Lifelong Learning Programme

Call for proposals on Implementation of the European strategic objectives in education and training

On 15 June 2012, the Call for Proposals EACEA/20/12 “Implementation of the European strategic objectives in Education and Training (ET 2020) (stakeholder cooperation, experimentation and innovation)” has been published, under the Lifelong Learning Programme, by the European Commission.
 
The general objective of this call for proposals is to promote the implementation of the four strategic objectives of the ‘Strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training (ET 2020)’ (lifelong learning and mobility; quality and efficiency; equity, social cohesion and active citizenship; creativity and innovation) and the strategic priorities agreed for 2012-14 through activities improving institutional commitment, coordination and partnership with all relevant stakeholders at national/regional/local levels, by:

- supporting awareness-raising and institutional commitment, coordination and partnership with all stake­holders, with a focus on the role of education and training in preventing and reducing youth unemployment (part A),
- supporting trans-national co-operation (policy experimentation, joint policy development, exchange of good practice and innovation) in the development and implementation of innovative policy approaches in line with the priorities set out in Europe 2020 and ET 2020, with a focus on ‘creative classrooms’ (part B).

The current  call for proposals “Implementation of the European strategic objectives in Education and Training (ET 2020)” includes the following priorities:
- support to national implementation and awareness-raising of the objectives of European cooperation in education and training (ET 2020)
- support to implementation of innovative learning environments using ICT (called ‘creative class­rooms’) in the frame of transnational cooperation in the development and implementation of transversal education and training policy issues linked to the priorities set out in Europe 2020 and ET 2020.

The target groups of this EACEA call for proposals are:
-  organizations established in the countries participating in the Lifelong Learning Programme.

Eligible participants within this call for proposal, published by the European Commission under the Lifelong Learning Programme, are:
- national or regional ministries in charge of education and training and lifelong learning policies
- 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.

The actions that can be funded within the EACEA call for proposals are:
1) awareness-raising activities supporting national debates and dialogue linked to the implementation of the four strategic objectives of ET 2020;
2) establishment of stakeholders fore and other activities which will contribute to better coherence and coordination at national level in the process of establishing and implementing coherent and comprehensive national lifelong learning strategies;
3) follow-up actions linked to existing national programme aiming at establishing and implementing the Education and Training Open Method of Coordination activities under the ET 2020 strategy at national level;
4) policy experimentations by transnational partnerships, involving relevant authorities, stakeholders and research institutions;
5) jointly designing and testing innovative tools and practices through experimentations involving a sufficiently high number of educational establishments to reach a representative critical mass.

The total budget available for the co-financing of projects within the call for proposals “Implementation of the European strategic objectives in Education and Training” amounts to EUR 3,8 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 (A.1 and A.2) and EUR 800 000 for part B. The Agency intends to allocate the amount available according to the following indicative proportion: EUR 1 500 000 for part A and EUR 2 300 000 for part B. However, the final allocation depends on the number and quality of the proposals received for parts A and B

The deadline for submitting proposals in the framework of the current EACEA call for proposals is Monday 1 October 2012 12.00 noon (Central European Time).

Further information on the current call for proposals “Implementation of the European strategic objectives in Education and Training” is available on the European Commission’s web site at: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/funding/2012/call_et_2012_en.php