Study on the impact of the Leonardo da Vinci programme on the quality of vocational education and training systems: final report

The European Commission pursues several goals with the Leonardo da Vinci program. On the one hand, the program is intended to enhance transnational mobility of vocational education and training professionals (VETPro) and of young people engaged in vocational education and training. On the other hand, mobility actions for VETPro and innovation projects are intended to contribute to the modernization of initial (IVET) and the continuing training systems (CVET) and their adaptation to reflect the challenges of progressing European integration. The Leonardo da Vinci programme is one of the central supporting instruments of the European Union for the purpose of promoting transnational competencies, enhancing the quality of VET, and adapting VET systems to the new challenges. In total, 31 European states take part in the Leonardo da Vinci programme. The objective of this study was to identify what effects transnational mobility actions have on VET professionals on a personal level, on the institutions in which they work and on the national education systems, and to determine which factors have a supporting or inhibiting effect in that context. It attempts to describe the problems and challenges that confront VETPro and in particular those that impede the requisite modernization of VET and their systems. In addition, factors supporting the processes of modernization and innovation have been identified.

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