CONTACT SEMINAR

Opportunities for vocational

teachers and VET schools in Erasmus + Programme

Sopot, 5-8.11.2015

ERASMUS+ (2014-2020) A single programme,

a simplified architecture

Youth in Action

Interna-

tional Higher

Education

programmes:

Erasmus Mundus,

Tempus, Alfa,

Edulink,

bilateral

programmes

Lifelong

Learning

Programme:

Erasmus

Grundtvig

Leonardo

Comenius

2. Cooperation

for innovation

and exchange of good

practices

Erasmus+

1. Learning

mobility of individuals

3. Support

for policy reform

Specific Actions:

• Jean Monnet

• Sport

One integrated Programme (covers all sectors E&T and Youth)

Past Programmes

Objectives of the ERASMUS+ Programme: - improve the level of key competences and skills, with particular regard to their relevance for the labour market and their contribution to a cohesive society, in particular through increased opportunities for learning mobility and through strengthened cooperation between the world of education and training and the world of work; - foster quality improvements, innovation excellence and internationalisation at the level of education and training institutions, in particular through enhanced transnational cooperation between education and training providers and other stakeholders; - promote the emergence and raise awareness of a European lifelong learning area designed to complement policy reforms at national level and to support the modernisation of education and training systems, in particular through enhanced policy cooperation, better use of EU transparency and recognition tools and the dissemination of good practices.

Objectives of the ERASMUS+ Programme (2): - enhance the international dimension of education and training, in particular through cooperation between Programme and Partner-Country institutions in the field of VET and in higher education, by increasing the attractiveness of European higher education institutions and supporting the EU's external action, including its development objectives, through the promotion of mobility and cooperation between Programme and Partner-Country higher education institutions and targeted capacity building in Partner Countries - improve the teaching and learning of languages and promote the EU's broad linguistic diversity and intercultural awareness

Eligible Countries:

A. Programme countries:

• 28 Member states of the European Union (EU);

• Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway;

• Turkey;

• Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;

B. Partner countries:

• neighboring countries UE (divided into 4 regions);

Eastern Partnership countries, South-Mediterranean

countries, Western Balkans, Russian Federation;

• other countries– participation depends on the actions;

ERASMUS+

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

AND TRAINING

Key Action 1:

Learning mobility of individuals

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Aims: • To increase training opportunities abroad of VET learners and to provide them with skills needed for the transition from education and training to work Main activities: • Traineeships abroad in a company, other workplace or in a VET school with periods of work-based learning in a company

VET: Key Action 1

… in other words

Vocational learners

For whom?

• Apprentices or upper secondary VET learners + recent graduates

Duration?

• From 2 weeks to 12 months

Where?

• At a workplace or a VET school (with

periods of work-based learning), in another Programme Country

Who applies?

• VET organisation or consortium located in a Programme Country

Vocational learners

1. The sending and receiving organisations, together with the students/staff, must have agreed on the activities to be undertaken by the students - in a „Learning Agreement” - or by staff members - in a 'Mobility Agreement' - prior to the start of the mobility period. These agreements define the target learning outcomes for the learning period abroad, specify the formal recognition provisions and list the rights and obligations of each party.

2. The learning outcomes are formally recognised and validated at an institutional level, course contents are adapted as necessary to ensure that the mobility period abroad fits well with the course in which the apprentice/VET student is enrolled.

STAFF MOBILITY Aims: • To update / acquire knowledge of work practices and/or refresh pedagogical skills of VET professionals/teachers Main activities: • teaching/training assignments: this activity allows staff of VET schools to teach at a partner VET school abroad. It also allows staff of enterprises to provide training at a VET organisation abroad. • staff training: this activity supports the professional development of VET staff in the form of a work placement or a job shadowing/observation period abroad in an enterprise or any other VET organisation.

VET: Key Action 1

Aim? raising key competences and skills of teachers, trainers and other staff

Duration? from 2 days to 2 months, excl. travel

Scope? between Programme Countries

Where?

Teaching or training assignment at a partner institution abroad

Staff training in the form of a work placement or job shadowing/observation period abroad in an enterprise or any other VET organisation

Who applies?

• VET organisation or consortium located in a Programme Country

… in other words

Staff mobility

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Eligible participating organisations

A participating organisation can be: • any public or private organisation active in the field of vocational education and training (defined as a VET Organisation); or • any public or private organisation active in the labour market or in the fields of education, training and youth. For example, such organisations can be: a vocational education school/institute/centre; a public or private, a small, medium or large enterprise (including social enterprises); a social partner or other representative of working life, including chambers of commerce, craft/professional associations and trade unions; a public body at local, regional or national level; a research institute; a foundation; a school/institute/educational centre (at any level, from pre-school to up-per secondary education, and including adult education); a non-profit organisation, association, NGO; a body providing career guidance, professional counselling and information services; a body responsible

Vocational learners

WHAT IS THE ROLE OF ORGANISATIONS PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROJECT?

