training.

Staff can take part in short study visits to learn from their European counterparts. The visit can contribute to their professional development and they will be able to learn new skills and ways of working to bring back to their job in the UK.

Visits can be arranged from 1 – 6 weeks duration and European funding through the Leonardo da Vinci programme is available.

The visits are for human resource managers, vocational training programme planners and managers, trainers and occupational guidance counsellors, teachers/trainers/other educational staff, people responsible for training establishments and for training planning, who are connected to organisations involved in professional education and training such as:

• Vocational Training Schools and training organisations
• Enterprises
• Craft chambers of Commerce
• Bodies responsible for systems and policies concerning any aspect of vocational education and training at local, regional and national level.

ectarc is experienced in arranging technical/study visits to other parts of Europe and can also host groups from other countries on a variety of themes, e.g.

• Health and Safety in the Workplace -Wales
• Retraining Programmes for Redundant Workers - Wales
• Literacy Skills - Portugal
• New Methodologies for Vocational, Education and Guidance – Seville, Spain
• Integrating and providing quality Education for Migrant Workers – Wales
• Education and Social Care – Sweden
• European Development Opportunities – Portugal
• Agri Tourism – Italy