Student traineeships in Europe Policy and programme activities Elena Tegovska Policy Officer, Higher Education European Commission
The European Education Area and the renewed EU agenda for higher education State of play of traineeships Boosting the quality of traineeships
European Education Area Political context November 2017: Gothenburg summit December 2017: European Council conclusions Making learning mobility a reality for all
Mutual recognition of diplomas 3 Key Initiatives Mutual recognition of diplomas European universities European student card
Renewed EU agenda for HE What is it? Why now? What's new? What next?
Renewed EU agenda for HE (2017) May 26, 2019 Renewed EU agenda for HE (2017) curricula relevant to labour market and societal needs; transnational teacher training courses; cooperation btw HEIs, VET organisations and employers 1. Help students acquire the necessary knowledge and skills curricula relevant to labour market and curricula relevant to labour market and societal needs; transnational teacher training courses; cooperation btw HEIs, VET organisations and employers organisations and employers 2. Strengthen contribution of Higher Education to cohesive societies holistic institutional strategies for inclusion and study success; delivery modes; civic and social responsibility education and research mutually reinforcing; strengthening HEIs’ role in local/regional environments; transfer of latest research back into education 3. Improve the contribution of HEIs to innovation 4. Design systems that work effectively (funding, incentives) Supporting effective and efficient higher education systems September 13, 2017
Erasmus+ traineeships – state of play 25% of student mobility is a traineeship mobility With a 14% increase since 2014, student mobility for traineeships in the Erasmus+ programme is growing at a higher rate than student mobility for studies
Erasmus+ traineeships – state of play
Erasmus+ traineeships – state of play
Why is student mobility important?
Why are Erasmus+ traineeships important?
Improving the quality: the Erasmus+ toolbox Novelties introduced in 2014 Learning agreement for traineeships Mobility consortia and staff mobility as boosters Traineeships in forward-looking skills: the DOT
Erasmus+ traineeships 2014-2020 Possible after graduation Application before graduation Mobility finalised within 12 months from graduation Top-ups for traineeships Minimum duration down to 2 months Stronger linguistic support
Transparent and efficient preparation of the traineeship Traineeship Programme: which skills and competences will be acquired e.g. academic, analytical, digital skills, etc Monitoring plan: how and when the trainee will be monitored by the Enterprise The evaluation plan: assessment criteria that will be used to evaluate the traineeship and the learning outcomes learning outcomes
Mobility consortia and staff mobility as boosters 80% of the mobility activities organised in the framework of consortia are traineeships Staff mobility for training and invited staff from entreprises can be better leveraged for student traineeships outcomes learning outcomes
Erasmus+ boosting digital skills through traineeships pilot project to provide cross-border Erasmus+ traineeships for up to 6,000 students and recent graduates in 2018-2020 ICT specialist skills Digital skills for business
What is a digital skills traineeship? How does it work? Use of the existing Erasmus+ rules to boost traineeships in digital skills What is a digital skills traineeship? Geographical scope Definition in the 2018 call Erasmus+ programme guide listing a number of activities (p. 32) When one of the listed activities is practised during the traineeship it becomes a "traineeship for digital skills" Traineeships implemented in Erasmus+ programme countries: through KA103 Traineeship implemented in Erasmus+ partner countries (including Switzerland): through KA107
Increasing visibility How does it work? Increasing visibility Monitoring the uptake Toolkit (DG CNECT) to raise awareness Development of specific features on Erasmusintern.org Quantitative: Indicating in the Learning Agreement for Traineeships Reporting in MT+ (special flag) Qualitative: Reporting in Participant Reports for Traineeships
Future programme (post-2020)
Erasmus 2021-2027
Priorities for Higher Education Improved access and inclusiveness More flexible mobility formats Simplification and Digitalisation Targeted mobility in forward looking skills International Dimension Active participation KA1
Traineeships in the future programme How to further improve the quality? Which rules should be adapted? How to improve synergies between international relations offices and career services? Blended mobility to better prepare students for traineeships? How to increase the numbers of recent graduate traineeships?