![Advice
• Read relevant sections of Programme Guide, especially
objectives and priorities for KA2 (pages 93 to 96); award
criteria (pages 99 to 100); examples of projects (page
243)
• See project examples
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/project_reports/project_reports_e
• Guidance on using the eforms is at [t.b.c.]
• Read full application form and guidance before
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Erasmus+ webinar presentation ka2 he jc
- 1. Key Action 2 HE Guidance on applications David Hibler Joanna Collins
- 2. Overall objectives • Boost skills, employability, labour market relevance • Modernise education, training, youth work • Focus on young people • See http://ec.europa.eu/education/policy/strategic-f
- 3. Key facts • Simpler, cross-sectoral structure based on ‘Key Actions’ • Worth €940m to UK over seven years • Replaces Lifelong Learning Programme, Youth in Action and other EU programmes • Addresses EU agenda for modernisation of HE
- 4. Erasmus+ is ‘the new EU programme for education, training, youth and sport’
- 6. Key Actions • Key Action 1: Learning Mobility of Individuals • Key Action 2: Co-operation for Innovation and Exchange of Good Practices • Key Action 3: Support for Policy Reform • Some activities managed centrally, not by National Agencies • Organisation, not individual applications • No funding for preparatory visits
- 7. Key Action 2 • • • • • Strategic Partnerships (by sector and crosssectoral) Knowledge Alliances and Sector Skills Alliances Capacity Building Projects Support to IT Platforms Broadly, absorbs Tempus within changed focus
- 8. Key Action 2 Strategic partnerships • Development, transfer and/or implementation of innovative practice (incl. mobility) and development of labour market skills • Partnership size and type flexible • HE, VET, schools, adult education, youth and cross-sectoral • Funding based on unit costs
- 10. Basic criteria • Wide variety of organisations: public or private, professional bodies, NGOs etc, in programme countries; sectoral, cross-sectoral • Participating HEIs - Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) • Minimum 3 organisations from 3 programme countries • Up to €150,000 per year • 2 or 3 years: duration depends on objectives and activities • Overall budget less for UK, expect much competition
- 11. Application deadline DEADLINE 30 APRIL 12.00 CENTRAL EUROPEAN TIME (11.00 BST)
- 12. Possible Strategic Partnerships themes
- 13. Priorities for KA2 HE • Enhance quality and relevance of learning, attainment levels • Key skills: entrepreneurship, languages, digital • labour market relevance: links with work • Non traditional approaches, virtual mobility, use of ICT • Professional development • Capacity building, Organisational development • Equity and inclusion • Pursue EC priorities for modernisation of HE
- 14. Projects • • • • • • Address policy objectives Foster transversal (cross-cutting) skills for employability Promote practical experience, work-based learning Professional development in using ICT, support for OER Develop innovative curricula Validation of non-formal and informal learning and connection with formal; transition to new levels with European tools, link with national recognition systems • Career guidance and counselling
- 15. Activities • Very flexible to deliver project objectives Separate budget lines: • Project management and meetings • Intellectual outputs • Multiplier events • Teaching, training and learning activities • Linguistic support • Dissemination of results
- 16. Award criteria • Relevance: policy; needs; objectives; synergies between fields; innovative or complementary; added EU value • Design and implementation : work programme phases; consistency; methodology; quality control; VFM; appropriate T&L if any; recognition of learning outcomes • Quality of team and cooperation: participating organisation skills and competencies ; tasks and responsibilities; management arrangements • Impact & dissemination: evaluation; impact; dissemination; sustainability • Programme Guide pages 99 to 100
- 17. The application eform • Completed on-line • Guidelines on NA website www.erasmusplus.org.uk • “Declaration of Honour” to be signed off by legal representative of institution (download for signature, scan, upload) • IT issues- to Erasmus helpdesk Erasmus@britishcouncil.org
- 18. Advice • Read relevant sections of Programme Guide, especially objectives and priorities for KA2 (pages 93 to 96); award criteria (pages 99 to 100); examples of projects (page 243) • See project examples http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/project_reports/project_reports_e • Guidance on using the eforms is at [t.b.c.] • Read full application form and guidance before completing the form
- 19. The application form content overview • Context: background • Participating organisations: basic information • Description of the project: rationale for project and partnership, objectives • Preparation and project management: including m&e; target groups • Project activities: details of all outputs and activities
- 20. The application form content overview • • • • Follow-up: dissemination, use of results, sustainability Budget: management and activities Project summary Formal aspects: data protection, sign off
- 21. Context and participating organisations • • • • Basic information NA – select UK1 Details fill in automatically when PIC input HEIs – accredited (ECHE), do not have to add further information to show eligibility • Summary of background and experience • Partners – as above
- 22. Description of the project, objectives • Rationale, issues and needs ie why this project? • Innovative or complementary: how fits with other activity? • Partners: how chosen? skills, knowledge, experience? New partners? EU added value • Communication and meetings, partners and stakeholders • Priorities (cf EU priorities) - overall objectives eg partnerships between education and employment • Topics - eg regional dimension; environment; discipline • Results: outputs, products, changes; people trained, skills, knowledge, cultural awareness, languages NB not outputs covered below under “activities”.