- Applicant organisation: in charge of applying for the mobility project, signing and managing the grant agreement and reporting. The applicant can be a consortium coordinator: leading a national mobility consortium of partner organisations of the same country aimed at sending VET learners and staff to activities abroad. The national mobility consortium coordinator can also but not necessarily act as sending organisation. - Sending organisation: in charge of selecting VET learners/staff and sending them abroad. - Receiving organisation: in charge of receiving foreign VET learners/staff and offering them a programme of activities, or benefiting from a training activity provided by VET staff. - Intermediary organisation: this is an organisation active in the labour market or in the fields of education, training and youth. It is a partner in a national mobility consortium, but is not a sending organisation. Its role may be to share and facilitate the administrative procedures of the sending VET organisations and to better match apprentice/student profiles with the needs of enterprises in case of traineeships and to jointly prepare participants.

Staff and learners mobility

Minimum: 1 sending and 1 receiving partner from the Programme Countries

Duration of the project: from 1 to 2 years

Small scale projects possible

Mobility of staff and learners in one application

Real needs analysis

Dissemination and exploitation of results/outcomes within institution and beyond

Training mobility programme should be described in application inc. Learning outcomes

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WHY?

improve vocational skills

job shadowing, training and teaching abroad

structured study

enhance the employability work experience

gain cultural awareness

improved competences

better understanding of practices and policies across countries

enhance quality in teaching and learning

trigger changes in the modernisation and international opening of the educational institution

promotion of mobility activities for learners

UNIT costs

Travel – grant per distance band

Individuals' support – grant per day or per month

Organisational support – grant per participant

Linguistic support – grant per participant (only for VET

learners)

Funding

REAL costs

Special needs – to contribute to participation costs of

disabled persons

Exceptional costs – exceptional costs directly related to

mobility (e.g. visa, residence permits) and to participation

of young people with fewer opportunities

(e.g. reinforced volunteer mentorship)

Funding

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1. Relevance of the project (maximum 30 points):

The relevance of the proposal to: - the objectives of the Action - the needs and objectives of the participating organisations and of the individual participants The extent to which the proposal is suitable to: - producing high-quality learning outcomes for participants - reinforcing the capacities and international scope of the participating organisations

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2. Quality of the project design and implementation

(maximum 40 points):

The clarity, completeness and quality of all the phases of the project proposal (preparation, implementation of mobility activities, and follow-up)

The consistency between project objectives and activities proposed

The quality of the practical arrangements, management and support modalities

The quality of the preparation provided to participants

The quality of arrangements for the recognition and validation of participants' learning outcomes as well as the consistent use of European transparency and recognition tools

The appropriateness of measures for selecting and/or involving participants in the mobility activities

If applicable, the quality of cooperation and communication between the participating organisations, as well as with other relevant stakeholders

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3. Impact and dissemination (maximum 30 points):

The quality of measures for evaluating the outcomes of the project

The potential impact of the project: - on participants and participating organisations during and after the project lifetime -outside the organisations and individuals directly participating in the project, at local, regional, national and/or European levels

The appropriateness and quality of measures aimed at disseminating the

outcomes of the project within and outside the participating organisations

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4. Tresholds

In order to be considered for funding under the Erasmus+, an application submitted to a National Agency has to: � score at least 60 points in total and score at least 50% of the maximum points for each award criterion

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Where to apply? : to the National Agency of the country in which the applicant organisation is established. http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/tools/national-agencies/index_en.htm

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WHEN TO APPLY?

Applicants have to submit their grant application by

2 February 2016 at 12:00

(midday Brussels time) for projects starting between 1

June and 31 December of the same year.

HOW TO APPLY?

Register your organisation in URF

Gain PIC

Use electronic form – eform (available at the end of

November )

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Thank you for your attention

Izabela Laskowska Email: ilaskowska@frse.org.pl

http://www.erasmusplus.org.pl

Key Action 2:

VET Strategic Partnerships

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VET: Key Action 2

Aims:

• support the development, transfer and/or implementation of innovative practices;

• support of implementation of joint initiatives promoting cooperation, peer learning and exchanges of experience at European level.

