Key Action 3: Support for policy reform provides grants for a wide variety of actions aimed at stimulating innovative policy development, policy dialogue and implementation, and the exchange of knowledge in the fields of education, training and youth. Most of them are managed by the EACEA https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/homepage_en

The main instruments that are managed through specific calls for proposals include:

• Initiatives for policy innovation giving support to forward-looking cooperation projects on policy developments and European policy experimentations led by high level organisations and public authorities to stimulate innovative policies and prepare their implementation;
• Civil Society Cooperation providing support to European NGOs and EU-wide networks active in the fields of education, training and youth with the aim of raising the awareness about European policies and to boost the cooperation with the public authorities.

For more information, please visit:eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/actions/key-action-3-support-for-policy-reform_en

About DataPRO specific Call 27/2017:

DataPRO Project was submitted under EACEA’s call for proposals 27/2017: "Joint qualifications in vocational education and training (VET)"

The overall objectives of the call were, on the one hand, to increase the employability of young people and to contribute to the development of a highly skilled, qualified and mobile workforce from which companies should also benefit and, on the other hand, to support joint developments in VET in Europe and strengthen overall its quality, relevance and attractiveness.

The specific objective of the call was to support the preparation or setting up of joint VET qualifications including at higher level or the improvement of such existing qualifications.

The transnational qualifications should comprise strong work-based learning and a mobility component, address learning outcomes, quality assurance and proper recognition while making use of relevant European tools and instruments.

For more information, please visit: eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/news/call-for-proposals-ka3-joint-qualifications-in-vocational-education-and-training-eacea272017_en