Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
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Summary
Alliances for Sectoral Cooperation on Skills aim to create new strategic approaches and cooperation for concrete skills development in areas implementing a major action of the European Skills Agenda for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience, the Pact for Skills. Alliances for Sectoral Cooperation on Skills seek to tackle skills gaps on the labour market that hamper growth, innovation and competitiveness in specific sectors or areas, aiming both at short term interventions and long term strategies.
Detailed Call Description
Alliances for Innovation partnerships shall implement a coherent and comprehensive set of sectoral or cross-sectoral activities, which should be adaptable to future knowledge developments across the EU. To boost innovation, the focus will be on talent and skills development.
These Alliances will be implemented in the 14 industrial ecosystems identified in the New Industrial Strategy for Europe.
The 14 industrial ecosystems as identified in the Annual Single Market Report 2021:
- Mobility-Transport-Automotive: Production of motor vehicles, ships and trains, and accessories; Their repair and maintenance; Freight Transport etc
- Textile: Production of textiles, wearing apparel, footwear, leather and jewellery etc.
- Renewable Energy: Electric motors, engines and turbines; Electric power generation; Manufacturing and distribution of gas etc.
- Electronics: Production of electronics etc
- Retail: Retail sales; Wholesale connected to consumers etc
- Construction: Building of residential and non-residential estates; Building of roads and railways; Building of utilities and civil engineering; Associated activities; etc.
- Aerospace & Defence: Aircraft production; space manufacturing and services; defence products and technologies, etc.
- Low-carbon energy Intensive Industries: Extraction of fossil fuels; Refining; Manufacturing of products with high environmental impact: plastics, chemicals, fertilisers, iron and steel, forest-based products, cement, rubber, non-ferrous metals, etc.
- Tourism: Passenger transport and travel; Hotels, short term accommodation; Restaurants and catering; Events, theme parks etc.
- Agri-food: Plant and animal production; Processing of food; Veterinary activities etc
- Creative & Cultural Industries: Newspapers, books and periodicals; Motion picture, video and television; Radio and music; etc..
- Digital: Telecommunications; Software and programming; Web portals; Manufacturing of computers and equipment, etc.
- Proximity & Social Economy: Social enterprises, associations and cooperatives aiming at generating a social impact, etc.
- Health: Pharmaceutical products and equipment; Hospitals, nursing homes, residential care etc.
Alliances have to choose for their proposal the single industrial ecosystem which their project will address. A proposal may concern an ecosystem that is not covered by an on-going Blueprint project or an ecosystem that has already an on-going Blueprint. In the latter case, the proposal must address fields and areas that are clearly different from those addressed by the on-going Blueprint project/s.
Proposals should, develop a strategic approach to sectoral cooperation on skills and include the design of continuing vocational training programmes to address urgent skills needs of people in working age. Proposals should also include developments of emerging occupational profiles, related qualifications, which should cover upper and post-secondary VET levels (EQF levels 3 to 5) and tertiary levels (EQF levels 6 to 8). Furthermore, proposals should include the design of related core curricula and education and training programmes leading to those qualifications.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
The lump sum value will be limited to a maximum of 80% of the estimated budget determined after evaluation.
This action follows a lump sum funding model. The EU grant per project will be of a maximum of €4.000.000.
Thematic Categories
- Education and training
- New Entrepreneurship
- Other Thematic Category
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Small-Medium Enterprises and Competitiveness
- Youth
Eligibility for Participation
- Associations
- Central Government
- Chambers
- Educational Institutions
- Large Enterprises
- Local Authorities
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Other Beneficiaries
- Parliamentary Bodies
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Semi-governmental organisations
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- State-owned Enterprises
- Trade Unions
- Training Centres
Eligibility For Participation Notes
The applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities, if applicable) must be registered members of the Pact for Skills, public or private organisations legally established in an EU Member State or third country associated to the programme, such as:
- Higher education institutions;
- VET providers;
- Networks of VET providers;
- Small and medium-sized or large enterprises (including social enterprises);
- Research institutes;
- Non-governmental organisations;
- Public bodies at local, regional or national level;
- Organisations active in education, training and youth;
- Intermediaries that represent education, training or youth organisations or enterprises;
- Accreditation, certification, recognition or qualification bodies;
- Chambers of commerce, industry or labour, chambers of skilled crafts
- European or national social partners;
- Hospitals or other care institutions, including long-term care
- Authorities responsible for education, training or employment at regional or national level;
- Employment services;
- National statistics offices;
- Economic development agencies;
- Sectoral or professional associations;
- Sector skills councils;
- Bodies providing career guidance, professional counselling, information services and employment services.
Organisations from third countries not associated to the Programme may also participate as beneficiaries, affiliated entities or associated partners, but not as coordinator, if their participation brings an essential added value to the project.
Higher education institutions established in an EU Member State, or third country associated to the Programme must hold a valid Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE).
Consortium composition
Alliances for Sectoral Cooperation on Skills (Blueprint) must cover at least 8 EU Member States, or third countries associated to the Programme and involve at least 12 applicants (beneficiaries, not affiliated entities). The consortium must include at least 5 labour market actors (enterprises or companies, or representative intermediary organisations, such as chambers, trade unions or trade associations) and at least 5 education and training providers (VET and HEIs) as applicants (beneficiaries, not affiliated entities).
3 should be at least one HEI and one VET provider involved as applicants (beneficiaries, not affiliated entities) in each proposal.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Foundation for the Management of European (EU) Lifelong Learning Programmes
Website: Erasmus+ – IDEP
Website with Contact details: Εpikoinonia – Erasmus+ – IDEP
Address: Prodromou & Dimitrakopoulou 2, Nicosia 1090, Cyprus
Τelephone: +357 22448888
Email: info@idep.org.cy
EU Contact Point
European Education and Culture Executive Agency:
https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/contacts_en