Overview of Erasmus+ in 2019
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Are you looking for an overview of Erasmus+ opportunities and the 2019 Call? This presentation was first delivered during our autumn Information Sessions. For more information, visit our website: https://www.erasmusplus.org.uk/apply-for-funding
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Overview of Erasmus+ in 2019
- 1. Overview of Erasmus+ in 2019 @erasmusplusuk
- 2. Welcome!
- 3. • Giving you an overview of Erasmus+ in the UK • Covering opportunities for all sectors of education, training and youth • Introducing you to the UK National Agency and the support we can offer you • An opportunity for networking Today’s information session is all about:
- 5. Erasmus+ is for… Adult education Youth Sport Higher education Vocational education and training Schools
- 6. Erasmus+ 2014 - 2020 The programme is structured around five Actions Key Action 1 Key Action 2 Key Action 3 Jean Monnet Activities Sport There are two methods of management… Centralised Decentralised …and three types of decentralised project Key Action 1: Mobility of learners and staff Key Action 2: Strategic partnerships Key Action 3: Youth structured dialogue
- 7. Benefits Individuals • Personal and professional development • Increased skills and employability • Broaden cultural horizons • Boost confidence • Develop language skills Organisations • Training and career development for staff • Better opportunities for engaging learners • Share and discover good practice • Improve provision
- 9. Programme management Overall programme management: European Commission Centralised activities European Agency: Education and Culture Executive Agency Decentralised activities UK National Authority (Department for Education) UK National Agency: British Council and Ecorys UK
- 10. • Partnership between the British Council and Ecorys UK • Integrated approach to promotion and management of the programme • Clear split of responsibilities by sector and project type UK National Agency
- 11. UK National Agency • Higher education • Schools • Youth Key Actions 2 and 3 British Council • Vocational education and training • Adult education • Youth Key Action 1 Ecorys UK
- 12. • Open to organisations active in education, training and youth • Applications from individuals are not allowed • Some youth projects allow informal groups of young people to apply Who can take part?
- 13. • Your organisation does not have to be an educational institution to take part in Erasmus+ • Your organisation must be legally constituted in order to take part in the programme - this definition varies across the UK • Sole traders, partnerships and unincorporated associations are – with limited exception - not eligible to apply for Erasmus+ funding. Please check with us for more details Who can take part?
- 14. • Programme Countries can participate in all activities • Partner Countries can also participate but only in certain activities • Full list of different categories of countries and any restrictions on participation are in the Programme Guide Which countries can participate?
- 15. Programme Countries Member States of the European Union Belgium Greece Lithuania Portugal Bulgaria Spain Luxembourg Romania Czech Republic France Hungary Slovenia Denmark Croatia Malta Slovakia Germany Italy Netherlands Finland Estonia Cyprus Austria Sweden Ireland Latvia Poland United Kingdom Non-EU Programme Countries former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Iceland Norway Liechtenstein Turkey Serbia
- 16. Call for Proposals document sets out deadlines and activities Programme Guide contains detailed application information, priorities, project and activity durations and funding amounts 2019 Call for Proposals
- 17. October 2018 European Commission publishes 2019 Call for Proposals confirming deadlines European Commission publishes 2019 Programme Guide containing detailed application information From November 2018 Draft application forms published followed by ‘live’ eForms or online forms We will publish detailed guidance and run webinars to support applicants February 2019 onwards Application deadlines – one per year per Key Action except for Youth which has multiple deadlines 2019 application timetable
- 18. Erasmus+ Updates
- 19. • Increase in funding for the UK – a decentralised budget of €187M in 2019 • Introduction of the European Solidarity Corps Key developments
- 21. 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 Contact us
- 22. 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 Sign-up to our newsletter: https://www.erasmusplus.org.uk/subscribe-to-our-newsletter
Editor's Notes
- Plenary session covers slides:
- [Welcome delegates to the session on behalf of the UK National Agency.] Introduce yourself and explain your role within the NA. Then ask other National Agency staff to stand up so delegates can see who to talk to for further information] This is one of a series of information sessions being held across the UK in respect of the 2019 Call for Proposals. The Call is expected to be released in late October 2018 and this will set out the deadlines for funding applications in 2019 as well as the associated information you’ll need to apply. Before we make a start I’d just like to cover some of the practical information you’ll need to know for today. Housekeeping information – please use venue briefing notes. WIFI is available - details TBC on the day. We will be tweeting today if you wish to get involved with our conversation @erasmusplusUK. You should each have a delegate bag in which you can find some Erasmus+ goodies as well as a folder that includes the agenda for the day and a feedback form. We’d be really grateful for your feedback at the end of the day as each year we do our best to improve the sessions based on attendee feedback. This slide is one of the previous entrants of our Erasmus+ photo competition and is appropriate in this context because this is how we hope you will feel after today - well supported! We hope to make it all simpler and we’d like you to leave here knowing what the programme has to offer and hopefully thinking about applying for funding.
