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Its budget of €14.7 billion will provide opportunities for over 4 million Europeans to study, train and volunteer abroad.

AIMS Reducing unemployment, especially among young people Promoting adult learning, especially for new skills and skills required by the labour market Encouraging young people to take part in European democracy Supporting innovation, cooperation and reform Reducing early school leaving Reinforcing quality in early childhood education and care Promoting cooperation and mobility with the EU's partner countries More synergies and interaction between formal, informal and non-formal learning BENEFITS

3 main types of Key Action

ERASMUS+ is for

OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS 2 million higher education students will study and train abroad vocational students will spend part of their education and training abroad Master’s students will benefit from a new loan guarantee scheme and more than scholarships for Joint Master Degrees young people to volunteer abroad and take part in youth exchanges lecturers, teachers, trainers, education staff and youth workers to teach or train abroad FOR INNOVATION PROJECTS AND EXCHANGE OF GOOD PRACTICES Strategic Partnerships, involving institutions/organisations, to implement joint initiatives and promote exchange of experience and know-how and links with the world of work Nearly 300 Knowledge Alliances and Sector Skills Alliances, involving 3500 education institutions and enterprises working together More than teachers collaborating on line and involving more than 100,000 schools through eTwinning (On-line community offering services to teachers, pupils and school leaders, teacher educators and student teachers)

YOUTH (young people years old and youth workers) Mobility for young people and youth workers (Key Action 1) Structured Dialogue (Key Action 3) Strategic Partnerships (Key Action 2)

A Strategic Partnership is all about enabling organisations to work together to improve their provision for learners and share innovative practices. Informal groups of young people can also apply to undertake transnational youth initiatives. This brings together two or more groups of young people from different countries, for activities that make a difference to local communities, as well as building employability and entrepreneurship skills. This type of project can last between 6 months and 3 years, and it should involve a minimum of two youth partners from two different Programme Countries. There is also the opportunity to work with other sectors in a cross-sector partnership through collaborative projects, which are aimed at improving provision across more than one sector. This type of project has a minimum requirement of at least three organisations from three different Programme Countries. Partner organisations from any Partner Country in the world may participate in Strategic Partnerships.

Types of Strategic Partnership activities include: new methods, tools or materials to build key competences, basic skills, language, or IT skills; ideas to build capacity and professionalise or modernise youth work, including the use of ICT; building links with other sectors to tackle social exclusion and early school leaving, combining non-formal youth work with formal education and training; transnational initiatives for groups of young people that encourage entrepreneurship and social commitment.

Structured Dialogue – meetings between young people and decision-makers (Key Action 3) The aim of Structured Dialogue is to put young people at the heart of policy-making. Young people get to debate the issues that matter to them with the people who make the decisions. Young people should be involved at all stages of the project from preparation to follow-up. Projects can last between 3 and 24 months, and involve a minimum of 30 participants.

Types of Structured Dialogue activities include: Meetings, events, seminars, debates, or discussions - linking to the Structured Dialogue process at EU level, the EU Youth Strategy or overall participation in democratic life. Meetings and seminars linked to official EU Presidency youth conferences. Events and debates linked to European Youth Week. Consultations including online opinions polls and surveys. Events simulating the functioning democratic institutions at local and national levels, and the roles of decision makers within these institutions.

YOUTHPASS Youthpass is a recognition tool for non-formal and informal learning in youth work, helping Erasmus+ participants to present what they have accomplished, the skills gained and knowledge acquired.

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