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Fri, Oct 20th, 2017

VET Skills Week 2017 Photo Competition

VET skills week is back after a successful campaign last year and we are delighted to announce a photo competition!

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Take part in VET Skills Week 2017 photo competition! #VETskillsPhoto2017 bit.ly/2hRZnri pic.twitter.com/nf0fTBoEN6

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Discover how you can access #Youth Erasmus+ funding at our Discovery Days next week! Register here: leargas.ie/news/upcoming-… pic.twitter.com/sda2eAMACt

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Léargas is a not-for-profit organisation that operates under the aegis of the Department of Education and Skills and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. Léargas manages European, national and international exchange and cooperation programmes in education, training and youth and community work and has been managing such programmes for over 30 years. Léargas currently has 40 staff based in our Dublin office. Our staff come from Ireland, Poland, France, Croatia, Denmark and Spain and have wide-ranging experience in education, training, community, youth and development work; and in IT and finance. The National Centre for Guidance in Education operates under the aegis of Léargas.
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LéargasFriday, October 20th, 2017 at 3:00am
Discover how you can access #Youth Erasmus+ funding at our Discovery Days next week! Register here: https://www.leargas.ie/news/upcoming-discovery-days/
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LéargasThursday, October 19th, 2017 at 11:56pm
Ruth Baker is EU Project Officer with Ballymun Job Centre. The Centre uses Erasmus+ Vocational Education and Training funding to collaborate with European partners. Their projects focus on Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices. In this week’s blog Ruth talks about the challenges and benefits of working on these Erasmus+ VET KA2 Strategic Partnership projects:

https://www.leargas.ie/blog/eu-projects-in-ballymun-job-centre/
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Léargas shared IAESTE's post.Thursday, October 19th, 2017 at 10:11pm
Happy #IAESTEDay! Today we're celebrating the students, employers and volunteers who make the IAESTE programme so special, and launching the celebrations for IAESTE's 70th year.

If you’ve been involved in IAESTE, choose the ONE photo that captures your experience and share it to the brand new IAESTE Ireland Instagram. The best photos will be submitted to the international competition, and be in with a chance of winning a travel voucher for 500 Swiss Francs! https://www.leargas.ie/news/iaeste-day-2017/
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LéargasWednesday, October 18th, 2017 at 3:59am
Primary teachers: we've extended our deadline to 23 October. Apply now to learn about inclusion in the classroom!
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LéargasTuesday, October 17th, 2017 at 9:00pm
There's still time to apply for this upcoming #eTwinning seminar taking place 02/11: https://www.leargas.ie/programmes/etwinning/professional-learning/
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Key Dates

Erasmus+ Impact Workshop 24 Oct Erasmus+ School Ed Discovery Day 24 Oct Erasmus+ Youth Discovery Day 25 Oct Erasmus+ Youth Discovery Day 26 Oct Technology4Inclusion Inspiration Day 8 Nov

Key Resources

Erasmus+ Programme Guide EU Project Results Platform Erasmus+ logo & guidelines for use Erasmus+ website Erasmus+ a story of 30 years

About Léargas

Léargas manages national and international exchange and cooperation programmes in education, youth and community work, vocational education and training and adult education. Léargas and the Higher Education Authority are appointed by the Department of Education and Skills to jointly manage the Erasmus+ programme in Ireland.

Erasmus+

Erasmus+ is the European Union programme for education, training, youth and sport. It provides funding and support for organisations to operate projects that encourage European exchange, co-operation and learning. Léargas manages Erasmus+ in the Adult Education, School Education, VET and Youth fields.