NOTICE: CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE SECTOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING – DEADLINE: 29 FEBRUARY 2024
” KA 2 – CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE SECTOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
PROVIDER: European Commission – DG Education, Culture and Audiovisual
EXPIRY: February 29, 2024
GOALS:
BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF VET PROVIDERS: in strengthening cooperation between public and private stakeholders in the VET sector for demand- and opportunity-driven training pathways;
IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND RESPONSIVENESS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING: in relation to economic and social developments to improve the supply of skills relevant to the labor market;
ALIGN VET PROVISION: with local, regional and national development strategies.
REGIONAL PRIORITIES: In addition to the horizontal priorities of the Programme, the EU has also set a series of regional priorities for geographical balance and related specific objectives. Furthermore, institutions are encouraged to collaborate with Partners from poorer and less developed third countries not associated with the programme.
WESTERN BALKANS: Priority will be given to Projects that contribute to the relevant economic and investment plan and/or to the recommendations of the European Training Foundation within the TURIN process: Mobility of learners (students) and staff (teachers) will be given priority , trainers, directors, managers, etc.).
EASTERN NEIGHBORHOOD: Priority will be given to projects that contribute to the Economic and Investment Plan and/or to the recommendations of the Training European Foundation as part of the TURIN process.
SOUTHERN MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES: Priority will be given to projects that contribute to the Economic and Investment Plan and/or to the recommendations of the Training European Foundation as part of the Turin process.
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: Priority will be given to least developed countries. A particular emphasis will also be placed on the countries with the greatest migration.
NO COUNTRY WILL ACCESS MORE THAN 8% OF THE FUNDING PROVIDED FOR THE REGION;
PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO PROJECTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE RESPECTIVE PROGRAMS: multi-annual geographical programs at national or regional level and to the EU-Africa Global Gateway investment package;
PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO PROJECTS THAT HELP TO PROMOTE: public-private dialogue between VET institutions and the private sector.
LATIN AMERICA: Priority will be given to regional projects (projects involving more than one eligible third country not associated with the Programme) or projects in low- and middle-income countries;
PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO PROJECTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR RESPECTIVE MULTI-YEAR PROGRAM AT NATIONAL OR REGIONAL LEVEL.
CARIBBEAN: Priority will be given to regional projects (projects involving more than one eligible third country not associated with the Programme) or Projects in low- and middle-income countries;
PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO PROJECTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE RESPECTIVE PROGRAM: multi-year at national or regional level.
FINANCEABLE ACTIONS
THEMATIC AREAS
SOME OF THE THEMATIC AREAS ILLUSTRATED BELOW ARE AMONG THE CHARACTERISTICS OF CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT IN VET >.
PROPOSALS SHOULD FOCUS ON ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:
WORK-BASED LEARNING: (for young people and/or adults);
GUARANTEE MECHANISMS: quality;
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: of VET teachers/trainers;
KEY COMPETENCIES > INCLUDING: entrepreneurship Public-private partnerships in VET;
INNOVATION: IN VET;
SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS: green and digital for the dual transition;
SKILLS CORRESPONDING TO OPPORTUNITIES: current and future work.
THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES: They must be directly linked to the Objectives and Thematic Areas of the Action, i.e. they must correspond to one or more of the thematic areas listed.
THE PROJECTS WILL BE ABLE TO INTEGRATE A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES OF: cooperation, exchange, communication and others.
IF MOBILITY OF LEARNERS AND STAFF ARE PROPOSED: these should contribute directly to the objectives of the project and be firmly framed in its overall logic.
ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES:
EU MEMBER STATES ASSOCIATED WITH THE EU 27 PROGRAM: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Republic Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Hungary.
