Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
Alliances for Innovation partnerships shall implement a coherent and comprehensive set of sectoral or cross-sectoral activities, which should be adaptable to future knowledge developments across the EU. To boost innovation, the focus will be on talent and skillsdevelopment. Firstly, digital competences have become increasingly important in all job profiles across the entire labour market. Secondly, the transition to a circular and greener economy needs to be underpinned by changes to qualifications and national education and training curricula to meet emerging professional needs for green skills and sustainable development. Thirdly, the twin digital and green transition requires an accelerated adoption of new technologies, in particular in the highly innovative deep tech domains, across all sectors of our economy and society.
Detailed Call Description
Alliances for Sectoral Cooperation on Skills aim to create new strategic approaches and cooperation for concrete skills development in areas implementing a major action of the European Skills Agenda for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience, the Pact for Skills. Alliances for Sectoral Cooperation on Skills seek to tackle skills gaps on the labour market that hamper growth, innovation and competitiveness in specific sectors or areas, aiming both at short term interventions and long term strategies. These Alliances will be implemented in the 14 industrial ecosystems identified in the New Industrial Strategy for Europe.
Proposals covering the following industrial ecosystems will have priority if there are no related Blueprints ongoing or if the ongoing related Blueprints will end by the end of 2023: 1. Mobility-Transport-Automotive; 2. Textile; 3. Renewable Energy; 4. Electronics; 5. Retail; 6. Construction; 7. Aerospace & Defence; 8. Low-carbon energy Intensive Industries.
Proposals covering the following industrial ecosystems will not have priority because related Blueprint Alliances are ongoing: 9. Tourism; 10. Agri-food; 11. Creative & Cultural Industries; 12. Digital; 13. Proximity & Social Economy; 14. Health.
Proposals should include the design of continuing vocational training programmes to address urgent skills needs of people in working age. Proposals should also include developments of emerging occupational profiles, related qualifications, which should cover upper and post-secondary VET levels (EQF levels 3 to 5) and tertiary levels (EQF levels 6 to 8). Furthermore, proposals should include the design of related core curricula and education and training programmes leading to those qualifications.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
The lump sum value will be limited to a maximum of 80% of the estimated budget determined after evaluation.
This action follows a lump sum funding model. The EU grant per project will be of a maximum of € 4 000 000.
Only one proposal per industrial ecosystem can be selected for funding.
Thematic Categories
- Education and training
- New Entrepreneurship
- Other Thematic Category
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Youth
Eligibility for Participation
- Associations
- Central Government
- Chambers
- Educational Institutions
- Large Enterprises
- Local Authorities
- Natual person / Citizen / Individual
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Semi-governmental organisations
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- State-owned Enterprises
- Trade Unions
- Training Centres
- Youth
Eligibility For Participation Notes
Provided that they are partners in large-scale skills partnerships under the Pact for Skills, the following organisations can be involved as applicants (coordinator and full partners) or associated partners):
- Higher education institutions;
- VET providers;
- Networks of VET providers;
- Small and medium-sized or large enterprises (including social enterprises);
- Research institutes;
- Non-governmental organisations;
- Public bodies at local, regional or national level;
- Organisations active in education, training and youth;
- Intermediaries that represent education, training or youth organisations or enterprises;
- Accreditation, certification, recognition or qualification bodies;
- Chambers of commerce, industry or labour, chambers of skilled crafts
- European or national social partners;
- Hospitals or other care institutions, including long-term care
- Authorities responsible for education, training or employment at regional or national level;
- Employment services;
- National statistics offices;
- Economic development agencies;
- Sectoral or professional associations;
- Sector skills councils;
- Bodies providing career guidance, professional counselling, information services and employment services.
In addition, the coordinator must be coordinating an ecosystem-based large-scale skills partnership under the Pact for Skills. Higher education institutions established in an EU Member State or a third country associated to the Programme must hold a valid Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE).
Consortium composition
Alliances for Sectoral Cooperation on Skills (Blueprint) must cover at least 8 EU Member States or third countries associated to the Programme and involve at least 12 applicants (coordinator and full partners). The consortium must include at least 5 labour market actors and at least 5 education and training providers (VET and HEIs) as applicants (coordinator and full partners). There should be at least one HE institution and one VET provider involved as applicants (coordinator and full partners) in each proposal.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Foundation for the Management of European (EU) Lifelong Learning Programmes
www.erasmusplus.cy
info@llp.org.cy
Tel: +357 22 448 888
Youth Board of Cyprus
www.erasmusplus.cy
erasmusplus@onek.org.cy
Tel: +357 22 402 644
(Publish Date: 17/01/2023-for internal use only)
EU Contact Point
European Education and Culture Executive Agency:
https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/contacts_en