KA1 - Mobility Projects for VET Learners and Staff. Project Management Day

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1 KA1 - Mobility Projects for VET Learners and Staff Project Management Day

2 Agenda Arrival & Registration 10:00 Welcome & Introduction Agenda / Aims for the day Reminder of Erasmus+ and KA1 Overview of Funding for this Selection round 10:30 Project networking 11:00 Project Contractual Agreements Overview of Mono Beneficiary Agreement Main terms of contract 11:30 Break Finance, Administration and Reporting Financial Rules Documentation requirements Mobility Tool LUNCH (Light Lunch provided) 13:45 Impact 14:30 Workgroups Discussions on topics relating to quality and project management 15:45 Dissemination 16:00 Close of Meeting

3 Aims for Today Provide information on the contractual, administrative and financial aspects of KA1 VET Mobility projects Network with other projects Share ideas on managing mobility projects Focus on quality and impact of projects Focus on dissemination

4 Overview of Erasmus

5 ABOUT ERASMUS+ Combines 7 EU education, training and youth programmes, and introduces sport for the first time Total budget of 14.7 billion, representing a 40% budget increase Irelands allocation is 169 million

6 ABOUT ERASMUS+ Increased learning opportunities abroad for students and teachers EU grants and training for about 4 million people and 125,000 institutions

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8 Stronger impact Institutional approach Strong focus on quality and recognition of mobility Strong support to staff mobility in all fields Cross-sectoral cooperation between all education, training and youth fields Systematic linguistic assessment and support

9 3 main types of actions Learning mobility of individuals Staff mobility, in particular for teachers, trainers, school leaders and youth workers Mobility for students in higher education and in vocational education and training Master degree scheme Mobility for higher education for EU and non-eu beneficiaries Youth volunteering and youth exchanges Cooperation for innovation and exchange of good practices Strategic Partnerships between education, training and/or youth organisations and other relevant actors Large scale partnerships between education and training establishments and business: Knowledge Alliances & Sector Skills alliances IT-Platforms including EYP, e-twinning and EPALE Cooperation with Partner Countries Support for policy reform Open method of Coordination EU tools: valorisation and implementation Policy dialogue with stakeholders, non-eu countries and international organisations Large scale prospective initiatives

10 Breakdown of Education and Youth budget by Key Action

11 Breakdown of Education and Training budget by field

12 Key Action 1: Learning mobility of individuals Key Action 1 supports mobility in the education, training and youth sectors and aims to bring long lasting benefits to the participants and the participating organisations involved.

13 What is a Learning Mobility Project? Transnational mobility activities targeting learners and staff to: - support learners in the acquisition of competences (knowledge, skills and attitudes) to improve their personal development and employability in the European labour market; - support the professional development of those who work in VET to innovate and improve the quality of VET across Europe;

14 What is a Learning Mobility Project? - enhance the participants' foreign languages competence; - raise participants' awareness and understanding of other cultures and countries; - build networks of international contacts, to actively participate in society and develop a sense of European citizenship and identity

15 Types of Activities Learner Mobility Staff Mobility

16 Learner Mobility VET Traineeship Duration: min 2 weeks max 12 months Open to: - apprentices p - students in vocational training schools - recent graduates from VET schools or from companies providing VET to apprentices (must undertake their training placement within one year of graduation)

17 Learner Mobility Who will undertake a vocational training placement in another country At: a workplace or VET school (with periods of work based learning in an enterprise of other organisation)

18 Learner Mobility 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.

19 Staff Mobility Teaching/training assignments: - allows staff of VET schools to teach at a partner VET school abroad; - allows staff of enterprises to provide training at a VET organisation abroad. Staff training: - 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

20 Duration Staff Mobility - From 2 days to 2 months (excluding travel time) Open to: - Any person working for an organisation active in the field of VET and being in charge of VET e.g. teachers, trainers, international mobility officers, staff with administrative or guidance functions, etc. For teaching/training assignments, the Action is also open to persons from enterprises, public sector and/or civil society organisations.

21 Minimum two partners Summary If National VET Consortium at least 3 VET organisations Mobility duration: Learners: 2 weeks 12 months Staff: 2 days 2 months excluding travel times One application to include one or more of VET traineeships Teaching / training assignments Staff training Project duration: 1 / 2 years One application per VET organisation or National VET consortium

22 A mobility project will consist of: - Preparation (including practical arrangements, selection of participants, set up of agreements with partners and participants, linguistic/intercultural/task-related preparation of participants before departure); - Implementation of the mobility activities; - Follow-up (including the evaluation of the activities, the formal recognition - where applicable - of the learning outcomes of participants during the activity and dissemination and use of the project's outcomes).

23 Mobility Projects - VET Number of Applications Submitted (VET) = 21 Number of Applications Funded = 17 Total funding = 2,043,388.00

24 Contact Project Implementation Finance & Ops Finance & Ops Elva Duggan Brigid Kelly Weronika Gasior Schools & VET Tel Finance & Ops Tel Finance & Ops Tel