Sector Skills Alliances Erasmus

Directorate-General Education & Culture Reinforces and promotes lifelong learning through: policy cooperation with EU Member States implementation of Erasmus +

Erasmus new EU programme for education, training, youth and sport replacing seven existing programmes with one December 2013: first call for proposals

Erasmus EU grants for investment in education & skillsBudget EUR 19 billionEU + EFTA + TurkeyIncrease in current spending3 key actions

Learning Mobility Staff High education students Vocational and education training students Master students Youth mobility Co-operation for innovation and good practices Knowledge Alliances Sector Skill AlliancesSector Skill Alliances Strategic Partnerships IT support platforms E-twinning Capacity building in third countries Support for policy reform Open Method of Coordination EU transparency tools Policy dialogue 25 % of the budget Sector Skill Alliances

Sector – in which sense? Economic sector as defined by Eurostat (NACE) Examples: C-Manufacturing J-Information and communication Q-Human health and social work 6

Sector Skills Alliances - Who Bodies responsible for qualifications/ certification/ accreditation Vocational Education & Training providers Partners representative in sector with sector– expertise/Resea rch

Sector Skills Alliances - What Development of common training contents and concepts Integration of skills needs of the labour market into Vocational Education Training Reinforcing links between education and working life

Sector Skill Alliances Assess skills needs in a specific sector Achieve systematic impact on vocational education & training in the economic sector concerned Bring vocational education & training (VET) closer to labour market Develop innovative ways of vocational teaching and training Ensure quality of vocational programmes & Facilitate transparency of qualifications Improve flow of information between stakeholdersObjectives

European Qualification Framework European Quality Assurance Framework for VET Learning Outcomes Approach European Credit System for VET Application of European reference tools

What else should you know?  Sector Skills Alliance should take into account work of European Sector Skills Council and ESCO if existing in relevant sector (see next slide)  If skills needs not identified yet then Alliance should include research institution competent in relevant sector  European umbrella organisations or National players with European outreach  Alliance should ensure recognition in partner countries during project or make it highly probable that this will happen afterwards  Dissemination to services counselling on professional orientation/career guidance 11

Important concepts European Sector Skills Council: Platform at European level for improving skills intelligence, highlighting skills mismatches and for shaping the educational and training offer correspondingly. Such Sector Skills Councils exist already for fashion design & production, and commerce. ESCO: The European multilingual classification of skills/competences, qualifications and occupations will include occupational profiles (with respective skills/competences lists) per economic sector. It will not set up competence standards though. 12

Expected Outcomes Evidence on sector skills needs/ competence standards Joint curriculum design Joint curriculum delivery/ Recognition Dissemination/ professional orientation

European VET curricula Sector Skills Alliance Skills needs

Sector Skills Alliances Eligible sectors min. 3 countries, of which min. 2 MS 3 categories of stakeholders in each country obligatory (slide 9) min. 9 partners Sector Skills Alliances average grant +/- € per project Sector Skills Alliances ~175 projects over 7 years Sector Skills Alliances First call "Erasmus +": end 2013/beginning 2014 Sector Skills Alliances

Additional information on the internet Erasmus+: /erasmus-for-all/index_en.htm On-going pilot projects: 112_en.htm Contact EAC-UNITE-