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Presentation on eligibility, award criteria and submission of
applications Michèle GROMBEER
Programme Manager, EACEA
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Sector Skills Alliances 2018
Objective Tackling skills gaps with regard to one or more occupational profiles in a specific sector
How? Identify sector-specific labour market needs (demand side) and enhance the responsiveness
of VET systems, at all levels, to those labour market needs (supply side)
Activities supported Lot 1 - Skills needs identification Lot 2 - Design and delivery of VET Lot 3 - Implementation of a strategic approach (“Blueprint”) to sectoral
cooperation on skills Blueprint piloted in 6 sectors experiencing severe skills shortages:
Additive manufacturing, Construction, Maritime shipping, Paper-based value chain, Renewable energy & green technologies, Steel industry
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Sector Skills Alliances 2018
Published on 25 October 2017 (Erasmus+ General Call and Programme Guide)
Deadline for submission (eForm) 28 February 2018
Project duration 2 -> 4 years (Lot 3) starting 1/11, 1/12/2018 or 1/01/2019
Total budget: 28 Mio €
Grants between € 330 000 (Lot 1) and € 4 Mio (Lot 3) per project
EU co-financing rate 80 % (Unit costs)
Further information
Education, Audiovisual & Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) Website:
https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/funding/sector-skills-alliances-2018-eaca052017_en
A helpdesk is at your disposal:
The Call
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Eligibility Criteria
Vytaute Ezerskiene Project Manager EACEA
How to prepare an application?
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Read the relevant sections of the Erasmus+ Programme Guide
Check eligibility and award criteria of the Action
Find relevant partners
Fill in and submit the application package
What is the role of participating organisations? • Full partners: participating organisations which contribute actively to
the accomplishment of the Sector Skills Alliance. • Affiliated entities (optional): organisations which contribute to the
achievement of project objectives and activities. They are not counted for the minimum number of partners and partnership composition (eligibility criterion). They are receiving a grant and are listed in the grant agreement.
• Associated partners (optional): Sector Skills Alliances can involve associated partners who contribute to the activities of the Sector Skills Alliance. They are not receiving a grant and are not listed in the grant agreement.
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Eligibility Criteria Lot 1, Lot 2 and Lot 3
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Composition of the partnership: number of
E+ countries covered
Composition of the partnership: number
and typology of organisations
List of eligible participating
organisations (E+ Guide)
Sector
Deadline Application package
Eligibility Criteria Lot 1, Lot 2 and Lot 3
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Lot Composition: number of E+ countries (minimum requirements)
Composition: number and typology of organisations (minimum requirements)
Sector Deadline
Lot 1 12 2 partners: 1 industry and 1 E&T* representative
all except the six pilot sectors of Lot 3
28 February 2018 12 pm (midday Brussels time)
Lot 2 4 8 partners: 3 companies, industry or sector repr. and 3 E&T* providers
Lot 3 8 12 partners: 5 companies/industry/sector representatives and 5 E&T* providers
6 pilot sectors**
*E&T – Education and Training ** Construction, paper-based sector, green technology& renewable energy, steel, maritime shipping industry, additive manufacturing
Example of a SSA Lot 1 – coverage of 12 countries IF
SSA covers 12 Countries
Nº of partners 2
1 partner - umbrella organisation (has members in 11 E+ Programme countries)
+ 1 partnersin the 12th country
Nº of partners 12
1 partner for each country
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List of eligible participating organisations (E+ Guide)
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Lara Paoletti Project Manager, EACEA
Award Criteria
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Award criteria for Lot 1, Lot 2 and Lot 3
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Maximum points
Threshold
Relevance 25 13
Quality of project design and implementation 30 16
Quality of project team and cooperation arrangements
25 13
Impact and dissemination 20 11
TOTAL 100 70
• Link to policy • Digital skills • Green Skills • Consistency • Innovation • European added value
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Relevance
Quality of project design and implementation
• Coherence • Structure • Management • Budget • Financial and quality control
LOT2 •VET representation •Sector representation
LOT3 •Educational representation •Sector representation •Purpose (transnational network)
LOT2 and LOT3 •Methodology (compliant with EU tools) •Quality of arrangements for recognition)
• Configuration • Commitment • Tasks • Collaboration/Team spirit
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Quality of project team and cooperation arrangements
Impact and dissemination
• Exploitation • Dissemination • Impact • Open access • Sustainability
Erasmus+
Programme Guide
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Submission of applications
Vytaute Ezerskiene, EACEA
Important reference documents and tools on the dedicated webpage https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/funding/sector-skills-alliances-2018-eaca052017_en
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Additional reference documents and tools A. Erasmus + programme dissemination platform http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/projects/ B. Partner Search Tool - http://eac.fcst.tv/partner Open until deadline, 28/02/2018
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What to do in order to submit an application?
