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Eurodissea and Leonardo da Vinci International Exchange Programmes

How many times have you thought about broadening your horizons and working abroad, but you did not know where to go? Now is the time to make use of your language skills and open up to a work future with thousands of opportunities.

Doing it is in your hands, because the Servei d'Ocupació de Catalunya (SOC) helps you through the Eurodissea and Leonardo da Vinci programmes, which offer young Catalans the possibility of doing work experience placements in different countries of the European Union while perfecting the language.

The SOC runs these programmes and makes the selection of the participants as well as the monitoring and assessment of all the placements.

Eurodissea

Eurodissea is a an Exchange programme for young Europeans that was started up in 1985 by Edgar Faure, the then President of the Conseil régional de Franche-Comté and the Assembly of European Regions (AER) and the aim of which is to provide young people with work experience abroad and language immersion.

European regions that take part (according to countries)

Germany: Baden-Württemberg
Belgium: Bruxelles, Wallonie
Croatia: Ístra, Varazdin
France: Bourgogne, Champagne-Ardenne, Franche-Comté, Île-de-France, Limousin, Midi-Pyrénées, Picardie, Poitou-Charentes, Rhône-Alpes
Italy: Valle d'Aoste
Norway: Akershus
Portugal: Açores, Madeira
United Kingdom: Devon
Rumania: Caras Severin, Harghita, Hunedoara, Timis, Tulcea
Switzerland: Jura, Ticino, Valais

The same participating regions fund the programme, bearing the cost of the expenses that putting up people involves.

Number of places

160 people during 2008 and 2009.

Period

Continuous. The departures are organised according to the offers from the reception regions.

Length

4 to 7 months.

Requisites for taking part

• Aged between 18 and 30 and unemployed or in precarious employment.
• Resident in Catalonia.
• Know the language of the reception country or a vehicular language sufficiently.
• Have training and/or practical professional experience in the occupational sphere of the placement.

What does the programme include?

The programme offers a grant that includes:

• Intensive language course during the first month of the placement in the country of destination and work experience in companies the rest of the time.
• Accommodation provided by the reception organisation of each region.
• Accommodation and meal expenses for the whole placement, in variable conditions according to each reception region.
• Programme of visits and cultural activities.
• Accident, repatriation and civil liability insurance.
• Expenses and organisation of the trip at cost of participants.
• Individual or group trips.

More information

• www.eurodysee.net

Leonardo da Vinci Lifelong Learning Programme. Motiva Project

The Leonardo da Vinci programme is a European professional training programme. Since the beginning of the programme (1995), from international exchanges they have organised and co-funded diverse mobility programmes that have enabled many young Catalans to do work experience placements in companies abroad.

To run the Motiva Project they collaborate with the Servei d'Ocupació de Catalunya (SOC)and entities situated in the different reception countries. These entities look for work experience placements and accommodation for the participants.

The International Exchange team of the SOC is responsible for selecting the most suitable candidates according to the profile requested, and carries out the selection process.

Countries where placements can be done

Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
United Kingdom

Number of places

175 people from May 2008 to May 2010.

Period

• Motiva Project: May 2008 to May 2009
• Motiva2 Project: June 2009 to May 2010

Length

The length of the placements are 16 weeks..

Requisites for taking part

• Aged 18 to 35 and be unemployed or in precarious employment.
• Resident in Catalonia.
• Know the language of the reception country or a vehicular language sufficiently.
• Have training and/or practical professional experience in the occupational sphere of the placement.

What does the Leonardo da Vinci include?

The programme offers a grant that includes:

• Intensive language course during the first month of the placement in the country of destination and work experience in companies the rest of the time.
• Accommodation provided by the reception organisation of each region.
• Accommodation provided by the reception organisation of each region.
• Programme of visits and cultural activities.
• Accident, repatriation and civil liability insurance.
• Return journey (paid on return).
• Trips in organised groups and closed dates.
• Monitoring and assessment by the SOC of all the placements.

More information

• www.oapee.es
• Download the informative leaflet (PDF, 150 kB)

What should I do to take part in the Eurodissea and Leonardo programmes?

1. Download the electronic application form (it serves for both programmes).
   Download the application document (PDF, 140 kB).
2. Fill it out and sign it.
3. Hand it in or send it by normal post to any of the following addresses:

The application can be presented throughout the year and is valid for one year from the date on which it has been handed in. Once presented, it is entered into the SOC database and, when an offer of the correct type arrives, the SOC contacts the person to start the selection process. The applications must contain a photograph, be signed and be sent by normal post.

Regulation

• Resolution TRE/1004/2008, of the 4 March, which publicises the awarding of subsidies for bodies organising trans-national mobility projects for professional qualifications of young people during 2006.
• Resolution TRE/1003/2008, of the 4 March, which publicises the awarding of subsidies for bodies organising trans-national mobility projects for professional qualifications of young people during 2007.