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Erasmus+ – Key Action 2 – Capacity Building in the field of youth

Length: 9 months to 2 years

Maximum grant award:

150,000

Application deadline: 8th March 2017 at 12:00 midday Brussels time for projects starting between 1st July and 31 December

Capacity-building projects in the field of youth cover a range of activities that encourage cooperation between organisations active in youth, education, training and other socio-economic sectors in Programme and Partner Countries from different regions of the world.

These projects aim to recognize and improve youth work, non-formal learning and volunteering and link them to education systems and the labour market. They also support regional and transnational non-formal learning mobility schemes to encourage the participation of youth in society.

For further information on Programme and Partner Countries please refer to the Erasmus+ Programme Guide.

Examples of capacity-building activities

  • Conferences, workshops and meetings
  • Large-scale youth events
  • Information and awareness campaigns
  • Communication and media tools
  • Development of methods, curricula, training and documentation such as Youthpass
  • Open and flexible learning materials, virtual cooperation, open educational resources (OER)

 

 

Vertical Tabs

Capacity-building should carry out the following activities:

  • Promote cooperation between:
    • youth organisations and public authorities in Partner Countries
    • youth organisations in education and training and the business and labour market
  • Strengthen youth councils, youth platforms and authorities in Partner Countries (local, regional, national)
  • Support the overall operation of youth organisations in Partner Countries
  • Help implement youth work practices which include:
    • tools for the development of youth works and trainers,
    • non-formal learning methods to improve skills,
    • new training schemes, flexible learning, virtual mobility and better ICT
    • peer learning activities to improve the leadership of youth organisations

For detailed information on activities supported by a capacity-building project please refer to the Erasmus+ Programme Guide.