Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
Capacity building projects are international cooperation projects based on multilateral partnerships between organisations active in the field of VET. 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.
Detailed Call Description
Specifically, the objectives of the action are:
- Build capacity of VET providers to strengthen cooperation between private and public stakeholders in the field of vocational education and training for demand-oriented and opportunity-driven VET interventions;
- Improve the quality and responsiveness of VET to economic and social developments to enhance the labour market relevance of skills provision;
- Align VET provision to local, regional and national development strategies.
Proposals should focus on one or more of the following themes:
- Work-based learning (for young people and/or adults);
- Quality assurance mechanisms;
- VET teachers/trainers professional development;
- Key competences, including entrepreneurship;
- Public Private Partnerships in VET;
- Innovation in VET;
- Green and digital skills for the twin transition;
- Skills matching with current and future job opportunities.
In addition, the applicant 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 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.
The regional priorities set for this action are described in pages 330-331 of the Erasmus+ 2023 Programme Guide (the link can be found under the “More information” section).
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
80%
The EU grant per project will vary from a minimum of €100,000 and a maximum of €400,000. This action follows a lump sum funding model.
Thematic Categories
- Education and training
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Educational Institutions
- Employers
- Large Enterprises
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- State-owned Enterprises
- Training Centres
Eligibility For Participation Notes
Any public and private organisation active in the VET field and legally established in an EU Member State or eligible third country associated to the Programme can apply to this action.
Eligible participating organisation must be active in the field of VET or in the labour market. They can be involved as full partners, affiliated entities or associated partners and must be established in an EU Member state or third country associated to the Programme, or in an eligible third country not associated to the Programme (Regions 1, 2, 3, 9, 10 and 11).
Participating organisations may fall under the following categories:
- VET providers;
- Companies, industry or sector representative organisations;
- National/regional qualification authorities;
- Employment services;
- Research institutes;
- Innovation agencies;
- Regional development authorities etc.
Capacity building projects are transnational and involve at least 4 organisations from minimum 3 countries:
- At least 1 organisation from 2 different EU Member States and at least 2 organisations from at least 1 eligible third country not associated to the Programme, or
- At least 1 organisation from 2 different third countries associated to the Programme and at least 2 organisations from at least 1 eligible third country not associated to the Programme, or
- At least 1 organisation from an EU Member State and 1 organisation from a third country associated to the Programme and at least 2 organisations from at least 1 eligible third country not associated to the Programme (Regions 1, 2, 3, 9, 10 and 11).
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.
For more information in relation to the eligibility criteria for participation in each action, we advise you to consult the Programme Guide for 2023 (the link can be found under the “More information” section).
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Foundation for the Management of European (EU) Lifelong Learning Programmes
www.erasmusplus.cy
info@llp.org.cy
Tel: +357 22 448 888
Youth Board of Cyprus
www.erasmusplus.cy
erasmusplus@onek.org.cy
Tel: +357 22 402 644
(Publish Date: 16/01/2023-for internal use only)
EU Contact Point
European Education and Culture Executive Agency:
https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/contacts_en