The Strategic Framework for European Cooperation in Education and Training (ET 2020) feeds into the Europe 2020 strategy by providing common strategic objectives for Member States, including a set of principles to achieve these objectives, as well as common working methods with a set of priority areas for each periodic work cycle.
The general objective of this call for proposals is to encourage European policy cooperation to support - through ET 2020 - countries' efforts to meet the objectives of Europe 2020, as reflected in the 2013 Annual Growth Survey and the Rethinking Education Communication, notably: developing skills for growth and competitiveness, strengthening youth employability and reducing early school leaving levels, in a context that prioritises efficient investment in education and training, by:
- supporting awareness-raising and institutional commitment, coordination and partnership with all stakeholders to promote, in particular, skills for growth and competitiveness and youth employability (part A),
- supporting the development, testing and evaluation, by means of field trials, of innovative policy solutions to reduce early school leaving (part B).
The call also provides opportunities for ministries and stakeholders to test - in real life situations - the implementation of innovative policies (policy experimentations) addressing European goals.
Actions:
Part A. Support to national implementation and awareness-raising of the objectives of European cooperation in education and training (ET 2020).
Part B. Support to implementation of innovative policy solutions at institutional level to reduce early school leaving, in line with the priorities set out in Europe 2020 and ET 2020.
Activities must start between 1 March 2014 and 31 May 2014.
The duration of projects is 12 months for part A and 36 months for part B.
Eligible organisations:
- National or regional ministries in charge of education and training and lifelong learning policies, and other authorities/bodies and stakeholders' organisations active in the development and implementation of lifelong learning policies.
- Stakeholders' organisations include European, national and regional associations or organisations whose main activities or core responsibilities are directly linked to any education and training sector, in particular social partner organisations and other national or regional associations that represent the interests of a societal group in the establishment and implementation of lifelong learning policies.
Applications may be submitted by organisations (including all partner organisations) established in countries participating in the Lifelong Learning Programme:
- the 28 EU Member States,
- the three EEA/EFTA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway,
- candidate countries: Turkey,
- Switzerland,
- Serbia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania and Montenegro.
Third country participation is not allowed for this action.
At least one country of the partnership must be an EU Member State (applies only to part B of this call).
Budget:
The total budget earmarked for the co-financing of projects amounts to EUR 4 million.
Financial contribution from the European Union cannot exceed 75% of the total eligible costs.
The maximum grant per project will be EUR 120 000 for part A and EUR 800 000 for part B.
Deadline: 16 September 2013, 12.00 noon (CET).
Related link:
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu