Call for proposals
EaSI-PROGRESS - “Awareness-raising activities on ‘Upskilling Pathways: New Opportunities for Adults’” - VP/2017/011
Objective and description
The
Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the
European Commission has launched a call for proposals under the
European Programme for Employment and Social Innovation “EaSI”
2014-2020, under the title “Awareness-raising activities on ‘Upskilling Pathways: New Opportunities for Adults’” - VP/2017/011.
The main purpose of this call is
to support the upskilling of adults with low levels of basic skills or
low qualifications by assisting public authorities in the implementation
of the Council Recommendation on “Upskilling Pathways”.
In particular this call aims to
support the successful implementation of the Council Recommendation on
Upskilling Pathways, thereby facilitating the access of low skilled and /
or low qualified adults to flexible pathways for enhancing their
literacy, numeracy and digital skills and/or progressing towards a
higher qualification and re-engaging them in learning - as part of a New
Boost for Jobs, Growth and Investment.
The specific objectives of this call fall under two strands:
A)
To help a given Member State to prepare the ground for the
implementation of the Council Recommendation on “Upskilling Pathways”
by:
· Specific objective 1: taking
stock of any existing provision upon which full Upskilling Pathways can
be built, and identifying gaps to be addressed and ways to do so, in
cooperation with relevant stakeholders.
· Specific objective 2: Supporting national authorities in the targeting of Upskilling Pathways at priority groups;
B)
To help a given Member State foster sustainable arrangements for the
implementation of the Council Recommendation on “Upskilling Pathways”
by;
· (Specific objective 3): supporting
relevant stakeholders both to disseminate information about, and
stimulate the use of, the upskilling opportunities available, and to
secure their involvement in concrete implementation activities in line
with the general principles defined in the Recommendation. Projects may
relate to one or more of these strands or specific objectives.
To prepare the ground for arrangements to implement the Recommendation it is important that all relevant actors in each Member State are engaged.
Such actors may include: national, regional or local entities involved
in planning, organising or promoting adult learning, employer
organisations, employers, trade unions, chambers of industry, trade,
commerce and crafts, employment services, education and training
providers, intermediary and sectoral organisations, civil society
organisations, local and regional economic actors, libraries and
community services.
A partnership approach should be ensured,
which promotes effective coordination and longterm collaboration
between the stakeholders involved in planning, implementing and
monitoring Upskilling Pathways. In particular, applicants should build
on the work already undertaken by the National Coordinator for the
implementation of the Renewed European Agenda for Adult Learning as
regards, for example, cooperation mechanisms, the establishment of
sustainable networks, and capacity-building among stakeholders in adult
education and training
Eligible activities
For specific objective 1:
· actions aimed at mapping and reviewing effective tools and practices for:
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individual and personalised skills assessments (i.e. skills
identification or screening) that identify adults’ existing skills and
learning needs;
- the development and provision of tailored learning packages based on such needs;
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the assessment of existing and newly acquired learning against
frameworks (e.g. National Qualifications Frameworks) or standards, and
the recognition of these outcomes towards a formal ----- qualification
or part thereof, drawing on existing validation arrangements and
European guidelines;14
- support measures, including outreach, guidance and financial and other incentives for adults engaging in upskilling;
· and, if such practices already exist, investigate ways to increase coherence and coordination between these four.
For specific objective 2:
· the mapping of the population that may be eligible for support under the Council Recommendation on “Upskilling Pathways”;
· the
definition of priority groups of adults to be eligible for support
under the national implementing measures, their specific features and
needs based on the above mapping;
· the
identification of the specific measures needed to support the defined
priority groups and the financial means to put those into place.
For specific objective 3:
· outreach, information sharing and communication activities (e.g. conferences,
seminars, training activities) aimed at raising awareness, among relevant stakeholders
involved in implementation, of:
- the potential contribution of “Upskilling Pathways” as well as upskilling opportunities available in a given Member State; and
- the various sources of funding available to support their development;
· capacity-building activities to support, mobilise and engage stakeholders in:
- stimulating access to, and take up of, upskilling opportunities;
- designing and delivering measures to reach out to specific priority groups; and
- providing priority groups with complete and coherent information about the full range of upskilling opportunities available.
Eligible applicants
1. Legal
entities properly established and registered in the following countries
are eligible as applicant (or lead applicant and co-applicant in case
of consortium):
· EU Member States;
· Iceland and Norway in accordance with the EEA Agreement;
· Albania, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey
2. To be eligible, applicants
(sole applicant or lead applicant in case of consortium) must be public
entities in charge of national or regional policies and actions for
upskilling adults.
3. Any co-applicants must be
public or private entities (profit-making or non-profit making)
involved in the organisation, financing or provision of services such as
skills assessment, validation, education and training and guidance
targeted to adults.
4. In the case of consortia, to be eligible, applications must be submitted by a regional, national or transnational consortium composed of one lead applicant and one or more co-applicants
(affiliated entities and associate organisations are also eligible)
established in eligible participating EaSI countries. Several applicants
within the same region or country can join a transnational consortium.
Budget
The total budget earmarked for the EU co-financing of projects under this call is estimated at EUR 1 000 000.
The EU grant requested should indicatively be between EUR 250 000 and EUR 1 000 000.
The Commission expects to fund between one and four proposals.
Under this call for proposals, the EU grant may not exceed 80% of the total eligible costs of the action.
Deadline for proposals’ submission
The deadline is 30 June 2017, 17:00 (Brussels local time).
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Further information
Please find attached the call documents.
All enquiries must be made by e-mail to: empl-vp-2017-011@ec.europa.eu
More information: http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=629&langId=en&callId=515&furtherCalls=yes
The European Commission is holding an information session in
the format of a webinar on 16 May 2017, from 14:00 to 16:00 (Brussels
time). The link will soon be available, but you can already register by
sending an e-mail to EMPL-VP-2017-011@ec.europa.eu.
Kind regards,
Flora
Flora Stavropoulou
Intern
European Office of Cyprus
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