• Register yourself and ask the partners to register in the Participant Portal
• Fill in the documents and submit the application package
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The Application Package
Application package: 1) eForm
and 2) 3 annexes
b) Budget and Gantt chart (Ms Excel)
a) Detailed project description (Ms Word)
c) Declaration of honour
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Submit the application package (Validation and Submission)
• If you experience technical difficulties with the submission of your eForm - contact
the helpdesk ([email protected]) by email BEFORE the submission deadline, explaining the nature of the problem.
• If you face technical problems CLOSE TO THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE, please ALSO
send a screenshot of the submission error message and time of occurrence, as well as a copy of the eForm and attachments.
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Deadline: 28 February 2018 12 midday Brussels time. Online submission only.
Selection of applications
A. Formal check (Eligibility, Selection, Exclusion criteria)
B. Quality check (Award criteria - independent evaluators)
C. Selection (Ranking list)
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Prepare for the next stage (after approval of application)
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Month (planned)/2018 Action
August 2018 Communication of selection results
August-October 2018 Collection of additional documents (e.g. Mandate letters from partners), validation of PIC numbers
November – December 2018 EACEA will send you a contract
1 November 2018 or 1 December 2018 or 1 January 2019
Start date of the projects
Assistance - HelpDesk Assistance • [email protected] concerning Sector Skills Alliances
Technical HelpDesk • HelpDesk e-mail address: [email protected] • HelpDesk phone: +32 2 299 0705
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Statistics - Sector Skills Alliance applications 2017
Vytaute Ezerskiene, EACEA
Statistics 2017
Received Applications
Selected Applications
Lot 1 3 1
Lot 2 26 8
Lot 3 13 5*
Total 42 14
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Projects approved for funding in 2017
*Pilot sectors covered: automotive, maritime technology, tourism, textile, space-geo
Statistics 2017
Lot 1 and 2 selected projects by sector 2017
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Sector 2017
Construction 1
Manufacturing 3
Information and Communication 1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 1
Health care 2
Real estate activities 1
Statistics 2017
LOT 2 number of partners per project
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15 partners
13 partners
12 partners
10 partners
9 partners
8 partners
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
1 project
1 project
3 projects
1 project
1 project
1 project
Statistics 2017
In 2017 minimum 8 participating organisations were required
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LOT 3 number of partners per project
26 partners
24 partners
21 partners
17 partners
14 partners
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
1 project
1 project
1 project
1 project
1 project
Statistics 2017
In 2017 minimum 12 participating organisations were required
Lot 2 - number of countries covered
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3 projects - 4 countries
1 project - 5 countries
3 projects - 6 countries
1 project - 8 countries
In 2017 minimum 4 countries were required
Statistics 2017
Lot 3 - number of countries covered
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1 project - 8 countries
1 project- 9 countries
1 project - 10 countries
1 project- 11 countries
1 project- 14 countries
In 2017 minimum 6 countries were required
Statistics 2017
Selected projects • Lists of selected SSA projects http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/selection-
results_en
• Erasmus+ Projects Dissemination Platform http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/projects?pk_campaign=Web-ErasmusplusEN&pk_kwd=valor-projects-results
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Erasmus+ dissemination platform
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http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/projects
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