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The European Union's Lifelong Learning Programme aims to contribute, through lifelong learning, to the development of the European Community as an advanced knowledge society. With sustainable economic development, more and better jobs and greater social cohesion, it aims to foster interaction, cooperation and mobility between education and training systems within the European Community.

The Leonardo programme is one of four Lifelong Learning Programmes which support the development of skills and training. It funds work placements for trainees, workers and staff, and supports European projects to discuss common issues or develop training materials, courses and frameworks.

CfA has been an active member in the European market for Vocational Education and Training (VET) since 2005. Since then, we have maintained strong links with key European partnerships including professional organisations such as EUMA (European Management Assistants), employers, ministries of education and training organisations throughout Europe with representation at CfA board level.

As the guardian for Business, Administration and Governance, it is the CfA’s goal to equip the UK Business and Administration workforce with the skills to access the European market and to enable mobility across Europe.

A list of Leonardo projects since 2006 is given below. Projects that are currently awaiting approval are not listed. For further information, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call on 020 7091 9620.

Project Title	Duration of project	Project description
EURASMENT (European Assistant Manager in SMEs) Reference FR/06/B/P/PP-152518 (P10)	1/10/2006 30/09/2008	This project focuses on the development of a common European- wide framework for the role of Management Assistant or Office Manager for SME’s at Level 4
EuroAst (European PA) Reference LLP-LdV-TOI-2007-FR-039	01/11/2007 30/11/2009	In Europe, high-level Assistants exist in all companies and private or public organisations, regardless of their size, their sector or their country. The European Assistant is concerned with the delivery of activities in a European and international context. Their core activity will be to support senior managers but the European Assistant will also manage specific cases or projects delegated to them.
ReSyFac (Resource System for Facilitators of Learning) Reference 134049 - LLP - 2007-PT-LMP	01/01/2008 31/12/2009	The objective of the project is to contribute to the recognition of qualifications for facilitators of learning and to encourage mobility and the exchange of best practice amongst our European neighbours
ECVET Trust (European Credit Transfer for Vocational Education and Training) Reference LdVP/09/026P For more information contact Uta Sempf at the CfA This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	30/08/2009 31/07/2011	ECVET Trust is working towards finding a solution towards a common European Credit Transfer system to accredit skills, knowledge and competences in vocational education and training across all sectors. This includes formally accredited qualifications as well as recognition of prior learning and informal learning across our European partner countries.