Policy Experimentation – Vocational Education and Training
Summary
Erasmus+ is the EU’s programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe.
Programme Name
Programme Description
Call
Detailed Call Description
Proposals submitted under this topic must address one of the following priorities:
Priority 4: Women in GreenTech
Underlying barriers to women’s participation in the net-zero economy include not only a lack of technical skills but also insufficient mentorship opportunities as well as cultural and social norms more broadly. Hence, there is a clear opportunity for harnessing female talent there, which is why the inclusiveness of women is at the heart of the third pillar of the Green Deal Industrial Plan.
Partnerships should focus on developing ways to overcome the obstacles preventing girls and women from pursuing a VET career in the green/clean technology sector and to increase the participation of women in the sector. One of the aims would be to develop a blueprint of best practices in the clean technology sector aimed at attracting girls and women to green vocational education and training programmes, and career pathways.
Projects should carry out activities (see page 16-17 of the call document) in cooperation with local, regional and/or national public authorities. Young women at time of choosing learning pathways and/or adult women in periods of career re-orientation should be the project main target groups. Activities would aim to develop, for example, a blueprint of inspiring practices in the VET sector aimed at attracting girls and women to green/clean technology career pathways.
Priority 5: Support structures and networks for apprentices’ mobility
Projects under this priority aims at removing obstacles to mobility of apprentices, in particular creating or enhancing support structures, networks and/or reference points for apprentices’ mobility, including for example mobility coordinators in charge of facilitating, preparing and following up mobility of apprentices. They address the VET sector and its ecosystem, including local, regional and/or national authorities as well as Erasmus+ accredited consortia.
Proposals submitted under this priority should address the following sub-priorities:
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
The grant will be a lump-sum grant. The amount will be fixed by the granting authority on the basis of the estimated project budget and a funding rate of 80%.
Maximum grant amount per project: €1.000.000
Eligibility For Participation Notes
Priority 4: Cooperation with local, regional and/or national public authorities, and education and training providers, would be crucial.
Priority 5: Erasmus+ accredited consortia. coordinators, social partners, VET providers and companies, in particular SMEs, and other relevant stakeholders, with the aim of developing support structures and networks for apprentices’ mobility.
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
- be legal entities (public or private bodies) active in the fields of education and training, research and innovation or in the world of work.
- be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- Erasmus+ Programme Countries:
- EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)
- non-EU countries:
- listed EEA countries and countries associated to the Erasmus+ Programme (list of participating countries)
- for higher education institutions (HEIs) established in Erasmus+ Programme Countries (see above): be holders of the ECHE certificate (Erasmus Charter for Higher Education).
Consortium composition
- Proposals must be submitted by a consortium of at least 3 applicants (beneficiaries, not affiliated entities), from a minimum of 3 EU Member States or third countries associated to the Programme.
- Affiliated entities and associated partners do not count towards the minimum eligibility criteria for the consortium composition, and can not be coordinator.
Programme Category
EU Competitive ProgrammesTotal Budget
€10.000.000Thematic Categories
- Education and training
- Information and Communication Technologies
- Information Technology
- Public Administration
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Small-Medium Enterprises and Competitiveness
Eligibility for Participation
- Central Government
- Economically Inactive Women
- Educational Institutions
- Legal Entities
- Local Authorities
- Private Bodies
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- State-owned Enterprises
- Training Centres
Call Opening Date
05/12/2023Call Closing Date
04/06/2024National Contact Point(s)
Foundation for the Management of European (EU) Lifelong Learning Programmes
Website: Erasmus+ – IDEP
Website with Contact details: Εpikoinonia – Erasmus+ – IDEP
Address: Prodromou & Dimitrakopoulou 2, Nicosia 1090, Cyprus
Τelephone: +357 22448888
Email: info@idep.org.cy
EU Contact Point
European Education and Culture Executive Agency:
https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/contacts_en