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Language Academy Wales (LAW) European Volunteers Service & Partnership Programmes Presentation & Activities 1

OVERVIEW • Language Academy Wales (LAW) • ERASMUS+ • European Voluntary Service Programme • Private organisation (ex: Instep Group) • Experiences sharing • INSTEP – LAW 2012 • INSTEP – LAW 2013 • INSTEP – LAW 2014 • Clients reviews • Contact information. 2

Non-profit organisation About Language Promote E.V.S. Academy LAW European accredited mobility organisation Wales (LAW) Work with European partners 3

LAW’s aims and Objectives Provide affordable, effective and accessible training for young adults Increasing skills and Promote education Encourage mobility employability Lessen educational Increase participation Offer equal disadvantage in community opportunities 4

Activities LAW offers Activities Intellectual outputs Bespoke training courses Personal development (IT, communication, CV writing, etc.) Confidence and Team building, personal Group activities and workshops development, developed network Language courses Language development 5

Erasmus+ • Erasmus+ (KA1, KA2 & KA3 programmes) :- • Is the European Programme for education, training, youth and sport for 14.7 billion Euros allocated for financial framework 2014 – 2020. • Offers exciting opportunities for young people and adults to study , work , volunteer , teach and train abroad in Europe . • Supports mobility projects abroad: European Voluntary Service ( EVS ), Vocational Education and Training ( VET ), youth worker mobility and Erasmus for students . 6

European Voluntary Service • Allows young people to volunteer in another country • Who is this project for? EVS Job Graduates Short term EVS Others Long term EVS Gap year seekers 2 weeks – 2 3 – 12 months months 7

EVS principles and stakeholders EVS aims: EVS project involves three stakeholders: • Developing solidarity • The sending organisation • Strengthening social cohesion • The receiving organisation • Promoting active citizenship • The volunteer 8

EVS activities Fields of work considered as EVS: • Civic engagement • Culture and creativity • Development co-operation • Environment (public works maintenance, etc.) • Information, Communication, Technology • Helping local community 9

Benefits of EVS 10

European Partnership programmes • Allows young people to undertake a work placement in another country • Who is this project for? socio- Live in high Speak very economically (18 – 25) yrs unemployment little English disadvantaged areas backgrounds 11

Partnership Principles and Stakeholders Instep aims: Programme involves three stakeholders: • Developing language abilities • The sending organisation • Strengthening employability skills • The receiving organisation (LAW) • Increasing confidence and soft skills • The learner 12

Work placements Work shadowing or placement in: • Office administration • E-commerce • Assisting Child Care/kindergarden • Supermarket • Construction & Maintenance • Public House/Restaurant • Butchery • Landscape Gardener • Retail shops • Charity Work 13

Benefits of Programme 14

2012 Activities & Cultural Awareness Lunch & Sharing Trip to National Climbing Museum Wales Magic tricks activities English lessons 15

2013 Programmes 16

2014 Programmes Training and personal Concentration & English lessons Day trip to Cardiff Bay development communication games 17

Reviews of participants 18

For further information, please contact us. 19