Two types of the Strategic Partnerships: • Strategic Partnerships supporting innovation: (to develop innovative outputs, intensive dissemination and exploitation activities of existing and newly produced products or innovative ideas) • Strategic Partnerships supporting exchange of good practices: (to develop and reinforce networks, increase capacity to operate at transnational level, share and confront ideas, practices and methods)

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VET: Key Action 2

Necessary elements of Strategic Partnerships

Aims Activities Results Analysis Dissemination

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Field - specific priorities

Promoting work-based learning in all its forms, with special attention to apprenticeship-type training, by involving social partners, companies and VET providers, as well as stimulating innovation and entrepreneurship.

Further developing quality assurance mechanisms in VET, in line with EQAVET recommendation, and establishing continuous information and feedback loops to I-VET and C-VET systems, based on learning outcomes as part of quality assurance systems.

Further strengthening key competences in VET curricula and providing more effective opportunities to acquire or develop those skills through I-VET and C-VET.

Enhancing access to training and qualifications for all through C-VET, in a life-long learning perspective, notably by increasing the quality, supply and accessibility of C-VET, validation of non-formal and informal learning, promoting work-place learning in companies for the working population, providing for efficient and integrated guidance services and flexible and permeable learning pathways.

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May typically realise a range of

activities, such as:

• developing/testing/implementing of innovative practices (outcomes, methods, tools, curricula, study programmes, trainings, use of Information and Communication Technologies, Open Educational Resources);

• facilitating recognition and validation of knowledge, skills and competences ;

• transnational initiatives to encourage active citizenship and entrepreneurship (including social entrepreneurship);

Activities

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• Short term activities (5 days – 60 days):

• Joint staff training events (small groups of training and education staff go for e.g.

study visits, discussion workshops, trainnig courses connected with the topic of

Strategic Partnership) ;

• Blended mobility of learners combining short term physical mobility (up to 2 months

in total) with virtual mobility (ICT e.g. videoconferencing, social media)

• Long term activities (60 days – 12 months):

• Teaching and training assignments of staff (e.g. educational staff teach or work in a

partner institution)

Training, teaching or learning activities of individuals if

added value for the project's objectives

Activities

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Who can participate?

Criteria

A Strategic Partnership is transnational

and involves minimum

3 organisations from 3 different Programme Countries

• One organisation submit an application form on behalf of all

participating organisations involved in the project;

• Any type of public or private organisation established in Programme Countries

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• a higher education institution;

• a school/institute/educational centre (at any level, from pre-school to upper secondary education, and including vocational education and adult education);

• a non-profit organisation, association, NGO;

• a public, private small medium or large enterprise (including social enterprises);

• a public body at local, regional or national level;

• a social partner or other representative of working life, including chambers of commerce, craft/professional associations and trade unions;

• a research institute;

• a foundation;

• a training centre;

• a cultural organisation, library, museum;

• a body providing professional counselling and information services;

• a body validating knowledge, skills and competences acquired through the validation of non-formal and informal learning.

Examples of organisations

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• Partnership between universities, VET schools, youth NGOs, creative industries, small-and medium-sized enterprises to promote transition from education to self-employment, through courses, programmes, and stimulate creativity and entrepreneurship;

• Partnership between VET schools, enterprise, research institute to create and implement an interactive educational module training in the profession of mechatronics technician in the curricullum;

• Partnerships between VET schools and enterpises to improve the quality of teaching in vocational schools by creation of the ICT tool to assess the skills and qualifications, innovative training programs, development of materials for teaching vocational subjects.

Examples of partnerships

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- from 12 to 36 months with start date between

1/09/2016 to 31/12/2016

- a variable amount, defined by multiplying 12 500 EUR by the duration of the project (in months) and up to 450 000 EUR for projects with duration of 36 months

Duration

Grant

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When to apply ?

Applicants have to submit their grant

application by

31 March 2016 at 12:00

(midday Brussels time)

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• eTwinning

• Erasmus+ Project Results platform for dissemination and exploitation

of project results http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-

plus/projects/

• ADAM database: electronic platform for vocational education and training

projects http://www.adam-europe.eu.

• Websites of Leonardo da Vinci programme in the NAs, e.g.

http://www.leonardo.org.pl/partner-search

• Social media: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/EU-

PROJECTS-PARTNER-FINDING/110101895709424?fref=ts; LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/grps/ERASMUS-PLUS-PARTNER-FINDING-

4287623?

• TCA – e.g. http://erasmusplus.org.pl/ksztalcenie-i-szkolenia-

zawodowe/szkolenia/

Partners finding

Thank you for your

attention

Marta Affeltowicz maffeltowicz@frse.org.pl