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 What are the "arts professions"?
What is professional mobility?
How do I go about finding a college specialising in arts professions in Europe?
How can I find out the equivalence of my qualifications in a country in the European Union?
Do I need to be able to speak the language of the host country before setting off to work or study there?
What do I need to do to go and study in Europe?
How do I find somewhere to live in an EU country?
How do I find work in Europe?
How do I go about finding host companies for training courses?
I would like to do my apprenticeship in Italy. Is there a European programme to suit my needs?
 What are the "arts professions"?
These professions are characterised by small production and an essentially manual technique and are often exercised within the framework of a VSC, an SME, national factories or workshops.
They come under numerous sectors of activity: heritage restoration-conservation, furniture, table arts, graphic arts, work with wood, pottery, glass, textiles, metal, stone, visual communication, leather, decoration, design, instrument-making, metalwork, clock-making jewellery, traditional silver plate work, fashion and the entertainment industry, etc.
What is professional mobility?
In March 2002, the European Commission presented the European Council in Barcelona with "A skills and mobility plan of action" aimed at guaranteeing the circulation of workers from the European Union between then and 2005.
The objective is to have a qualified and flexible workforce, along with training and job opportunities on more open and accessible European labour markets.
How do I go about finding a college specialising in arts professions in Europe?
In the "training organisations" section of the site moveart.org you will find a database of 750 organisations offering arts professions training in Europe, which you can browse in English, French, Italian and Portuguese and by country, sub-domain or organisation name, and you have access to SEMA's database, which can also be searched by domain, sub-domain, region or department, in French only (1,200 organisations in France). These databases are updated every year.
How can I find out the equivalence of my qualifications in a country in the European Union?
Countries in the European Economic Area (EEA), which groups together the 15 members of the European Union Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, have agreed on a principle of qualification recognition. It is necessary to make a distinction between professional recognition and academic recognition. The former concerns the possibility of doing your job in another country in Europe. The employer or the training organisation is responsible for assessment of the qualification and professional level except if the profession is regulated in the host country. National Centres for Information on Academic Recognition of Qualifications, NARIC, have the mission of providing all useful information about procedures of recognition in the countries concerned.
List of Centres at:
http://www.education.gouv.fr/int/euro6.htm#allemagne
Do I need to be able to speak the language of the host country before setting off to work or study there?
Knowledge of the language may be a decisive condition of a professional mobility project. The student or the applicant should have a good grasp of the language of the country in which he would like to study or work, in order to meet recruitment conditions. Many exchange systems or grants of public or private origin, or via European programmes, exist for young people and adults. The European Leonardo programme supports transnational vocational training projects and also encourages learning languages within these projects. This objective is the priority of Socrates via Comenius (devoted to school education), Erasmus (higher education), Grundtvig (adult education) or Linga (language exchanges for students and school-age pupils). Via these programmes, learning the language may form the subject of cooperation between initial and continuous training organisations, be the aim of mobility of pupils, students or teachers or even constitute a network.
For information about these programmes, you are advised to firstly contact the international relations manager at your place of work/study and the national Leonardo da Vinci and Socrates agencies in your country of origin.
To find out more
http://citizens.eu.int
or the Europe Direct Service, unique and free in all EU countries: 00 800 6 7 8 9 10 11 . On this number, you can talk to operators who speak the language of the country from which you are calling.
http://www.eurodesk.org
Eurodesk is a European network of national or regional organisations that distribute information about education, training, youth and the involvement of young people in activities on a European scale.
http://www.eurodyssee.net
Eurodyssee is a programme of the Assembly of Regions of Europe.
Every young person holding a diploma and seeking employment, aged between 18 to 30, from one of the member regions, has the possibility of undergoing a 3- 7-month training course at a company in another region in Europe. Everything is taken care of. The costs of the stay (accommodation, food, etc.) are financed by the host region by way of a training grant, salary or remuneration. In each region, a manager handles the search for the host company, accommodation and monitoring the training course. Social security cover and insurance are borne as well as intensive language training (basic knowledge is sometimes required).
What do I need to do to go and study in Europe?
Departure should be planned a long time in advance and prepared with precision, in liaison with the relevant departments (Office of International relations, Training and careers service, the ANPE (French national employment office), Social Security Office, etc.). In financing matters, the County council, the District Council or the Town Hall may grant additional aid for study projects. French students may accumulate their national aid with Community aid. For a long or permanent stay (for more than 3 to 6 months, depending on the country), in one of the countries in the European Economic Area, the EEA, the citizen must have a residence permit. In order to drive, you must be able to produce your licence, valid in each member state of the EU, and in the member countries of the EEA, and be insured.