- It’s important to highlight that the focus today will be on decentralised activities which are managed by the UK National Agency. As opposed to Centralised funding – which is managed by the executive agency in Brussels, but we’ll come on to talk about this in a moment. If further detail is needed you can follow up with staff, send us an email or give us a call or access all other information sources, such as the website. In particular all of the documents we mention today will be available on our website. All of our contact details are also given at the end of the presentation. In addition to finding out about Erasmus+ today this is also an opportunity for you to network and learn from each other. [Ask for a show of hands from all those who have applied successfully for funding and managed an Erasmus+ project.] Please leave your hands up. So for all those new to the programme have a good look around because as well as NA staff these are the experts on Erasmus+ and do use the opportunity to catch up with them during the course of today.
- Overview of the programme and news updates.
- Erasmus+ is the EU’s funding programme for education, training, youth and sport. It brings these different fields together to create a programme focused on increasing the impact of European projects across Europe and beyond. Erasmus+ aims to modernise education, training and youth work across Europe. It is open to education, training, youth and sport organisations across all sectors of lifelong learning, including schools, further and higher education, adult education and the youth sector. The opportunities offered by the programme, to improve knowledge and skills, to modernise and internationalise our education systems, will better prepare everyone for an increasingly competitive and interdependent world. Opportunities centre around: providing learners, staff and volunteers with the chance to work, study, volunteer and train abroad supporting partnerships and collaborative working across Europe and beyond improving youth policy and provision
- Erasmus+ runs from 2014 to 2020 and is structured in a particular way to encourage collaboration and synergies across different areas of education, training, youth and sport. As you can see in the diagram the programme is structured around five different Actions: Key Action 1 – Mobility of individuals Key Action 2 – Co-operation for innovation and the exchange of good practices Key Action 3 – Support for policy reform Jean Monnet activities Sport Actions group together different types of project – KA1, 2 and 3 are the main actions concerning mobility, collaboration and policy reform. There is also a Jean Monnet action, for higher education activities around European integration, and a Sport action for activities relating to grassroots sport. Activities within each Action are split between those managed in each participating country and those managed centrally in Brussels: Centralised – you apply to the European Commission and they manage your project Decentralised – apply to UK National Agency and your project is handled in the UK Today’s event is all about decentralised activities which are run by British Council and Ecorys UK for the UK. You can find out more about centralised activities on our website. The structure of three Key Actions is reflected in the projects managed in the UK which are split between Key Actions 1, 2 and 3. These are the activities we are going to talk to you about today.
- There are a range of benefits to getting involved in Erasmus+. These range from the benefits experienced by the individuals taking part in the programme to organisational benefits. The aim of the programme is to build a critical mass of benefits that will help to improve systems and policies across Europe.
- This diagram shows the overall budget for the programme which is €14.774 billion over the programme’s lifetime for the development of knowledge and skills. The budget is split between different target groups – education and training, youth, Jean Monnet, and sport with a tranche of funding for administration and high level policy projects. The education and training budget is further split down between different fields, each of which has a protected level of funding with some left unallocated to retain flexibility. Over €1 billion of this overall budget is allocated to the UK over the lifetime of the programme. This equates on average to just under €120 million each year, however we have seen much bigger increases now we’re in the second half of the programme. In the UK, it is expected that nearly 250,000 people will undertake activities abroad with the programme. More than 30,000 young people from the UK per year. It is worth noting at this point that although there is a large amount of funding available for the UK, it is a competitive application process and not every application will be funded. Anyone making an application needs to pay attention to the quality criteria.
- The programme is managed at European level by the European Commission. They set the rules for the programme including types of project, funding amounts and eligibility rules. They also decide on deadlines and manage the electronic application system. As noted in the previous slides , part of the programme is managed directly by the European Commission in Brussels. The organisation is the Education and Culture Executive Agency. They manage all activities relating to the sport and Jean Monnet actions and larger scale projects across all the sectors. In the UK the Department for Education is responsible for overseeing the operation of the programme. The UK National Agency is the body contracted to manage the delivery of the programme. This includes: promotion receiving and assessing applications selecting projects contracting with and managing projects throughout their lifetime to closure disseminating programme outcomes
- The British Council and Ecorys UK, as the UK National Agency for Erasmus+, will ensure the UK’s education and training, youth and sport sectors have the opportunity to: take part in Erasmus+ forge partnerships, share knowledge and foster innovation between staff and organisations enrich the lives of individuals who study, train, volunteer or gain work experience abroad.
- The two organisations work in partnership to deliver the programme in the UK and are responsible for the following activities: British Council Higher education Schools Youth Key Action 2 and 3 Ecorys UK VET Adult education Youth Key Action 1 In practical terms this affects who you consult for advice and guidance and who will be managing your project and giving you your funding. Contact details are on the materials from today.
