Details
- Status
- Open
- Publication date
- 27 January 2025
- Opening date
- Deadline model
- Single-stage
- Deadline date
- 27 May 2025, 17:00 (CEST)
- Funding programme
- Industrial Ecosystem
- Cross-sectoral
- Level of funding
- EU level
Description
Overview
Objectives
The general objectives of the priority are to contribute to: removing barriers to internal mobility for work and study purposes, facilitating the recognition of qualifications and learning outcomes; developing a highly skilled, qualified and mobile workforce, opening up opportunities for learners, workers and businesses; strengthening the quality, relevance and attractiveness of VET by supporting joint developments.
The specific objective of the priority is to support the development and delivery of joint VET qualifications and/or modules that are part of qualifications, or the improvement of existing ones, thus facilitating the mutual recognition of qualifications and learning outcomes and contributing to removing barriers to work and study mobility within the EU. The joint qualifications and/or modules will include a work-based learning component and a mobility window for a certain number of VET learners to participate in exchanges or rotation among the partners and ensure the recognition of the joint qualification and/or modules among the participating organisations.
Activities/actions supported
Projects should select at least five activities among the following:
- peer learning activities, networking, in-depth targeted analysis of national/regional frameworks for vocational excellence, set up of governance structures and advice from and to policy makers/stakeholders from the different countries;
- support exchanges of good practices in a particular region/country and/or across the Erasmus+ CoVEs projects, to expand activities and/or partnerships, scale up and mainstream successful projects at national level;
- develop and implement an evidence-based methodology and/or engagement strategy, to secure the systemic impact of the CoVE initiative on the national and regional levels, including exploring a strong role for national and regional authorities;
- create synergies at local/regional/national level among vocational excellence stakeholders, including with European or national initiatives;
- promote vocational excellence at regional and/or national level, and act as catalyst/inspiration to other stakeholders and to national and regional VET systems;
- connect existing CoVEs to skills ecosystems / CoVEs in other economic sectors to create economies of scale and work on cross-sectoral societal challenges;
- explore how to ensure the sustainability of the results of the CoVE projects.
Anticipated outcomes
Projects will foster vocational excellence impact, visibility, promotion, at national, regional, local level through effective framework conditions and activities. They should increase the link between vocational excellence initiatives and national and regional policies. Cooperation among ongoing and completed Erasmus+ Centres of Vocational Excellence projects will also be strengthened.
Institution providing the funding
EACEA
Size of funding
EUR 4 000 000
Conditions
Overview of eligibility criteria
Applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must be legal entities (public or private bodies) active in the fields of education and training, research and innovation or in the world of work; be established in one of the eligible countries (i.e.: Erasmus+ Programme Countries, EU Member States or listed EEA countries and countries associated to the Erasmus+ Programme).
Higher education institutions (HEIs) established in Erasmus+ Programme Countries must be holders of the ECHE certificate (Erasmus Charter for Higher Education).
Organisations from third countries not associated to the Programme can only be involved as associated partners (not as beneficiaries and affiliated entities).Exception: organisations from Belarus and the Russian Federation are not eligible to participate in this action.
Other entities may participate in other consortium roles, such as associated partners, subcontractors, third parties giving in-kind contributions, etc.
Please note that at least 3 applicants must be beneficiaries (or affiliated entities) of ongoing or completed Erasmus+ CoVE projects.
Overview of award criteria
Award criteria include the following:
- relevance (maximum 30 points);
- quality (maximum 40 points);
- impact (maximum 30 points).
Procedures
Application procedures
Proposals must be submitted electronically via the Funding & Tenders Portal Electronic Submission System (accessible via the funding opportunity pages in the Calls for proposals section).
Application support available
FAQs on the Funding & Tender Opportunities Portal