Generally, it is essential to get advice and to be informed.
http://www.euroguidance.org.uk/
The aim of the Euroguidance network (network of National Centres of Resources for Career Guidance (CNROP)) is to actively promote mobility in Europe, particularly for people undergoing initial vocational training and those in "life-long" training.
http://www.ploteus.net
Gateway to the possibilities of education and training throughout Europe, you can find out more about education and training on offer throughout Europe.
http://citizens.eu.int/
The European Union site ( http://europa.eu.int/ ) dedicated to European citizens. You will find all the information necessary for working, studying, living or travelling in Europe.
http://www.info-europe.fr
Site of Sources of Europe, the French Centre for Information on Europe. It was created in April 1998 on the initiative of the Minister of State for European Affairs, the Information Bureau of the European Parliament in Paris and the European Commission's representation in France. This site is for anyone looking for information about the European Union, how it works, its actions and subsidies. It makes it possible to monitor the latest news, find out about the various actors, identify the forums and tools of information available.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/progr.html
The European Commission's Internet sites - Gateway to education and training in Europe.
http://www.eurydice.org
Site providing information about education in Europe.
How do I find somewhere to live in an EU country?
If you are going to work, your conditions of housing and access to council housing are the same as for nationals. If you are studying, the college accepting you will probably help you find somewhere to live.
http://www.ploteus.net
http://www.ploteus.net/ploteus/portal/searchcustom.jsp?dim6=1678&mode=10
Takes you directly to the "Going to another country" section, which allows you to search a database of sites of European organisations to help you look for practical information about the country of your choice: how do I find somewhere to live but also the legal frameworks for working or studying.
How do I find work in Europe?
Any citizen who is a national of the European Economic Area is free to look for work in another EU country, and may benefit from the job services of the host country for 3 to 6 months, depending on the country. The social welfare acquired in the country of origin is maintained and the unemployment allowances are paid for 3 months as a maximum, subject to conditions, during the search for work. Mastering the language is a definite plus. Generally, it is vital to be informed or to take advice, in relation to each situation.
The Europe Direct number, unique and free in every EU country: 00 800 6 7 8 9 10 11 . On this number, you can talk to operators speaking the language of the country from which you are calling.
http://europa.eu.int/jobs/eures
The EURES network brings together the public employment services of the countries in the EEA. Their role is to distribute job offers but also to provide information about working laws and rights.
http://www.ploteus.net
This EU site provides you with comprehensive information about education and training on offer in Europe and practical information about the country of your choice, how to find somewhere to live, the legal frameworks for working or studying, etc.
How do I go about finding host companies for training courses?
http://www.europages.com
Site in 6 languages (EN, FR, DE IT, ES), 500,000 companies in Europe, selection by product, service or sector of activity.
http://www.jobplanet.org
The aim of the Institute of Employment Overseas is to facilitate the international mobility of French-speakers (3,500 addresses of companies and organisations that are likely to recruit).
http://www.eurodyssee.net
Eurodyssee is a programme of the Assembly of Regions of Europe.
Every young person with a diploma and looking for work, aged between 18 and 30, from one of the member regions, has the possibility of undergoing a 3- 7-month training course at a company in another region of Europe.
http://europa.eu.int/jobs/eures
The EURES network brings together the public employment services of the countries in the EEA. Their role is to distribute job offers but also to provide information about working laws and rights.
http://www.civiweb.com
Created jointly by the French Foreign Office, the Ministry for the Economy, Finance and Industry, the Secretary of State for Foreign Trade and UBIFRANCE, the CIVI allows young people aged between 18 and 28 to undergo a remunerated training course lasting of between 6 and 24 months in a French company or organisation overseas.
I would like to do my apprenticeship in Italy. Is there a European programme to suit my needs?
You can set off within the framework of a European programme only if the place where you are enrolled is involved in a Leonardo Placements Project in progress. In general practice, it is your place of enrolment that will take the initiative to allow you to benefit from company training or that may help you find a company overseas. If not, firstly, contact the Director or managers of international relations at your place of work, who will provide you with information (sending in an application, deadlines, etc.). Some county councils may provide you with a grant, within the framework of cooperation with your place of work: contact the international relations department or the training department at your county council.
Source :
http://www.socrates-leonardo.fr
The French Socrates-Leonardo da Vinci Agency is placed under the dual supervision of the Ministry for Youth, National Education and Research, and the Ministry for Social Affairs, Employment and Solidarity. It is responsible for ensuring the promotion and implementation of the two Community programmes of action in education and vocational training matters - the Socrates programme and the Leonardo da Vinci programme - and of the Europass-training system.
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