- Erasmus+ is aimed at schools, further and higher education institutions, vocational education, adult education and youth organisations actively involved in delivering formal and non-formal education, training and youth work, including sport. Organisations could include: Schools and colleges Youth groups Voluntary organisations Public or private organisations including businesses, SMEs, training companies, social enterprises, not-for-profit organisations, associations, NGOs Higher education institutions Adult education organisations Sports organisations Your organisation has to be a legally constituted organisation with a legal identity separate from that of you as an individual. It’s quite a complex area but it’s clear that your organisation must be legally responsible for funded projects. The exception is for youth which allows informal groups of young people to apply to the programme. More detail on how this can work will be in the published application guidance.
- More information available on the website and in the application guidance, or you can phone the helpline teams who can discuss your circumstances in detail.
- As Erasmus+ is a European programme, working with other countries is a core part of all activities. It may involve sending staff and learners to another country for studying, work experience or professional development. Or collaborating over a couple of years with a group of organisations from different countries. There are two broad types of country in the programme – Programme Countries (mainly Member States) and Partner Countries (essentially the rest of the world). The next slide will give you a list of Programme Countries. All you need to know at this stage is that how you can work with these two categories of country varies across different project types and depends on the target group for your project.
- There are currently 33 programme countries. Serbia is now listed as a Non-EU Programme Country to be able to be involved within the Erasmus+ programme in this capacity, however, this depends on two conditions set up by the Commission within the programme guide, therefore, please make sure that you check the 2019 Programme Guide for the further clarification, once the Programme Guide is published, and update accordingly. Two conditions: - The availability of the appropriations provided for in the draft budget for 2019 after the adoption of the budget for 2019 for Serbia. - Amendment to the Agreement between European Union and Republic of Serbia on the participation of the Republic of Serbia in "Erasmus+": the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport. Hopefully we will have finalised 2019 Programme Guide before info sessions starts, in order to ensure that this is correctly updated. Note: Consider the diversity of culture, language, climate and practice that is available in these countries – the opportunities are huge.
- This slide gives an overview of the main documents you will need to refer to before thinking about applying. As previously mentioned the Call is expected to be published at the end of October 2018.
- The Call for Proposals sets out the deadlines for the next year. And these are common across all the participating countries. The majority of deadlines for 2019 will be between February and April, with additional youth deadlines in the spring and autumn. There will also be a new Programme Guide for 2019. This is the key document for the programme and sets out in great detail its priorities, what projects you can apply for, how to apply, who can apply, what funding is available, eligible activities and so on. Again this is written entirely by the European Commission. Our job is to interpret the Guide and turn it into more user-friendly guidance for UK applicants, and that process will take place once it’s published. Applications for the programme are made online via what are called eForms and webforms, which are again created and managed by the European Commission. The forms will be available from the UK website and again we will produce guidance to help people complete them. This will include application support webinars for each different project type.
- I’d like to finish this session with an update of the current status of the programme and things that have changed for 2019.
- As always the programme does not stand still and there are new elements to come in 2019 Firstly there is a large budget uplift for the programme which we hope will have a positive effect on project numbers and size. We expect the budget to increase from 170 to 187 million euro an increase of 10%. Secondly, the transfer of some elements of EVS to the new European Solidarity Corps programme has begun this year and will continue fully into the new Call year. Allocated funding for this action represents 375.6 million EUR with deadlines for different activities taking place between September 2018 and January 2019. (Volunteering projects by 16th October 2018 and Volunteering teams in high priority areas by 18th January 2019), (Volunteering partnership under the EC by 13th September and to the NA by 16th October 2018) All of these changes are explained in the European Commission’s Call document and the accompanying Programme Guide which are available on our website. Please make sure you keep an eye on our website and newsletter to receive the latest information, and do feel free to ask us any questions you may have. If we can’t answer them at this time we will be sure to come back to you when we do have the information. In particular for the ESC, please do take the opportunity to ask questions to the relevant colleagues during the informal drop-in sessions. Finally I just wanted to highlight that alongside applications for funding under Erasmus+ you can also get involved through something called TCAs. They help in capacity building and improving staff competences TCA includes a wide range of activities such as workshops, training courses, seminars and partnership building activities on themes relevant to Erasmus+. From 2018 they are now available to organisations in all sectors and please do visit the TCA page of our website to view upcoming opportunities.
- I’d just like to take a moment to share some of the lovely feedback we have had from project coordinators on their experience of managing Erasmus+ projects. “Erasmus+ really has the potential to spark learners' interest. Their eyes light up when you tell them about it, they can’t believe it.” – Daniel Evans, West Lothian College “The results really have been extraordinary but it isn’t just the impact on the young people themselves, teachers are feeling liberated by this project.” – Andrew Hadley, Momentum World “The greatest thing about Erasmus+ from our point of view is the partnerships that we were able to develop.” – Ciaran Cunningham, Banbridge District Enterprises “We absolutely could not have done any of this work if it wasn’t for the Erasmus+ funding and support we received. “ – Katherine Latta, ECCTIS
- Note: it would be useful to remind people of the different sectors covered by the two organisations so people can direct their questions to the relevant staff afterwards. British Council for higher education, youth and schools. Ecorys UK for VET, adult education and youth.
- Here are all our contact details so you can keep in touch with us!