Deadline: 4-Oct-22
The Erasmus+ is seeking applications for its Youth Mobility Project to provide non-formal and informal learning opportunities for young people so that they can acquire competencies that improve their personal and socio-educational development.
It also encourages active participation in society, improving employment prospects. Participation also enables youth workers to develop skills to bolster professional development, foster new organisational practices and raise quality of youth work in general.
A ‘Mobility’ project is where a youth organisation sends its young people or youth workers to another country to learn and develop both personal and professional skills. Activities are intended to have a positive impact on the young people and organisations involved, the communities where they take place, the youth field itself and the European economic and societal sectors at large.
Objectives
The Programme has the following specific objectives:
- promote learning mobility of individuals and groups, as well as cooperation, quality, inclusion and equity, excellence, creativity and innovation at the level of organisations and policies in the field of education and training;
- promote non-formal and informal learning mobility and active participation among young people, as well as cooperation, quality, inclusion, creativity and innovation at the level of organisations and policies in the field of youth;
- promote learning mobility of sport staff, as well as cooperation, quality, inclusion, creativity and innovation at the level of sport organisations and sport policies.
Types of Projects
Youth organisations and informal groups of young people carry out projects that bring together young people from different countries to exchange and learn outside their formal educational system. There are three main types:
- Youth Exchanges
- Groups of young people from at least two different countries meet for a short period to jointly carry out a non-formal learning programme on a topic of their interest.
- Mobility for Youth Workers
- Youth organisations that want to enhance the professional development of youth workers and the capacity of the wider organisation can send workers for training or to take part in courses.
- Youth Participation
- Youth organisations and informal groups of young people from all backgrounds can arrange activities including workshops, debates, role-plays, simulations, use of digital tools, awareness raising campaigns, and training. Participation Activities can take place in Ireland or in other countries. This project type has a special focus on those with fewer opportunities.
Eligible Countries
EU Member States take part in the Erasmus+ Programme. In addition, in accordance with article 16 of the Erasmus+ Regulation, the following third countries are associated to the programme:
- members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) which are members of the European Economic Area (EEA): Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein.
- acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates: Republic of North Macedonia, Republic of Turkey and Republic of Serbia.
Eligibility Criteria
- Individuals constitute the main target population of the Programme. However, the Programme reaches these individuals mainly through organisations, institutions, bodies or groups that organise such activities. The conditions of access to the Programme therefore relate to these two actors: the “participants” (individuals participating in the Programme) and the “participating organisations” (including informal groups and self-employed persons). For both participants and participating organisations, the conditions for participation depend on the country in which they are based.
- As a general rule, participants in Erasmus+ projects must be established in an EU Member State or third country associated to the Programme.
- In general terms, the main target groups are:
- For projects relevant for the field of higher education, the main targets are: higher education students (short cycle, first, second or third cycle), higher education teachers and professors, staff of higher education institutions, trainers and professionals in enterprises;
- For projects relevant for the field of vocational education and training, the main targets are: apprentices and students in vocational education and training, professionals and trainers in vocational education and training, staff of initial vocational education and training organisations, trainers and professionals in enterprises;
- For projects relevant for the field of school education, the main targets are: school leaders, school teachers and school staff, pupils in pre-primary, primary and secondary education;
- For projects relevant for the field of adult education, the main targets are: members of non-vocational adult education organisations, trainers, staff and learners in non-vocational adult education;
- For projects relevant for the youth field the main targets are: young people from 13 to 3015, youth workers, staff and members of organisations active in the youth field;
- For projects relevant to the field of sport, the main targets are: professionals and volunteers in the field of sport, athletes and coaches.
For more information, visit https://www.leargas.ie/erasmus-plus/mobility-projects/youth/