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Capacity building in the field of Vocational education and training (VET)
Funding Program | Erasmus+ - Key Action 2 – Cooperation among Organisations and Institutions | |
Call number | ERASMUS-EDU-2023-CB-VET | |
deadlines | Opening 29.11.2022 | Deadline 28.02.2023 17:00 |
Estimated EU contribution per project | EU grant per project: between € 100,000.00 and € 400,000.00 | |
Link to the call | ec.europa.eu | |
Link to the submission | ec.europa.eu |
Call content
short description | Capacity building projects are international cooperation projects based on multilateral partnerships between organisations active in the field of VET in Programme and third countries not associated to the Programme. They aim to support the relevance, accessibility, and responsiveness of VET institutions and systems in third countries not associated to the Programme as a driver of sustainable socio-economic development. |
Call objectives | Through joint initiatives that foster cooperation across different regions of the world, this action intends to increase the capacity of VET providers - especially in the fields of management, governance, inclusion, quality assurance, and innovation – so that they are better equipped to engage with private sector/enterprises/business associations to explore employment opportunities and jointly develop responsive VET interventions. International partnerships should contribute to improving the quality of VET in the third countries not associated to the Programme, notably by reinforcing the capacities of VET staff and teachers as well as by strengthening the link between VET providers and the labour market. It is envisaged that the capacity building projects VET contribute to the broader policy objectives that are being pursued between the European Commission and the third countries not associated to the Programme or region concerned, including Global Gateway investment packages. Specifically, the action will:
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Expected effects and impacts | Features that characterise capacity building in VET include some thematic areas presented below. Proposals should focus on one or more of the following themes:
In addition, applicants 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. The granted projects should demonstrate their expected impact by achieving the following results:
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Expected results | The activities proposed 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 above and they must be detailed in a project description covering the entire implementation period. In the context of this international worldwide action, project activities must focus on building and strengthening the capacities of organisations active in the field of VET principally in the third countries not associated to the Programme covered by the action. Funded projects will be able to integrate a wide range of cooperation, exchange, communication and other activities including for example:
In case learner and staff mobility activities are proposed, these should contribute directly to the objectives of the project and be strongly embedded in the project logic as a whole. The proposed activities should bring an added value and will have a direct impact on the achievement of the project results. read more |
Regions / countries for funding | EU Member States, Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT) Island (Ísland), Liechtenstein, North Macedonia (Северна Македонија), Norway (Norge), Serbia (Srbija/Сpбија), Türkiye |
eligible entities | Education and training institution, Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) / Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Other, Private institution, incl. private company (private for profit), Public Body (national, regional and local; incl. EGTCs), Research Institution incl. University |
Mandatory partnership | Yes |
Project Partnership | Capacity building projects are transnational and must involve at least 4 organisations (coordinator and full partners) from minimum 3 countries:
The consortium must include at least one VET provider at non-tertiary education level. The number of organisations from EU Member States and third countries associated to the Programme may not be higher than the number of organisations from eligible third countries not associated to the Programme. Affiliated entities and associated partners are not counted in these above requirements. Organisations from third countries not associated to the Programme cannot be coordinators. The coordinator applies on behalf of all participating organisations involved in the project. |
other eligibility criteria | Each participating organisation must be active in the field of VET or in the labour market. It can be involved as full partner, affiliated entity or associated partner and must be established in an EU Member state or third country associated to the Programme (please see Part A of the Programm Guide), or in an eligible third country not associated to the Programme. Eligible third countries not associated to the Programme for this action:
Exception: organisations from Belarus (Region 2) are not eligible to participate in this action. Type of eligible organisations can be (non-exhaustive list):
Associated partners can participate to the extent it is demonstrated that their participation brings an essential added value to the project (e.g. implementation of specific project tasks/activities or support the dissemination and sustainability of the project). For contractual management issues, associated partners are not considered as part of the project partners and do not receive funding. |
Additional information
Topics |
Administration & Governance, Institutional Capacity & Cooperation, Education & Training, Children & Youth, Media |
Relevance for EU Macro-Region | EUSAIR - EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region, EUSALP - EU Strategy for the Alpine Space, EUSBSR - EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, EUSDR - EU Strategy for the Danube Region |
UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs) |
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project duration | 12, 24 or 36 months |
Additional Information | Proposals must be complete and contain all the requested information and all required annexes and supporting documents:
Applications are limited to
For actions managed by the Erasmus+ National Agencies, applications must be submitted electronically via the forms available in the Erasmus+ website and the websites of the Erasmus+ National Agencies. |
Call documents | Erasmus+ Programmleitfaden 2023 - DE (5553kB) |
Contact | European Education and Culture Executive Agency Website Erasmus+ National Agencies Website |
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