Sector Skills Alliances

Infoday 21 Janvier 2016

Bernadette Forsthuber, EACEA

The new Sector Skills Alliances

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• Identification of skills gaps and needs

• Design and delivery of vocational education and training

The new Sector Skills Alliances – 2 Lots

LOT 1: identification of skills gaps and demand

corresponds to previous Sector Skills Council

deliver skills intelligence in open data format; for feeding into Skills Panorama

transversal component on Digital skills and Green Skills

The new Sector Skills Alliances – 2 Lots

LOT 2: developing & delivering vocational education & training content

corresponds to previous Sector Skills Alliance

VET specific but that includes "higher VET"

develops and delivers trans-national VET content for European professional core profiles

transversal component on Digital skills and Green Skills

Sector Skills Alliances 2016

Overview of the eligibility criteria

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Eligibility Criteria for LOT 1

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Composition:

at least 2 full partners

at least 12 Programme countries

must include organisations representing both demand and supply

Example of a SSA Lot 1

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IF

SSA covers 12

Countries

Nº of partners

2

1 Umbrella Organisation (at least 11 countries)

+

1 full partner in one of the countries

Nº of partners 12

1 full partner for each country

The new Sector Skills Alliances – composition

SSA LOT 1 Example for composition:

Sector Skills Alliance with 14 countries

Configuration can range from:

- 2 (if one partner umbrella org with 13 partners)

- 14 (one full partner for each country)

Eligibility Criteria for LOT 2

• Composition:

at least 6 full partners

at least 3 E+ countries

in at least 2 countries there needs to be at least 2

full partners by country, of which:

One represents social partners of the

sector

One represents VET

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Example 1 of a SSA Lot 2

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IF

SSA covers 3 E+ countries and 6 full partners

Country A

2 full partners

1 Organisation representing social Partners

+

1 VET provider

Country B

2 full partners

1 Organisation representing social Partners

+

1 VET provider

Country C

2 full partners

1 Organisation representing social Partners

+

1 VET provider

Example 2 of a SSA Lot 2

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IF

SSA covers 3 E+ countries and 6 full partners

Country A

1 full partner

1 European sectoral umbrella organisation

Country B

3 full partners

1 Organisation representing social Partners

+

2 VET providers

Country C

2 full partners

1 Organisation representing social Partners

+

1 VET provider

The new Sector Skills Alliances – 2 Lots

LOT 2: developing & delivering vocational education & training content

Social partner involvement

Quality assurance - EQAVET

Learning-outcomes approach - ECVET

Qualifications frameworks – NQF/EQF

Work-based learning

Typical actors

• Social partners, chambers, organisations representing professions or sectors

• Sector skills councils

• VET providers and their associations

• Employment services

• Enterprises

• Authorities

• Economic development agencies, research

• Career guidance, professional counselling

Participation in SSA proposals

• As applicant – only in 1 application within Lot 1 OR Lot 2

If an organisation is involved as applicant in two or more proposals and in both Lots, all these proposals will be ineligible.

• As partner – in application(s) within Lot 1 AND Lot 2

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Award criteria

• Relevance of the proposal (max.25pts)

• Quality of the project design and implementation (max.30pts)

• Quality of the project team and the cooperation arrangements (max.25pts)

• Impact and dissemination (max.20pts)

The new Sector Skills Alliances

Annual call for proposals:

indicative budget: 18 M€

~4M€ for Lot 1 for 8 projects; ~14M€ for Lot 2 for 10 projects

Maximum EU contribution: € 500 000 (LOT 1); € 1 400 000 (LOT 2)

Max duration: 2-3 years (LOT 1); 3 years (LOT 2)

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Timeframe

Submission Deadline:

26 February 2016, 12:00 (midday, Brussels time)

You can contact us at:

EACEA-EPLUS-SSA@ec.europa.eu

Good luck !

Approved SSA projects 2014

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Logo Title www

European ICT Sector Skills Alliance - VET open course for mobile apps creators

http://appskil.eu/

Sector Skills Alliance to set European standards for qualifications and skills in the e-commerce sector

http://www.allecom.org

Skills for the creative economy www.arts-project.eu

Designing and Testing new management skills for the development of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Recycling and Re-use System in Europe

www.ewaster.eu

Skills in metal and electro industry https://www.gzs.si/skill-me

Sector Skills Alliance for Advanced Manufacturing in the Transport Sector

http://www.skillman.eu

http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/projects/