This document provides an overview of the Erasmus+ program in the UK, including the key actions and activities it supports. Key Action 1 focuses on mobility projects that allow learners and staff to spend time abroad. Key Action 2 supports partnerships and sharing of ideas between organizations. Key Action 3 facilitates meetings between youth and policymakers. The document outlines eligibility and funding details for different sectors and project types under each key action. It also provides resources for partner finding and applying for Erasmus+ funding.

2. Welcome!

3. Erasmus+ in the UK statistics

4. • Key considerations for getting started
• Distinguishing features of each Key Action
• What else you need to know
• Partner finding
• Resources and next steps
• Questions?
Outline of the session

5. Identifying
your
target
group
Vocational
Education
and
Training
Youth
Schools
Adult
Education
Higher
Education

6. Key Action 1
Mobility of learners
and staff
Study, work, volunteer, teach or train abroad
Key Action 2
Improve practice
(Strategic) Partnerships: sharing, developing and
transferring knowledge, ideas and resources
Key Action 3
Improve policy
Youth structured dialogue projects designed to
facilitate meetings between young people and
policymakers
Deciding on project activities

7. Who are your partners abroad?

8. Key Action 1 - Mobility

9. Key Action 1 – Mobility
Distinguishing features
• Organisations make a funding application to
send participants on mobility activities abroad
• Activities, project durations and funding vary
depending on the sector
• Mobility activities within a project can last from
two days to 12 months depending on the field
and type of activity
• Pre-qualification of organisations required in
some cases

10. Field Activity Duration
Higher education Student Mobility:
• Study
• Traineeship
Staff Mobility:
• Teaching
• Training
• Combined
• 3 months to 12 months
• 2 months to 12 months
• 2 days to 2 months
Vocational education and
training
Learner Mobility:
• Traineeship in a
workplace or VET
school
Staff Mobility:
• Teaching/ training
assignments
• Staff training
• 2 weeks to 12 months
• 2 days to 2 months
Activity durations

11. Field Activity Duration
Schools • Teaching/ training
assignments
• Structured courses or
training events
• Job-shadowing
• 2 days to 2 months
Adult education • Teaching/ training
assignments
• Structured courses or
training events
• Job-shadowing
• 2 days to 2 months
Youth • Youth Exchanges
• Mobility of Youth
Workers
• Volunteering Projects
• Advanced Planning Visit
• 5 to 21 days
• 2 days to 2 months
• 2 weeks to 12 months
• 2 days maximum
Activity durations (continued)

12. Case study: Key Action 1

13. Key Action 2 - Partnerships

14. • Organisations can work together to address
policy objectives, challenges and needs
• Projects can focus on one field alone or on a
cross-field basis
• Priority topics for 2018 are in the Programme
Guide – your application must address one!
• Flexibility in terms of size and scale of project
and funding
Key Action 2 – Partnerships
Distinguishing features

15. Supporting Innovation Exchange of Good Practices
• Develop innovative outputs • Develop networks and experience
of transnational cooperation
• Engage in intensive dissemination
and exploitation
• Share ideas, practices and
methods
• Budget for Intellectual Outputs and
Multiplier Events (if relevant)
• No budget for Intellectual Outputs
or Multiplier Events
• Open to all fields • Specific formats for: School
Exchange Partnerships (Schools)
and Transnational Youth Initiatives
(Youth)
• Not available for Higher Education
Project types

16. • Organisations need to be part of a partnership
of organisations from different countries
• Minimum size is 2 or 3 partners in total
depending on the field
• One organisation applies for funding in their
country on behalf of the whole partnership
• Eligible project durations vary between fields
How does it work?

17. Case study: Key Action 2

18. Key Action 3 – Dialogue

19. • Organisations can bring young people and
decision-makers together to improve youth
policy
• Activities aimed at promoting the active
participation of young people in democratic
life and enabling young people to make their
voices heard
Key Action 3 – Structured Dialogue
Distinguishing features

20. • Meetings, events, seminars, debates and
discussions
• Meetings and seminars linked to official EU
Presidency Youth Conferences
• Events and debates linked to the European
Youth Week, and
• Consultation, including online opinions polls
and surveys
Activities

21. • Organisations can apply for funding for
national or transnational meetings
• Young people must be involved in all stages
of the project
• Emphasis on non-formal learning principles
and practices
How does it work?

22. What else you need to know

23. What is Erasmus+ TCA?
• TCAs are partnership-
building activities, training
courses, seminars,
conferences to train staff,
share best practices across
Europe, and improve the
quality and impact of the
Erasmus+ programme
• Transnational Cooperation Activities (TCA) supports the
development of the Erasmus+ fields
• Projects support key
priorities at UK and EU level

24. • NA funded opportunities can
be found on:
www.erasmusplus.org.uk/tca
• TCA Guide for Applicants available
on web page
• The UK NA will reimburse 100%
travel costs (up to 500 EUR).
• Accommodation and subsistence is
covered by the organisers.
• For further information please
email: erasmusplustca@ecorys.com

25. Partner finding
• Erasmus+ Project Results
Platform
• European Commission tool
• Online resource to search over
71,000 projects across Europe
• Start your search today
http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/projects/

26. Partner finding and information
• Youth – SALTO
https://www.salto-youth.net/
• Youth – Eurodesk
https://www.eurodesk.org.uk
• Adult education – Epale
https://ec.europa.eu/epale/en
• Schools and VET – eTwinning
https://www.etwinning.net/en/pub/index.htm
• Schools – Schools Education Gateway
https://www.schooleducationgateway.eu/en/pub/index.htm
• All sectors – Funding results lists
https://www.erasmusplus.org.uk/funding-results

27. New to Erasmus+
• View presentations and
useful resources after
the event
• The next steps to help
you apply for funding
under the 2018 Call
https://www.erasmusplus.org.uk/new-to-erasmus-0

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information or to have a chat about your ideas
Next steps

29. What's covered in the other
workshops?
• Choose between KA1 or KA2/3
• More detailed information on types of activity
by sector
• Hear from an experienced beneficiary
organisation
• Find out about what levels of funding and
what costs an Erasmus+ grant covers
• Advice on submitting a good quality
application

30. Erasmus+ is the European Union programme for education, training, youth and sport.
The Erasmus+ UK National Agency is a partnership between the British Council and Ecorys UK.
Find us online
www.erasmusplus.org.uk
@erasmusplusuk
ukerasmusplus
erasmusplusuk

31. For general enquiries you can contact either the
British Council or Ecorys UK as follows:
British Council
T: 0161 957 7755
erasmusplus.enquiries@britishcouncil.org
Ecorys UK
T: 0121 212 8947
erasmusplus@ecorys.com
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