European Programme Erasmus+

Social Inclusion through Education, Training and Youth

The Call for Proposals EACEA/05/2016 “Key Action 3: Support for policy reform - Social inclusion through education, training and youth” has been published by the European Commission in the framework of the Erasmus+ Programme.

The purpose of the current EACEA/05/2016 “Key Action 3: Support for policy reform - Social inclusion through education, training and youth” call for proposals, published by the European Commission in the framework of the Erasmus+ Programme, is to support projects in the fields of education, training and youth, which aim at upscaling and disseminating innovative good practices falling under the scope of the Declaration on Promoting citizenship and the common values of freedom, tolerance and non-discrimination through education of 17 March 2015.

The general objectives of the current EACEA/05/2016 “Key Action 3: Support for policy reform - Social inclusion through education, training and youth” call for proposals, published by the European Commission in the framework of the Erasmus+ Programme, are:

- preventing violent radicalization and promoting democratic values, fundamental rights, intercultural understanding

and active citizenship;

- fostering the inclusion of disadvantaged learners, including persons with a migrant background, while preventing

and combating discriminatory practices.

 

The specific objectives of the current EACEA/05/2016 “Key Action 3: Support for policy reform - Social inclusion through education, training and youth” call for proposals, published by the European Commission in the framework of the Erasmus+ Programme, are:

- improving the acquisition of social and civic competences, fostering knowledge, understanding and ownership of democratic values and fundamental rights;

- preventing and combating any form of discrimination and segregation in education;

- promoting gender equality in the learning environment, combating gender stereotypes and preventing gender-based violence;

- enhancing access to quality and inclusive mainstream education and training with a focus on the needs of disadvantaged learners;

- fostering mutual understanding and respect among people with different ethnic or religious backgrounds, beliefs or convictions, including by addressing stereotypes and promoting intercultural dialogue;

- enhancing critical thinking, cyber and media literacy among children, young people, youth workers and educational staff;

- creating inclusive and democratic learning environments;

- supporting teachers and educators in handling conflicts and dealing with diversity;

- preventing radicalization in prisons and closed institutions;

- encouraging youth participation in social and civic life and developing inclusion and outreach practices to reach young people;

- facilitating the acquisition of the language(s) of instruction for newly arrived migrants;

- assessing knowledge and validating prior learning of newly arrived migrants;

- enhancing the quality of non-formal learning activities, youth work practices and volunteering.

 

Eligible applicants to respond to the current EACEA/05/2016 “Key Action 3: Support for policy reform - Social inclusion through education, training and youth” call for proposals, published by the European Commission in the framework of the Erasmus+ Programme, are:

- educational institutions and other learning providers;

- public authorities at national/regional/local level responsible for education, training and youth;

- non-profit organisations (NGOs);

- research institutions;

- trade organisations and social partners;

- guidance and recognition centres;

- international organisations;

- private companies;

- networks of the organisations listed above are also eligible as long as they have legal personality;

- Erasmus+ National Agencies in the field of youth.

 

Only applications involving legal entities established in the following eligible countries are can participate in the current EACEA/05/2016 “Key Action 3: Support for policy reform - Social inclusion through education, training and youth” call for proposals, published by the European Commission in the framework of the Erasmus+ Programme:

- the 28 Member States of the European Union;

- the EFTA/EEA countries: Iceland and Norway;

- EU candidate countries: Turkey, Albania, Serbia, Montenegro and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

The current EACEA/05/2016 “Key Action 3: Support for policy reform - Social inclusion through education, training and youth” call for proposals, published by the European Commission in the framework of the Erasmus+ Programme,  comprises two lots: lot 1 - education and training; lot 2 – youth. The total budget available for the co-financing of projects under the present call is EUR 13 000 000, allocated as follows: lot 1 — Education and training EUR 10 000 000; lot 2 — youth EUR 3 000 000.

The deadline for submitting proposals in the framework of the current EACEA/05/2016 “Key Action 3: Support for policy reform - Social inclusion through education, training and youth” call for proposals, published by the European Commission in the framework of the Erasmus+ Programme, is 30 May 2016.  

 

Further information on the current call for proposals is available on the European Commission’s web site at: https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/funding/key-action-3-initiatives-for-policy-innovation-social-inclusion-through-education-training-and-youth_en