PTOM:
COUNTRIES - TERRITORIES AND COMMUNITIES WHICH ARE NOT SOVEREIGN BUT DEPEND TO DIFFERENT EXTENTS ON THE THREE MEMBER STATES > WITH WHICH THEY MAINTAIN SPECIAL TIES > OR:
1.OLLAND: Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten;
2. FRANCE: New Caledonia - French Polynesia - French Southern and Antarctic Lands - Wallis and Futuna Islands - Saint Pierre and Miquelon - Saint Barthélemy;
3. DENMARK: Greenland.
THIRD COUNTRIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE EFTA/EEA PROGRAM: Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein Republic of North Macedonia, Turkey, Serbia
THIRD COUNTRIES NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROGRAM REGIONS 1, 2, 3, 9, 10 and 11 (see part A of the Guide). EXCEPTION: Belarus (region 2) and the Russian Federation are not eligible to participate in this action.
COUNTRIES/TERRITORIES OF IMPLEMENTATION
THE ACTIVITIES MUST CARRY OUT IN THE COUNTRIES OF THE ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING IN THE PARTNERSHIP: except in cases duly justified in relation to the objectives of the action. Furthermore, if adequately motivated, the activities can also take place at the headquarters of an Institution of the European Union, even if there are no Participating Organizations in the country hosting the Institution (Brussels, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Strasbourg and The Hague). .
ACTIVITIES INVOLVING THE SHARING AND PROMOTION OF RESULTS: can also take place on the occasion of relevant Transnational Thematic Events/Conferences in EU Member States or in Third Countries Associated with the Program or in Third Countries not associated with the programme.
ELIGIBLE ENTITIES: Public and Private Organizations Active in the VET Sector or in the Labor Market.
THIRD COUNTRY ORGANIZATIONS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROGRAM: cannot be proposers/coordinators.
THERE MAY BE ASSOCIATED PARTNERS FROM THE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SECTOR WHO CONTRIBUTE: to the implementation of specific tasks/activities of the project or who support the dissemination of the project.
FOR CONTRACTUAL MANAGEMENT MATTERS > THE ASSOCIATED PARTNERS DO NOT RECEIVE FUNDING.
THE CONSORTIUM OF PARTNERS: must include at least one VET provider at non-tertiary education level.
》》》 AVAILABLE FINANCIAL ENDOWMENT 25,250,170 EUROS.
AMOUNT OF THE CONTRIBUTION
THE GRANT: will be lump sum, meaning it will reimburse a fixed amount based on a lump sum or Financing not related to costs.
THE AMOUNT WILL BE FIXED BY THE ORGANIZATION WHICH WILL ALLOCATE THE GRANT: on the basis of the expected budget of the Project and a Financing Rate of 80%.
》》》THE EU CONTRIBUTION > GOES FROM A MINIMUM OF 100,000 EUROS TO A MAXIMUM OF 400,000 EUROS.
Details and financial eligibility criteria in part B and Annex I of the Program Guide.
METHODS AND PROCEDURES FOR SUBMISSION: The Action is Centralized, the Applications must be submitted to the EACEA Executive Agency. The same Applicant may submit only one Project Proposal for each Deadline.
CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ARE TRANSNATIONAL AND INVOLVE: At least Four Organizations from at least Three Eligible Countries. The number of Organizations from EU Member States and Third Countries Associated with the Program cannot exceed the Number of Organizations from Third Countries not Associated with the Programme.
AFFILIATED ENTITIES AND ASSOCIATED PARTNERS: are not counted towards the composition of the consortium.
PROJECT DURATION: 12 – 24 or 36 Months > Based on the Project Objectives and Planned Activities. Must be chosen during the application phase.
THE STEPS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NOTICE: they are illustrated in detail on the Funding & Tender Portal where the necessary documents (forms, guide, etc.) can also be found.
Call ID: ERASMUS-EDU-2024-CB-VET
WRITING LANGUAGE OF THE FORM The form is only available in English but can be completed in one of the official EU languages. Being a centralized action, the use of English facilitates the evaluation of the application. The use of a target language (English, French, German) in the "Project Summary" section of the form remains mandatory.
CONTACTS:
EACEA-EPLUS-CBVET@ec.europa.eu
http://EACEA-EPLUS-CBVET@ec.europa.eu/
FURTHER INFORMATION:
LINK: https://year-of-skills.europa.eu/index_en?prefLang=it
LINK: https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/it
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