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Citation
(2001), "Leonardo funds allocated", Education + Training, Vol. 43 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/et.2001.00443cab.013
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2001, MCB UP Limited
Leonardo funds allocated
Leonardo funds allocated
Keywords: Vocational training, European Union
Some 147 million euros have been allocated to the European Union's Leonardo vocational-training programme in 2001, out of the 1,150 million euro budget for the programme between 2000 and 2006. Around 60 million euros have been earmarked for mobility projects. The largest beneficiary will be Germany (20.1 per cent, or 11.98 million euros), followed by Italy (15.7 per cent, or 9.37 million euros), France (14.3 per cent, or 8.5 million euros) and the UK (13 per cent, or 7.756 million euros).
The proportions allocated to the smaller states will be:
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2.9 per cent for Belgium;
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1.7 per cent for Denmark;
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3.6 per cent for Greece;
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1.5 per cent for Ireland;
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0.6 per cent for Luxembourg;
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4.2 per cent for the Netherlands;
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2.5 per cent for Austria;
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3.5 per cent for Portugal;
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1.8 per cent for Finland; and;
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2.7 per cent for Sweden.
Some 53 million euros will be spent on pilot projects to develop innovation and the quality of vocational training, and 7.4 million euros to promote linguistic skills in the context of professional training.
Meanwhile, the European Commission has approved a report summing up implementation of the first phase of the Leonardo programme, 1995-1999. The report concludes that the programme has successfully promoted international initiatives and improved the job prospects of participants. But the report criticises the technical office selected by the Commission to help to run the programme. This was among the factors which led to the downfall of the Jacques Santer Commission. Leonardo I also suffered from too-complex central management and too few links with other EU training programmes. The Commission promises that administration will be simplified and decentralized during Leonardo II. Greater effort will also be made to involve trade unions, employers and small and medium-size firms.