Vocational Education And Training: Developing Basic Skills In Vocational Education And Training
ERASMUS Lump Sum Grants
Basic Information
- Identifier
- ERASMUS-EDU-2026-POL-EXP-T07-VET-BS
- Programme
- European policy experimentations
- Programme Period
- 2021 - 2027
- Status
- Open (31094502)
- Opening Date
- January 6, 2026
- Deadline
- April 8, 2026
- Deadline Model
- single-stage
- Budget
- €5,000,000
- Min Grant Amount
- –
- Max Grant Amount
- –
- Expected Number of Grants
- –
- Keywords
- ERASMUS-EDU-2026-POL-EXP-T07-VET-BSERASMUS-EDU-2026-POL-EXP
Description
European policy experimentations are transnational cooperation projects that involve developing, implementing and testing the relevance, effectiveness, potential impact and scalability of activities to address policy priorities in different countries. By combining strategic leadership, methodological soundness, and a strong European dimension, they enable mutual learning and support evidence-based policy at European level.
Themes and priorities (scope)
This topic aims to fund projects to test and pilot promising and innovative practices to improve basic skills in VET and providing opportunities to experiment with these approaches, taking account of the specificities of VET and its very diverse learners.
Projects under this priority will support the implementation of the VET Recommendation, the Herning Declaration and the Basic Skills Action Plan by strengthening the acquisition of one or more of the five basic skills in both school-based and work-based VET, including apprenticeships at EQF levels 3 and 4. They will test innovative and promising practices adapted to the specificities of VET and its diverse learning environments, diverse learner population and provide evidence, guidance and recommendations on how to better develop these skills into VET curricula and learning environments. Cooperation with local, regional and/or national public authorities is strongly encouraged to ensure a systemic approach through policy guidance, funding and strategic oversight.
More information about this topic is available in the Call for proposals European policy experimentations (ERASMUS-EDU-2026-POL-EXP).
Eligibility & Conditions
Conditions
1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
described in the call document.
Proposal page limits and layout:
Page limit for the Part B of the Application Form (Technical Description) is 40 pages. Within these 40 pages limit, the list of relevant previous projects is included.
Layout is described in the Important Notice of the Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.
2. Eligible Countries
described in the call document.
3. Other Eligible Conditions
described in the call document.
4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion
described in the call document.
5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes
described in the call document.
5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
Evaluation criteria, scoring, threshold and process are described in the call document.
5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
described in the call document.
Publication of the call: 22 December 2025.
Deadline for submitting applications: 8 April 2026, 17:00 (Brussels time).
Evaluation period: April - July 2026.
Information to applicants: October 2026.
Signature of grant agreement: by January 2027.
6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
n/a
Call document and annexes:
Application form templates
Standard application form (ERASMUS BB and LSII)
Detailed budget table (ERASMUS LSII)
Guidance
Erasmus+ Programme Guide, specifically Part C - Information for Applicants
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
Additional documents:
Frequently Asked Questions About Vocational Education And Training: Developing Basic Skills In Vocational Education And Training
Support & Resources
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Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ – Submission of proposals.
IT Helpdesk – Contact the IT helpdesk for questions such as forgotten passwords, access rights and roles, technical aspects of submission of proposals, etc.
Online Manual – Step-by-step online guide through the Portal processes from proposal preparation and evaluation to reporting on your ongoing project. Valid for all 2021-2027 programmes.