Call: VET-business partnerships on work-based learning and apprenticeships

Programme	Key Action 3 – Support for policy reform
Type of Fund	Action programme
Description of programme "Key Action 3 – Support for policy reform"	Key Action 3 provides grants for a wide variety of actions aimed at stimulating innovative policy development, policy dialogue and implementation, and the exchange of knowledge in the fields of education, training and youth. The majority of them are managed by the EACEA. Most of the actions under KA3 are managed outside the annual general call for proposals. This Subprogramme focuses on the following topics: Initiatives for policy innovation European policy experimentations Civil Society Cooperation Studies and surveys European policy tools Cooperation with international organisations Stakeholder dialogue, policy and programme promotion
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Call	VET-business partnerships on work-based learning and apprenticeships
Description of call "VET-business partnerships on work-based learning and apprenticeships"	Against the background of high youth unemployment and skills mismatch, the overall aim of this call is to bridge the gap between the worlds of education and business, to improve the relevance of education and training to labour market needs, and to raise excellence. In this context, the objective of the call is to invite the submission of proposals on VET-business partnerships (Vocational Education and Training) to develop work-based learning and thus contributing to the Riga Objective to promote work-based learning in all its forms, with special attention to apprenticeships. These partnerships should contribute to the involvement of business and social partners in the design and delivery of VET and to ensure a strong work-based learning element in VET. This call also intends to improve the quality of work-based learning and apprenticeships by promoting partnerships that involve companies, VET providers, other relevant stakeholders and intermediary organisations to develop more relevant, systematic and sustainable approaches by transferring knowledge and by learning from well-established models and practices. The focus lies on the regional and local dimension in order to produce concrete and sustainable results on the ground. The Call for Proposals distinguishes between two different types of partnerships: Lot 1. Local and regional partnerships Lot 2. Partnerships between a European umbrella organisation and its national members or affiliates
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Thematic Focus	Education, Employment, Youth, Social affairs
Funding area	EU Member States Danube Region Neighbouring Countries Iceland / Ísland Liechtenstein Norway / Norge Others
Origin of Applicant	EU Member States Iceland / Ísland Liechtenstein North Macedonia / Северна Македонија Norway / Norge Switzerland / Schweiz / Suisse / Svizzera Turkey / Türkiye
Eligible applicants	Education and Training Centres, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees), Enterprise (more than 250 employees or not defined), Lobby Group / Professional Association / Trade Union, Federal State / Region / City / Municipality / Local Authority, Public Services
Applicant details	Lot 1: The applicant (project coordinator) must be one of the following organisations: a VET provider (at upper secondary or post-secondary level), a small, medium or large enterprise (public or private), a chamber of industry, trade and crafts, or similarly relevant sectoral/professional organisation, a local or regional authority; Lot 2: The applicant (project coordinator) must be a European umbrella organisation having members or affiliates in at least 12 Erasmus+ programme countries, of which at least 6 take part in the project as partners.
Project Partner	Yes
Project Partner Details	Lot 1: The partnership must be composed of at least three full partners from at least two different Erasmus+ programme countries. These three entities must include: one VET provider, one local or regional authority, one small, medium or large enterprise (public or private) or one chamber or one sectoral/professional organisation. In addition, the partnership should include at least one employers' and one workers' organisation (social partners) as associated partners.
Recurring Call	unknown
Type of Funding	Grants
Financial details	Each grant will amount to between 250 000 € and 350 000 €.
Contact Details	https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/contacts