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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• Let us help – contact our helplines for more
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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