1. Student traineeships in Europe Policy and programme activities
Elena Tegovska
Policy Officer, Higher Education
European Commission

2. The European Education Area and the renewed EU agenda for higher education
State of play of traineeships
Boosting the quality of traineeships

3. European Education Area Political context
November 2017: Gothenburg summit
December 2017: European Council conclusions
Making learning mobility a reality for all

4. Mutual recognition of diplomas
3 Key Initiatives
Mutual recognition of diplomas
European universities
European student card

5. Renewed EU agenda for HE
What is it?
Why now?
What's new?
What next?

6. 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

7. 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

8. Erasmus+ traineeships – state of play

9. Erasmus+ traineeships – state of play

10. Why is student mobility important?

11. Why are Erasmus+ traineeships important?

12. 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

13. Erasmus+ traineeships
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

14. 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

15. 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

16. Erasmus+ boosting digital skills through traineeships
pilot project to provide cross-border Erasmus+ traineeships for up to 6,000 students and recent graduates in
ICT specialist skills
Digital skills for business

17. 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

18. 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

19. Future programme (post-2020)

20. Erasmus

22. 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

23. 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?