Call for proposals

Erasmus+ KA3 “Joint qualifications in vocational education and training” - EACEA/27/2017

 

(2017/C 346/09)

Objectives and description 

The Culture and Audiovisual Executive Agency of the European Commission is launching a call for proposals under the Erasmus+ Key Action 3 - Support for policy reform for “Joint qualifications in vocational education and training” - EACEA/27/2017.

 

The overall objectives of the call are:

·         to increase the employability of young people and to contribute to the development of a highly skilled, qualified and mobile workforce from which companies should also benefit;

·         to support joint developments in VET in Europe and strengthen overall its quality, relevance and attractiveness.

 

The specific objective of the call is to support the preparation or setting up of joint VET qualifications including at higher level or the improvement of such existing qualifications. The transnational qualifications should comprise strong work-based learning and a mobility component, address learning outcomes, quality assurance and proper recognition while making use of relevant European tools and instruments.

 

Against the background of high youth unemployment, skills mismatch and shortages as well as the need for higher level skills at sectoral level, joint VET qualifications have the potential to address these challenges and ensure that VET response better to labour market needs.

 

Eligible activities

Beneficiaries should undertake the two main following activities:

1.     Design or improve a joint qualification in VET, aimed at responding to concrete skill needs in the countries with mandatory partners, with a view to its recognition as qualification in each of these countries;

2.     Set up new sustainable cooperation structures to ensure transparency, comparability, appropriate quality assurance systems and mutual recognition of qualifications, whilst making existing engagement more systematic and targeted.

 

Concrete results must be achieved within the project's duration

 

Eligible participants

The partnership must be composed of partners from at least two different Erasmus+ programme countries (at least one of which must be a Member State of the European Union).

 

Moreover, the partnership shall include at least three partners, including the two following organisations:

·         a VET provider (at upper secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary or tertiary level),

·         an enterprise (public or private) or a chamber of industry, trade and crafts or a sectoral/professional organisation.

 

One of those partners will be the coordinating organisation, applying for the Erasmus+ grant on behalf of the consortium of partner organisations.

 

Other eligible participating organisations include:

·         relevant qualification authorities or equivalent (at national, regional, or sectoral levels). The involvement of such an organisation from each of the countries participating in the project will represent an asset in the evaluation of the quality of the project consortium and cooperation arrangements,

·         public local, regional or national authorities,

·         social partners (employers' and workers' organisations),

·         research institutes,

·         European umbrella organisations,

·         sector skills councils, or equivalent,

·         public employment services,

·         youth organisations,

·         parents' associations,

·         other relevant bodies. 

 

Funding conditions and duration

The total indicative budget available for proposals selected under these calls is EUR 6 million.

 

The maximum EU co-financing rate will be 80 %.

 

The duration of the projects is 24 months.

 

Each grant will amount between 200.000 EUR and 500.000 EUR. It is expected to fund around 20 proposals.

 

Deadline of proposals' submission

The deadline for submission of applications is 31 January 2018, (12:00:00 Brussels time).

 

Proposals must be submitted electronically using the Participant’s Portal, accessible via the following link: https://ec.europa.eu/education/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.html .

 

Further information

Please, find attached the call documents.

 

More information: https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/funding/ka3-joint-qualifications-in-vocational-education-and-training_en .

 

If you have questions on the content of the eForm and the Annexes, please contact our services at EACEA-EPLUS-VET@ec.europa.eu

 

Kind regards,

Flora

Flora Stavropoulou
Junior Officer

European Office of Cyprus

Rue du Luxembourg 3, 2nd floor

B-1000, Brussels

Tel/Fax: +32 (0) 2 280 22 85

E-mail: eoc.brussels2@ucy.ac.cy

 

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