Frequently Asked Questions


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FAQ's
Here are some of the most common asked questions we receive.
Who can participate in the courses?
Everyone! Even though a lot of our participants apply to our courses through Erasmus+ Key Action 1 projects (and grants), they are suited for everyone.
If you’d like, you can contact us and we’ll help you figure out if it’s the right fit for you!
What is your Organization ID?
Our OID is E10201112
What's the Erasmus+ program about?
The Erasmus Plus programme was developed by the European Union and provides teachers the opportunity to take training courses abroad and learn new teaching techniques.
The program is divided into 4 actions:
- Key Action 1
- Key Action 2
- Key Action 3
- Jean Monnet Actions
We provide courses related to Key Action 1: mobility of individuals abroad such as teachers, invited experts, VET trainers, etc.
You can find more information on our Erasmus+ KA1 page.
What's Key Action 1?
The Key Action 1 provides a fantastic opportunity for individuals, allowing you to take international training abroad, in many European countries.
It’s also the most funded Action in the Erasmus+ 2021-2027 program, revealing the importance of mobility in today’s EU.
You can find more information on our Erasmus+ KA1 page.
Does the Erasmus+ KA1 grant cover the course expenses?
Yes. All costs of our courses can be supported with a grant under KA1 of the Erasmus+ programme.
Please see the detailed costs in the next question.
How much do the courses in Porto cost?
All costs can be supported with a KA grant under the Erasmus+ programme.
The average course in Porto is a 6-day long program. For a 6-day course, Learning Together charges 580 euros per participant (A+B).
A – Course fee and Duration:
For our 6-day course, the course fee is 480 EUR per participant, for tuition and materials (6 day course x 80,00 Euros per day). This can be covered with the course fee that you receive with your KA1 grant: 80 EUR / day.
B – Organizational Support:
Payment of 100 EUR per participant (total amount).
This fee also includes the social program below.
In the previous Erasmus+ programme, each educational organisation also received 350 EUR per participant for organisational support. Learning Together only charged 150 EUR for administration and organisation costs (local organisation and logistics, pedagogical support activities, learning validation, certification and Europass Mobility validation). With the new programme, the organisational support fees are now a standard 100 EUR per person – however, they can vary according to project type (job-shadowing, long-term,…).
Summing up, the price includes:
- Welcome dinner to meet your new colleagues;
- Daily program designed by our trainers (9h-12h30);
- Daily breakfast/coffee break;
- Learning validation;
- Europass Mobility validation;
- Certification.
PLUS, our Social Program:
- Cultural Heritage day: guided visit to the city of Porto;
- Visit to ”Ribeira”;
- 6 Bridges River Cruise;
- Hop on/ Hop off Bus;
- Visit to Port Wine Cellars + wine tasting.
Notice:
The course fee for our 2022 courses have been adjusted to meet the new KA1 grant budget (Erasmus+ Program 2021-2027).
Before, sending organisations received 70€/day/person for course fees. Now, the new KA1 grant provides 80€/day/person.
Sending organisations also receive 350€/person for organisational support to cover organisational & administration costs from the Hosting organisation.
How much do the courses in Lisbon cost?
All costs can be supported with a KA grant under the Erasmus+ programme.
The average course in Lisbon is a 7-day long program. For a 7-day course, Learning Together charges 660 euros per participant (A+B).
A – Course fee and Duration:
For our 7-day course, the course fee is 560 EUR per participant, for tuition and materials (7-day course x 80,00 Euros per day). This can be covered with the course fee that you receive with your KA1 grant: 80 EUR / day.
B – Organizational Support:
Payment of 100 EUR per participant (total amount).
This fee also includes the social program below.
In the previous Erasmus+ programme, each educational organisation also received 350 EUR per participant for organisational support. Learning Together only charged 150 EUR for administration and organisation costs (local organisation and logistics, pedagogical support activities, learning validation, certification and Europass Mobility validation). With the new programme, the organisational support fees are now a standard 100 EUR per person – however, they can vary according to project type (job-shadowing, long-term,…).
Summing up, the price includes:
- Welcome dinner to meet your new colleagues;
- Daily program designed by our trainers (9h30-13h30);
- Daily breakfast/coffee break;
- Learning validation;
- Europass Mobility validation;
- Certification.
PLUS, our Social Program:
- Cultural Heritage day: guided visit to the city of Lisbon;
- 7 Hills River Cruise;
- Belém Lisbon Bus Tour;
- Modern Lisbon Bus Tour.
Notice:
The course fee for our 2022 courses has been adjusted to meet the new KA1 grant budget (Erasmus+ Program 2021-2027).
Before, sending organisations received 70€/day/person for course fees. Now, the new KA1 grant provides 80€/day/person.
Sending organisations also receive 350€/person for organisational support to cover organisational & administration costs from the Hosting organisation.
What about meals and accommodation?
Regarding accommodation, Learning Together does not offer accommodation and meal services. The vast majority of previous participants prefer the freedom to choose their own accommodation, either for financial purposes, for company and socialization purposes, or, even, because of the sending Institution directives. Either way, we too believe it is best to allow our participants to choose their own accommodation. If you prefer a smaller room by the riverside, or a bigger apartment with a kitchenette closer to downtown go ahead, it’s all up to you. The same goes to meals! Although we offer coffee breaks during the training sessions and dinner on the first night, we incentivize you to go out and discover the traditional Portuguese cuisine world. In any case, we always offer accommodation and restaurants suggestions to our participants!
In fact, we have a whole page dedicated to Porto! You can find all the information you’ll need to fully enjoy Porto (sightseeing, restaurants, accommodation, entertainment, you name it!). Check out our Discover Porto page to find out more!
I have an approved grant. What's the next step?
First of all, congratulations on your approval!
You should contact us to confirm your place. We’ll reply to you immediately and inform you if the chosen course already reached the minimum number of participants for it to be confirmed. As soon as it is, we’ll contact you so you can start researching for plane tickets and accommodation. For that, we’ll provide all the information you need for accommodation, restaurants, sightseeing, public transportation and organizational support.
Basic steps:
In order to confirm your application, we ask you to fill in our final registration and to constitute a bank deposit of the first 100€ (per person) of the total amount, and the rest of the amount around one month before the course starts.
In the last two months before the course starts we enter into more frequent communication and answer all the questions, you might have.
Let’s start this adventure together!
I don't have a grant. Can I apply by myself?
Yes, you can, everyone can apply! We have a lot of participants who come as individual participants and pay the course fees by themselves.