We are pleased to inform you that the call for proposals for pilot VET mobility scheme for the Enlargement Countries has been published today.

Eligible organisations can be a public or private VET provider, consortium or a company involved in VET. They must be based in an EU Member State or one of the eligible partner countries. There can also be an advisory role for other players such as NGOs, local authorities, SMEs, etc.

The applicant must be an eligible organisation registered in an EU Member State.

For Enlargement Countries (Lot 1): A partnership must contain at least six organisations: at least three from three different EU Member States plus three from three different countries as follows: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo* and Turkey.

General objectives of the mobility scheme are:

• Implementation of exchange programmes between Enlargement countries and European VET providers;
• Improvement of knowledge, technical and pedagogical skills of VET teachers;
• Improvement of knowledge of VET managerial staff;
• Enhancement of transversal, generic and subject specific skills of learners;

Deadline for submitting applications is 14 May 2019 (12.00h)

The call for proposals has been published in English stating that translations in French, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Croatian will be available during the week of 11 March. Other short promo materials are currently being produced and will be available soon.

Some important documents will be updated over the next couple of weeks (application and budget forms for example) but everything is indicated on the website https://ec.europa.eu/education/resources-and-tools/funding-opportunities/vet-mobility-pilot-2019_en

Functional mailbox EAC-VET-MOBILITY-SCHEME@ec.europa.eu is up and running, ready to receive the questions from potential applicants.