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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/
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