ERASMUS+ AND THE EUROPEAN SOLIDARITY CORPSGROUP DISCUSSIONS 30 minutes •Choose one question and...

CO-CREATINGERASMUS+ AND THE EUROPEAN SOLIDARITY CORPS

MAKING IT EASIER TO JOIN THE PROGRAMMES

DG Education, Youth, Culture and Sport

Kristijan VUKELIC

Stéphanie FRANGOU

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT OUR TOPIC?

WHAT DO WE EXPECT FROM THE SESSION?

To collect your feedback on

• The ideas for the new accreditation and quality label schemes

• The challenges you expect to face

• The support you may need in making the most out of them

HOW WILL WE RUN THIS SESSION?

• Introduction to the Erasmus accreditations & European Solidarity Corps Quality Label

• Questions and Answers

• Group discussions

• Reporting and closure

ERASMUS ACCREDITATIONS IN KEY ACTION 1

• An accreditation - What is it? A certificate, a membership, a plan. Once it is approved, it lets your organisation

receive funding regularly, over a period of multiple years

• For whom is it? For any organisation in adult education, vocational education and training, school

education, or youth. It is NOT only for big or experienced organisations.

• How to join? What to expect in an application?1. Think about what your organisation, staff and learners need2. Turn that into goals of what to improve3. Explain how mobility activities can help you do it

ERASMUS ACCREDITATIONS IN KEY ACTION 1

• Why use accreditations?

Allow organisations more time to pursue their goals, establish good partnerships abroad, and evolve within the programme

Reduce administration and ask what matters, avoid the details

Focus more on quality

Start building communities and networks across borders, aim for long-term results and impact

EUROPEAN SOLIDARITY CORPS QUALITY LABEL

An adapted Quality Label for the next generation of the European Solidarity Corps… why?

• Facilitate access to funding • Encourage long-term planning • Increase volunteering, traineeships and Jobs opportunities • Focus on quality

How will it work? 1. Application for a Quality Label as applicant organisation2. Simplified application for funding 3. Implementation of activities

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS10

minutes

GROUP DISCUSSIONS 30

minutes • Choose one question and reflect on it together• Designate a volunteer that will take note of the outcomes• Come up with key ideas for each group• Choose two most important to share

1. What do you see as key advantages of an accreditation?

2. What challenges do you see for organisations in this new scheme?

3. How can we support organisations in making the most use of the accreditation system?

REPORTING AND WRAP UP

What were the main ideas identified by each group?

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION!