BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF OPERATION

Measure 3.1: To promote the development and implementation of coherent and comprehensive strategies for lifelong learning.

Operation: Promoting Lifelong Learning

Operation Beneficiary: Ministry of National Education(Operational Agreement signed on 08 October 2009)

Total Budget: € 12.7 Million (including national contribution of 15 %)

Location: 12 NUTS-II Regions - 43 Provinces and Ankara

Components: Service - Supply - Grant

Budgets by Components: Service: € 7.4 Million - Supply: € 332.5 Thousand - Grant: € 5 Million

Operation Web Site: hbogm.meb.gov.tr - hayatboyuogrenme.gov.tr

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPONENTS

SERVICE COMPONENT

Specific Objectives:

Building LLL approach coherent at national level with the national LLL strategy.

Building LLL approach at local level and improving local capacity to implement the LLL strategies.

Focusing on awareness raising on the LLL approach.

SUPPLY COMPONENT

Specific Objectives:

Equipping schools in pilot provinces of the Operation in line with their specific physical requirements

The equipment to be supplied in this scope is organised under 2 lots:
-Lot 1: Office Furniture
-Lot 2: IT Equipment, Hardware and Software

GRANT COMPONENT

Specific Objectives:

Supporting the cooperation, enhancement of dialogue and networking among all parties related with LLL.

Encouraging the education-training institutions and the sector to implement LLL awareness activities on LLL approach.

Expanding and improving the lifelong learning opportunities towards people and enterprises by increasing the basic-skills, vocational basic skills of adults (especially women) in the 12 NUTS II Regions; and employment related qualifications of persons in line with the needs of the local private sector.

Number of Supported Projects: 43
Period of Implementation: May 2010- May 2011