Objectives
Aims of the E+ Education and Training Programme:
TO PROMOTE A EUROPE OF KNOWLEDGE
To encourage the development of a Europe of knowledge at all levels of education and training.
TO INTERNATIONALISE
To contribute to internationalisation and excellence in education and training in the EU, driving creativity, innovation and a spirit of entrepreneurship, while promoting equality, social cohesion and active citizenship.
TO SUPPORT INTELLIGENT GROWTH
To contribute to achieving intelligent, sustainable and inclusive growth as set out in the 2020 Europe Strategy by developing pre-school education, decreasing school drop-out rates, improving professional training, boosting the number of university graduates in Europe and increasing the employability of young adults.
Aims of the National Agency:
RECOGNITION
To raise the recognition rate of learning results in mobility activities.
INDIVIDUAL MOBILITY
To foster participation in Key-Action 1 – mobility projects – to improve the basic skills of participants.
SYNERGIES
Through strategic partnerships, to foster synergies and cooperation among education, training and sectors youth and labour market.
IMPROVEMENT
To improve the international dimension of education, training and youth activities as well as the role of workers and youth organizations as supporting youth structures and by upholding support mobility projects with Partner Countries.
PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT
Efficient and effective Programme management.
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
To promote the cross-sectoral dimension of Strategic Partnerships.
PROMOTION
To promote the participation in the Programme of people with special needs or fewer opportunities.
Structure
The Programme includes the following Actions and activities:
ERASMUS+
KA1 - Learning Mobility of Individuals
KA2 - Co-operation for Innovation and the Exchange of Good Practices
KA3 - Support for Policy Reform
Jean Monnet Activities
Sport
The Erasmus + Education and Training National Agency (E+ET NA / AN E+EF) manages only a part of KA1 and KA2.
For KA1, it coordinates, at a national level, the mobility of School Education, Vocational Education and Training, Higher Education and Adult Education, promoting the learning of staff and learners (students and trainees) as shown in the following outline:
Individual Mobility
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Higher Education
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Vocational Education and Training
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School Education
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Adult Education
Staff
Learners
Staff
Although the designation is “Individual Mobility”, people cannot apply individually. Applications must be presented by institutions.
For KA2, the E+ET NA deals with Strategic Partnerships, these assuming various possible formats:
Strategic Partnerships
Projects of
ooperation
OR
Projects whose aim is to develop innovative products
Cross-sectoral
OR
Sectoral
With the organization of learning, teaching and training activities
OR
Without the organization of learning, teaching and training activities
School Education
Vocational Education and Training
KA202
Higher Education
KA203
Adult Education
KA204
KA229
School Exchange
partnerships
KA201 including
Partnerships among regional authorities
Key-Actions
The E+ET NA manages Key-Actions 1 and 2 in the field of School Education, Vocational Education and Training, Higher Education and Adult Education.
01.
Individual
Mobility
Individual mobility for learning purposes offers an opportunity for individuals to improve their skills, increase their chances of employment and gain cultural awareness.
02.
Cooperation for Innovation
Cooperation for innovation and good practices aims to encourage organizations to work together in order to improve what they can offer learners, as well as to share innovative practices.
Transnational Cooperation Activities (TCA)
TCAs HELP NATIONAL AGENCIES FULFILL THEIR OBJECTIVES
The objective of Transnational Cooperation Activities (TCAs) among national agencies is to support the Erasmus+ Programme in the fulfilling of its goals and priorities. In the field of education and training, TCAs aim to support: the implementation of high quality content in Erasmus+ and the mobilisation of a large number of organisations and individuals to whom the Programme is addressed; cooperation among organisations active in the areas of education and training; development of work in the areas of education and training. For more information, please see the website.