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erasmusplus.lu

Education & Formation

Jeunesse

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Erasmus+ /Youth in Action

• Duration of the new European programme: 01.01.2014 – 31.12.2020

• Brings together numerous programmes: LLP (Grundtvig, Erasmus, Leonardo, Comenius ), Youth in Action and the International higher education programmes

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Opportunities in the Youth Field:

– Supporting learning mobility activities: -> youth exchanges, -> European Voluntary Services (EVS), -> mobility of Youth Workers

– Developing the quality in youth work: -> strategic partnerships, -> cross sectorial strategic partnerships, -> transnational Youth Initiatives,

– Creating a stronger link between the EU Programmes and policy:

-> structured dialogues projects

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Youth exchanges: – young people aged 13 to 30, plus their leaders, – minimum 16 and maximum 60 participants,

leaders not included, – 5 to 21 days, excluding travel time,– Where: Programme Countries -> EU Member States,

EFTA Countries, Macedonia, Turkey

Neighbouring Partner Countries -> Eastern PartnershipCountries, Southern Mediterranean countries, Western Balkan countries, Russian Federation

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European Voluntary Service (EVS): – young people aged 17 to 30 years , – projects may involve 1 or 2 volunteers or up to

the 30 volunteers per project, – Standard EVS: 2 – 12 months– Short-term EVS for young people with fewer

opportunities or involving ten or more young people: 2 weeks – 2 months,

– Where: Programme Countries -> EU Member States, EFTA Countries, Macedonia, Turkey

Neighbouring Partner Countries -> Eastern PartnershipCountries, Southern Mediterranean countries, Western Balkan countries, Russian Federation

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Mobility of Youth Workers: – supports the professional development of

youth workers: seminars, training courses, contact-making events, study visits, job shadowing

– youth workers, no age limits ,– minimum 50 participants including facilitators, – 2 days to 2 months, excluding travel time,– Where: Programme Countries -> EU Member States,

EFTA Countries, Macedonia, Turkey

Neighbouring Partner Countries -> Eastern PartnershipCountries, Southern Mediterranean countries, Western Balkan countries, Russian Federation

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Strategic Partnership: – can be a reasonable simple cooperation project

between small organisations,– can be a complex partnership aimed at developing

and exchanging innovative practice and outputs across the field of education training and youth,

– non-profit organisation, youth associations or NGO’s, …,

– can last between 6 months and 2 years,– 2 organisations from different Programme

Countries,– Where: Programme Countries -> EU Member States, EFTA

Countries, Macedonia, Turkey

Neighbouring Partner Countries -> under certain conditions

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Cross Sectorial Strategic Partnership: – similar in structure and design to a strategic

partnership project,– defining element is the quality and level of co-

operation across fields of Education, Training and Youth,

– non-profit organisation, youth associations or NGO’s, …,

– can last between 6 months and 2 years,– 2 organisations from different Programme

Countries,– Where: Programme Countries -> EU Member States, EFTA

Countries, Macedonia, Turkey

Neighbouring Partner Countries -> under certain conditions

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Transnational Youth Initiative: – a project which is the idea of the young people, is

set up, managed and implemented by the young people,

– can be a blended mobility combining short-term physical mobility (less than 2 months) with virtual mobility,

– 2 organisations from different Programme Countries,

– each partner must involve a minimum of 4 young people aged 13 - 30,

– can last between 6 months and 2 years,– Where: Programme Countries -> EU Member States, EFTA

Countries, Macedonia, Turkey

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Structured Dialogue Projects: – encourages the actives participation of young

people in democratic life f. e.: meetings and discussions between young people and decisions-makers/youth policy-makers, national meetings and transnational seminars,consultation of young people, …

– young people aged 13 – 30 and policy/decision makers,

– non-profit organisations, youth assocaitions, NGO’s and public bodies,

– can last between 3 months and 2 years,– Where: Programme Countries -> EU Member States, EFTA

Countries, Macedonia, Turkey and Partner Countries

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Application deadlines: – Supporting learning mobility activities:

17.03. -> project starting between 17.06 and 31.1230.04. -> project starting between 01.09 and 28.0201.10. -> project starting between 01.02 and 30.09

– Developing the quality in youth work: 30.04. -> project starting between 01.09 and 28.02

01.10. -> project starting between 01.02 and 30.09 - Strutured Dialogue:

30.04. -> project starting between 01.08 and 28.0201.10. -> project starting between 01.01 and 30.09

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Where can I find training opportunities?

–> www.salto-youth.net

Where can I get help?-> contact your National Agency