Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
The Programme aims to improve and promote health in the Union to reduce the burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases by:
- protecting people from serious cross-border health threats
- improving the availability, accessibility and affordability of medicines, medical devices and other crisis-related products in the EU
- strengthening national health systems
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
The objective of this action is to strengthen the continuous professional development and training through updated or new training courses developed in co-operation with professional associations, education centres and other relevant organisations. This will provide opportunities for up-skilling or re-skilling, taking full advantage of technological developments in line with the EU Pact for Skills (e.g. training will include relevant modules on digital skills).
Detailed Call Description
This action will cover the following activities:
- developing and implementing training modules of continuous professional development for medical professions including nurses and other health workforce by addressing their needs;
- the training courses will include digital skills and other relevant skills needed for surge capacity in crises and for transformation of health systems into new care models providing more integrated health care;
- developing and implementing training modules for non-clinical staff working in health systems to contribute to effective, accessible and resilient health systems with a focus on digital skills for procurement, planning and management;
- micro credentials in the training courses (in line with the forthcoming Commission’s initiative on micro credentials) could be considered.
This action will impact on the skills underpinning quicker recovery and transition to more resilient health systems. It will also have an impact on:
- organisational change, improvement of workload and team work, especially in surge capacity;
- the implementation of the Pact for Skills initiative through provision of training opportunities to upskill and reskill especially in digital skills in healthcare.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
80%
Thematic Categories
- Education and training
- Health
- Information Technology
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Central Government
- Private Bodies
- State-owned Enterprises
- Training Centres
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to be eligible for funding, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must be legal entities (public or private bodies) established in EU Member States or EEA countries and countries associated to the EU4Health Programme (third countries, candidate countries and potential candidate countries, neighbourhood countries) or countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement.
For the specific eligibility criteria (including consortium composition and eligible applications) of each topic, please visit the detailed description of the topic of your interest in the call document.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Ministry of Health, Department of European Affairs
Ms MAKRIGIORGI Elena
emakrigiorgi@moh.gov.cy
(Publish Date: 25/02/2022-for internal use only)
EU Contact Point
Stefan DE KEERSMAECKER
Telephone: +32 2 298 46 80
Email: stefan.de-keersmaecker@ec.europa.eu
Darragh CASSIDY
Telephone: +32 2 298 39 78
Email: darragh.cassidy@ec.europa.eu