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3 About the Academy European law in practice

The Academy of European Law (ERA) was established in ERA’s budget is provided by the , the 1992 on the initiative of the the to German State of Rhineland-Palatinate and participants’ provide training in European law to legal practitioners. fees, project funding, commissioned events and interest from the (modest) foundation capital. ERA is a non-profit public foundation, whose patrons include most EU member states, and which is supported financially by the European Union. Patrons of the Academy of European Law (in order of accession) ERA organises conferences, seminars and language , Rhineland-Palatinate, City of Trier, courses at different levels at its centre in Trier, its office in Association for the Promotion of the ERA German federal and around Europe. It also provides e-learning states collectively, Germany, Sparkasse Trier, Ireland, courses and publishes a quarterly journal, ERA Forum. Poland, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Italy, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Hungary, Sweden, Finland, Austria, ERA works with all practitioners of law, whether they Slovakia, France, Scotland, Cyprus, Malta, Slovenia, be judges, prosecutors, lawyers in private practice, Romania, Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Croatia notaries, in-house counsel, law enforcement officers or lawyers in public administration.

2 Building knowledge in European Law ERA‘s e-learning courses

Following the ever growing need to develop skills and acquire knowledge, whilst moving from traditional classroom training towards a distance learning environment, the Academy of European Law offers a range of e-learning products to complement its curriculum of training in EU law for legal Contact practitioners.

Methodology ERA offers a range of e-learning courses designed to serve as preparation for participation in face-to-face training seminars. The courses are composed of several online modules and an interactive self-assessment test. Jochen Felix Böhm Web manager / Corporate Communications Tel: +49 (0)651 937 37 803 The objective is to offer participants the opportunity to freshen Email: [email protected] up their knowledge in advance or to give them a first basic notion of the subject so that they can draw maximum benefit from their participation.

These interactive e-courses offers all practitioners of law and people involved in EU-matters in general the knowledge and skills to fully understand the European law.

Please visit our website http://www.era.int/e-learning to see John Coughlan our product range and available demo courses. Deputy Director of the Academy Director of Corporate Communications Tel: +49 (0)651 937 37 801 Email: [email protected]

3 Our e-learning modules New possibilities for your training

ERA offers 5 categories of e-learning modules. Basic stand-alone e-learning courses Aside of the well established blended learning courses Blended learning courses - which accompany the summer course programme, ERA face-to-face training and e-Learning now offers stand-alone e-learning courses for your legal training. These introductory courses are designed to prepare participants for basic face-to-face training courses and Our stand-alone e-learning courses will give you an registration for them is bundled with registration for those introduction to an area of law or will be covering specific courses. They each represent a total of about three hours topics such as the Preliminary Ruling procedure. The learning time, divided into a number of modules. courses are moderated by legal specialists to help you to get the most out of your training. Seven following introductory courses in different areas of law are available: The courses cover an average learning time of 10 hours • Cross-Border Civil Litigation and are composed of several online modules and an • European Taxation Law interactive self-assessment test. • European Constitutional Law • European Criminal Justice The most important addition is to increase the • European Competition Law opportunities for users to interact either through quizzes • European Labour Law etc. or in the form of contact with a course moderator. • European Intellectual Property Law ERA offers four such upgraded courses: Pre-classroom training e-Learning modules allow • Introduction to European Constitutional Law participants to learn more about the fundamentals and • Introduction to European Criminal Justice attain a standard level of knowledge. Participants can • Introduction to European Intellectual Property Law then practise and be monitored on their return to work. • Introduction to European Labour Law Classroom training is dedicated to strengthening expertise through simulation and role play. In the future ERA will extent its e-learning programme to cover all major fields of European law.

4 E-lectures Made-to-measure e-learning products Under the label„e-lectures“ we offer presentations ERA has already won one contract to produce a made- on the newest developments in EU law and a series of to-measure e-learning course for in-house training in presentations on case law. Speakers are filmed either live an EU agency. Thanks to our unique experience and in the seminar room or separately in a studio. The film an unparalleled network of experts we can develop a and PowerPoint are presented online in a split-screen, e-learning programme that responds exactly to what you together with supporting material such as background are looking for. documentation. The initial concept is to focus on the latest case law of the European Court of Justice in 5. Full stand-alone e-learning courses different fields. These lectures can be digested as a video These comprehensive e-learning courses correspond to or as an audio-podcast. the learning time of a traditional face-to-face seminar (av. 10 hours) and provide all the elements needed to replace An indication of potential demand for such a product such a course. ERA is developping four further full stand- is that a presentation on disability issues in EU public alone e-learning courses during 2013. procurement and state aid law, which was live-streamed in May 2011 as a one-off in the framework of a Commission-funded project, attracted 262 viewers.

Example of a blended e-learning course Example of an e-lecture

5 Using ERA e-learning in legal training New technologies

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6 Your added value Matching your training needs

The advantages for you Flexibility • Training programmes adapted to your specific Anywhere, anytime, anyone needs E-learning has the advantage that learners can • You determine the date, length, place and type of proceed through a training program „at their own 1 training pace and at their own place.“ Training is available when and where it is needed. E-learning can be • Your staff acquire a common and coherent level of done at the office, at home, on the road, 24 hours knowledge a day, and seven days a week. • We recommend to you the best trainers based on our excellent network Cost and time savings There are no travel costs for bringing employees • We tailor the training to your budget to a centralized training. E-Learning courses are • You choose the language of the training accessible from any computer anywhere in the 2 • You save travel and accommodation costs for your world, which keeps delivery costs low. staff • You gain the maximum from the training in the minimum of time • You are guaranteed the highest quality in the Effectiveness preparation, implementation and follow-up The pedagogical objective of e-learning is to provi- de learners, an most effective and learner-centred way, with a clear understanding of the various topics. Effective knowledge transfer is achieved 3 by a clear and user-friendly presentation of the materials.

Results Self-evaluation tests and providing additional features to deepen the learning experience. The test is there to allow the participant to verify their understanding of what has been studied and assess how well the participant has internalised the 4 content.

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