OBJECTIVES OF THE ACTION

Specifically, the action will:

• Reinforce the links between the third countries not associated to the Programme VET system and its labour market so as to better align VET to (emerging) local labour market opportunities;
• Increase the link between VET profiles and local/regional/national strategies and priorities impacted by skills, in particular those supported by other European Union actions, in order to ensure coherence;
• Increase the capacities of VET providers especially in the fields of management, governance, inclusion, quality assurance, innovation; and internationalisation;
• Support the exposure of staff, managers, policy makers and senior teachers to approaches bringing the labour market and VET closer (dual learning, curriculum development with private sector partners…);
• Improve the knowledge, technical, managerial and pedagogical skills of VET teachers and trainers;
• Integrate the input from teachers/trainers, VET learners and employers, from private sector in particular, into curriculum, profile design and training reform;
• Improve the level of competences, skills and employability potential of VET learners by developing new and innovative VET education programmes, especially those delivering key competences, basic language, and ICT skills;
• Foster cooperation across different regions of the world through joint initiatives.

THEMATIC AREAS

Features that characterise capacity building in VET include some thematic areas presented below. Proposals should focus on one or more of the following themes:

• Work-based learning (for young people and/or adults);
• Quality assurance mechanisms;
• VET teachers/trainers professional development;
• Key competences, including entrepreneurship;
• Skills-matching in forward-looking economic sectors;
• Support to the development of green and digital skills for the twin transition.

In addition, the applicant can cover thematic areas that are not presented above. These must demonstrate that they are particularly appropriate to meet the objectives of the call and identified needs.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

In order to be eligible for an Erasmus grant, project proposals for capacity building in the field of VET must comply with the following criteria:

Who can apply?

Any public and private organisation active in the VET field and legally established in an EU Member State or eligible third country associated to the Programme. The applicant applies on behalf of all participating organisations involved in the project.

Duration of the project

Projects can last one, two or three years. The duration must be chosen at application stage, based on the objective of the project and on the type

When to apply?

Applicants have to submit their grant application by 31 March at 17:00:00 (Brussels time).

Other criteria

Only one proposal per deadline may be submitted by the same applicant. If more than one proposal is submitted by the same applicant, only the one submitted the earliest will be taken into account while the other(s) will be automatically rejected.

Applicant organisations will be assessed against the relevant exclusion and selection criteria. For more information please consult Part C of this Guide

For more information please see the source call.