2017 Call Erasmus+ Information Sessions UK
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This document provides an overview of the Erasmus+ programme, which funds educational and youth exchanges across Europe. It discusses the programme's goals of supporting mobility, partnerships, policy reform and more. Key details include the programme's budget, management structure, eligibility criteria, priority areas for UK organisations, and deadlines for the 2017 call for proposals.
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2017 Call Erasmus+ Information Sessions UK
- 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 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
- 8. Erasmus+ budget: €14.7 billion
- 9. Programme management Overall programme management: European Commission Centralised activities European Agency: Education and Culture Executive Agency Decentralised activities UK National Authority 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. • Programme is 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
- 16. Call for Proposals document sets out deadlines and activities Programme Guide contains detailed application information, priorities, project and activity durations and funding amounts 2017 Call for Proposals
- 17. Priority areas for promotion in the UK • Key Action 1 mobility • Key Action 2 in the field of Schools 2017 applications
- 18. 20 October 2016 European Commission published 2017 Call for Proposals confirming deadlines European Commission published 2017 Programme Guide containing detailed application information From November 2016 Draft application forms published followed by ‘live’ eForms We will publish detailed guidance and run webinars to support applicants February 2017 onwards Application deadlines – one per year per Key Action except for youth which has multiple deadlines 2017 application timetable
- 19. Key Action Activity Field Deadline(s) Key Action 1: Mobility of individuals Mobility of learners and staff Higher education, vocational education and training, schools, adult education 2 February 2017 Youth 2 February 2017 26 April 2017 4 October 2017 2017 deadlines
- 20. Key Action Activity Field Deadline(s) Key Action 2: Co-operation for innovation and the exchange of good practices Strategic Partnerships Higher education, vocational education and training, schools, adult education (including any applications covering more than one field) 29 March 2017 Youth 2 February 2017 26 April 2017 4 October 2017 2017 deadlines
- 21. Key Action Activity Field Deadlines Key Action 3: Support for policy reform Structured Dialogue Youth 2 February 2017 26 April 2017 4 October 2017 2017 deadlines
- 22. Erasmus+ after the EU referendum
- 23. Erasmus+ and the EU referendum • No change for UK organisations applying for Erasmus+ funding in 2017, or taking part as a partner or consortium member. • Applications that are successful under the 2017 Call will be awarded funding for the duration of the project. 2017 applications
- 24. 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
- 25. 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 erasmusplus.org.uk @erasmusplusuk ukerasmusplus erasmusplusuk
Editor's Notes
- Plenary session covers slides 1 – 23
- Welcome and housekeeping Welcome delegates to the session on behalf of the UK National Agency, cover any 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 @epluspeople) Introduce self and then ask other National Agency staff to stand up so delegates can see who to talk to for further information
- Emphasise that it’s an overview session – of decentralised activities which are managed by the UK National Agency. If further detail is needed they can follow up with staff, send us an email or give us a call or get involved with our other information sources such as the website. You can find all the documents we mention today (such as the programme guide and our factsheets) on the key resources or how to apply pages of our website. We’ll cover other ways you can find out more at the end of the presentation. So, at the end of the session we hope that you will: Have an idea of whether the programme is right for you and your organisation Understand the best opportunity for getting funding to meet your needs Know where to find more help and information
- overview of the programme and 2017 priorities for promotion of E+ in the UK.
- 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 education, 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 €14.7 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 as 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 to just under €120 million each year with an increase expected in the latter 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 – the equivalent of over 70 fully-laden jumbo jets – are expected to gain opportunities to expand their horizons under the programme. 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 diagram, 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 large scale projects under Key Actions 1 – 3. In the UK the department for Business, Innovation and Skills 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 Key Action 2 and 3 Ecorys UK VET Adult education Key Action 1 Explain the change to arrangements in the field of Youth. 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 projects types and depends on the target group for your project.
- There are currently 33 programme countries.
- This slide gives an overview of the main documents you will need to read before thinking about applying.
- KEVIN Looking at numbers of applications and successful projects from 2016, we have identified priority areas for the UK where we would like to encourage more applications. These are: KA mobility (except in AE) KA 2 - SchoolsWales We will of course continue to offer support, advice and guidance to all applicants but will be putting additional resources into promoting these priority areas to stakeholders and potential applicant organisations.
- 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 2017 are between February and April, with additional youth deadlines in the spring and autumn. There will also be a new Programme Guide for 2017. This is the key document for the programme and sets out in great details 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 which are again created and managed by the European Commission. eForms will be available from the UK website and again we will produce guidance to help people complete the forms. This will include application support webinars for each different project type.
- As Erasmus+ is a European Union programme we have received questions over recent months about how it is affected by the vote to leave the EU. We fully understand that it is necessary to keep those interested in the programme up-to-date, and particularly those intending to apply for funding in 2017. In short the 2017 programme year will be implemented by the NA as intended and we very much encourage you to apply for projects as foreseen in the programme guide (once published). That includes projects that are 2 or even 3 years in duration. Article 50 has yet to be invoked and when it is Erasmus+ will be highlighted in the media along with other activities associated with membership. We understand that this may result in further questions about what will happen going forward, but please be assured that you should continue to apply for funding in 2017 as planned and the NA in turn undertakes to keep you up-to-date on programme activities via our comms channels.
- The National Agency remains wholly committed to the programme and its benefits. We hope that the UK can continue to be a full member of the programme. Organisations and participants should continue to prepare for the application deadlines in 2017 as usual. With external enquiries, we are not speculating on post-Brexit scenarios. Notes from SCG As Erasmus+ is a European Union programme we have received questions over recent months about how it is affected by the vote to leave the EU. We fully understand that it is necessary to keep those interested in the programme up-to-date, and particularly those intending to apply for funding in 2017. In short the 2017 programme year will be implemented by the NA as intended and we very much encourage you to apply for projects as foreseen in the programme guide. Article 50 has yet to be invoked and when it is Erasmus+ will be highlighted in the media along with other activities associated with membership. We understand that this may result in further questions about what will happen going forward, but please be assured that you should continue to apply for funding in 2017 as planned and the NA in turn undertakes to keep you up-to-date on programme activities via our comms channels.
- 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!