EU’s funding programme for education, training, youth and sports
BACKGROUND 7 EU programmes •Youth in Action •International higher educational programmes (ErasmusMundus, Tempus, Alfa,Edulink) •Bilateral programmes •Life long learning programme (Grundtvig, Erasmus, Leonardo, Comenius) PROBLEMS • Increasing need for highly qualified workforce • High youth unemployment • EU competitiveness
FRAMEWORK •14.7 billion euro •40% increase •4 million people - 125,000 institutions •500.000 young people and youth workers
GENERAL PRIORITIES • Developing skills and competences • Entrepreneurship • Digital competences • Multilingualism • New educational methods • ICT • Recognition of competences
AIMS - YOUTH •Development of key competences •Democratic participation •Youth representation in the labour market •Intercultural dialogue •Social inclusion - solidarity •Links between youth work and labour market • Improvement of quality of youth work • Support for policy reform • Dissemination and exploitation of results • Capacity building beyond EU
PRIORITIES • Basic and transversal skills • User friendly and innovative methods •Open learning sources, ICT in learning •Synergies between different policy levels and sectors related to youth •Cross-sectoral cooperation • Youth participation in social life •Projects aiming to decrease youth unemployment •Healthy living – grassroot sports • European citizenship Participation in European decision-making
KEY ACTIONS 1.Key Action 1 Learning mobility of individuals •Youth exchanges •Staff mobility •European voluntary service 2. Key Action 2 – Cooperations for innovation and sharing good practices • Strategic partnerships Transnational youth initiatives • Capacity building
3. Key Action 3 – Support for policy reform • Structured dialogue
FUNDING
Who can participate: - NGOS
- European youth organisations - Social entreprises - Public institutions - Informal groups
Participating countries Programme countires: EU 28 + non-EU countries (Iceland, Lichtenstein, Macedonia, Turkey, Norway, Switzerland) Partner countires: EU neighbouring countires East-Balkan – Eastern Oartnership South-Mediterranean – Russia Other
MOBILITY PROJECTS:
a.) youth exchange: 5-21 days,max. 60 pax, age 13-30
b.) EVS: 14 days-12 month, age 17-30 ) Accreditation: E-form, Aim: quality - European Youth Portal
Venue: programme countries + partner countries II. Staff mobility : Seminars – trainings - partnership building - study visits - job shadowing 2 days - 2 months
Venue: programme countries + partner countries
Funding: 1. Travel – distance calculator http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/tools/distance_en.htm
Youth moblity 10– 99km: 20€/p 100 – 499km: 80€/p 500 –1999km: 170€/p 2000 – 2999km: 270€/p 3000 – 3999km: 400€/p 4000 – 7999km: 620€/p 8000km+: 830€/fő EVS and staff mobility 100-499km:180 €/p 500 – 1999km: 275 €/p 2000 – 2999km: 360 €/p 3000 – 3999km: 530 €/p 4000-7999km: 820€/p 8000km+: 1100 €/p 2. Programme costs for organisations Youth exchange : 33€/pax/day, EVS:17€/pax/day (<60 day) or 510€/pax/month (2-12 month) staff mobility : 55€/pax/day,max: 1100€ 3. EVS pocket money 4€/pax/day (<60 day) vagy 90€/pax/month (2-12 month) 4. Language learning –unit cost/pax: 150€/pax (2-12month) 5. Special needs - 100%
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
Activities: • development of innovative methods, tools, curricula, modules, studies • trainings, use of ICT tools, open learning sources • cross-sectoral cooperation (labour market, public sector, civil society) • networking, sharing of best practices, professional exchange • recognition of competences (Youthpass,Europass) • active citizenship and social entreprises • transnational youth initiatives Terms and conditions: Project period: min.6 months to 24 months Individual mobility projects can be included if relevant - but not solely! 1. Long term activities (61 days - 12 months): mobility of youth workers 2. Short term EVS (2 weeks -2 months) individual or group EVS Partnership in YOUTH: Min 2 countries, 1 partner/country
Maximum funding: 150.000euros/year
FUNDING
1.1.Organisational costs – project management, implementation, coordination 500€/project leader/month; 250€/project partner/month, max.2750 €/month 1.2.Transnational project meetings travel: -100-1999 km:575 €/pax/meeting, 2000km+:760€/pax/meeting 3.Intellectual products: support for costs of personnel/professionals/experts 39-88€/day/person 4. Multiplying events- 100/200€/day/pax,max. 30.000€/project 5. Learning, teaching, training– travel:100-1999km: 275€/pax, 2000km+:360€/pax; daily allowance: teacher/trainer:100-70€, young person, student:55-40€/pax linguistic support 150€/pax(2-12 hó) 6. Special needs - 100% 7. Extraordinary costs –subcontractual suppliers, infrastructure, tools - 75%,max.50.000€ /project
POLICY REFORM Dialogue between young people and decision makers Activities National and transnational youth gatherings, meetings
Links to the structured dialogue process Structured Dialogue: http://europa.eu/youth/structured-dialogue_en
FUNDING Maximum funding: 50.000 euros 1.Travel: 10 – 99km: 20€/pax 100 – 499km: 80€/pax 500 –1999km: 170€/pax 2000 – 2999km: 270€/pax 3000 – 3999km: 400€/pax 4000 – 7999km: 620€/pax 8000km+: 830€/pax
2.Programme costs: 33 €/day/pax 3.Special needs – 100%
DEADLINES IN 2014 1. KEY ACTION 24 March Project starts: 17 June – 31 December 30 April Project starts : 1 August – 28 February 2015 1 October Project starts : 1 January 2015 – 30 September 2015 2. KEY ACTION 30 April Project starts: 1 September – 1 February 2015 1 October Project starts: 1 February 2015 - 30 September 2015 3. KEY ACTION 30 April Project starts : 1 August – 28 February 2015 1 October Project starts : 1 January 2015 – 30 September 2015
PRACTICAL INFOMRATION European Erasmus+ website: http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmusplus/index_en.htm You can find Programme Guide + E-forms under: Programme Guide EACEAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Erasmus+ site: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus_en Participant Portal http://ec.europa.eu/education/participants/p ortal/desktop/en/home.html Contacts to NAs: http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmusplus/national-agencies_en.htm
INFORMATION AND SUPPORT National Agencies EACEA http://eacea.ec.europa.eu SALTO Network https://www.salto-youth.net/ Eurodesk network www.eurodesk.org European Youth Portal www.europa.eu/youth
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