- 23. Preparation and project management • Preparation: analyses, planning, building engagement, possibly before funding starts (cf. “activities”) • Budget and timelines: management and monitoring budget between partners, monitoring timelines, rectifying • Quality of activities: monitoring quality of delivery; who, how, when? (cf. “activities”) • Risks: internal and external, how monitored and mitigated • Assessing achievement: qualitative and quantitative indicators and activities (outputs, results, objectives) cf. “activities” and “impact” below
- 24. Implementation • Organisation of activities: who, what, where, how coordinated, timelines (template annex promised) • Target groups: who? cf. “needs”, above • Participants with fewer opportunities: number; proportion of participants • Support for them • Difficulties in participation
- 25. Project activities (and outputs) • Divided into types • For each type (eg intellectual outputs, events, mobility) : – Phase of the project: Preparation; Implementation; Follow-up; Dissemination; Closure – Title – Description – Tasks – Estimated start and end dates – Organisation leading the activity – Other participating organisations.
- 26. Intellectual outputs • Publications eg academic papers; policy recommendations at different levels; curricula , course materials; training materials; assessment methods, materials; handbooks, advice, guidance; case studies ; good practice; websites; innovative uses of IT and different media; software • Type • Languages • Media
- 27. Multiplier events • • • • Emphasis on visibility and dissemination in Erasmus+ Beyond participating individuals and organisations Event type Intellectual outputs covered
- 28. Learning, teaching and training activities • Must contribute to overall objectives of project • Eligibility criteria and funding different from mobility in KA1: quality criteria (eg recognition) the same • Students: blended mobility i.e. up to 2 months physical mobility with virtual mobility • Staff teaching and training: 2 to 12 months • Intensive programmes of 5 days to two months • Short – term joint staff training events: 5 days to 2 months
- 29. Learning, teaching and training activities • • • • Activity type – click as appropriate Activity description Number of participants Participants with special needs: even if you are not sure of the details, included any anticipated participation by people with special needs. • Accompanying persons – as above • Long (months) or short term (days) – as appropriate. • Participating organisations
- 30. Follow up - impact • Impact (effects, results, changes) on participating individuals and organisations and other stakeholders • Impact beyond the project, local, regional, national, European • Measurement – who, what, how
- 31. Follow up - dissemination • Important in Erasmus+ - added value of EU funding, wider reach and impact • Communicating successes and results widely: for use by others including other sectors; to influence policy; into the future • Measureable, realistic objectives • Timetable • Resource planning • Involvement of target groups if possible
- 32. Follow up - dissemination • • • • Target audiences, different levels Responsibilities, skills of team Accessibility, media Monitoring
- 33. Sustainability • Of project activities and results • Resources – financial, other (eg institutional support)
- 34. Budget (summary) • • • • Different activities: different funding levels and structures Most payments conditional on justification in application Unit costs and lump sums, with ceilings Project management - 500 per month for coordinating;250 per month for participating (all) • Transnational project meetings (must be justified) per participant and distance travelled • Intellectual outputs per day and staff role (manager, researcher/teacher/trainer, technician, administrator)
- 35. Budget (summary) • Multiplier events related to intellectual outputs: per local and foreign participant • Learning, teaching, training: travel by distance, and subsistence per participant by day or month • Linguistic support: lump sum per participant in 2 to 12 months mobility • Special needs: actuals – costs included in application • Exceptional costs: 75% actuals , subcontracted goods and services which partners cannot provide
- 36. Project Summary • Synopsis: to be used for publicity, uploaded to EC dissemination platform • Context • Objectives • Participants • Activities • Methodology • Results, impact, longer term benefits • Summary of participating organisations and budget
- 37. ECAS and PICs • Need PIC http://www.erasmusplus.org.uk/how-to-apply • HEIs ask Erasmus coordinator • Other organisations: register on the European Commission Authentication Service (ECAS), see http://www.erasmusplus.org.uk/how-to-apply • Log in to Participant Portal with ECAS account details, see EC Participant Portal User Manual • Register on the Unique Registration Facility (URF) • You will receive a PIC.
- 38. Further information • Call for Proposals and Programme Guide http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmusplus/index_en.htm • UK NA website, www.erasmusplus.org.uk • #erasmusplusuk – BC/Ecorys hashtag • Erasmus Helpdesk (detail) erasmus@britishcouncil.org • Examples of centralised projects under LLP http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/project_reports/project_rep orts_erasmus_en.php
Editor's Notes
- FHL
- KA2 HE intensive programmes but not stand alone; centralised actions (which);
- Tempus – not yet
- Round 1 “countries” = programme countries
- Objectives and activities ie looking for well-structured project.
- Attainment levels
- Priorities:
- Need to know partner PICs
- Rationale and needs: In context of EU priorities as laid out in Programme Guide p 26-27 and 93-94. evidence of needs eg needs analysis innovative or complementary – this or other organisations, why new, no overlap (docs mention rights) Partners in context of objectives. New – because more impact on them. Priorities and Topics CHECK Not intellectual outputs, multiplier events, T&L,
- Preparation – expected to be included under activities but could also be before Include simple work programme/ timeline as annex – EC may provide a template.
- Learning outcomes are recognised and validated in the same way as under KA1 and in line with the ECHE. ECTS recommended for recognition.
- “substantial positive impact” on participating organisations, staff and learners – occurring during and remaining after the project. Outside the organisations ie could be transferred and used in other European countries. Incl, innovation at systems level, input to policy. (proportionality) scaleability
- Quality of plan – appropriateness eg of target groups for dissemination of specific results; will ensure best use of results; adequate resources.
- If relevant, open access to materials, documents, media,
- In context going beyond project plans for a multiplier effect; If relevant, integrated in management and pedagogy of participating organisations Participating organisations can if relevant attract cofunding or other support to ensure sustainability of activities and continued use of outputs and results.
- NA responsible for quality so may edit.