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Full proposal Application Form
Call: EACEA/28/2017
European policy experimentations in the fields
of Education and Training led by high-level
public authorities
Deadline: 25 September 2018 (12.00 noon CET)
Erasmus+
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT
(To be attached to the eForm)
Please note that each comment box in the DETAILED PROJECT DESCRIPTION
should contain maximum 1000 words, except if stated otherwise above the comment box.
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PART 1. Call priorities themes
Please identify in the box below, which priority theme this application addresses (Proposals addressing priority themes other than the ones below or not addressing any priority theme will not be considered for funding). Please tick only one box.
Promoting social inclusion and shared EU values through formal and non-formal learning
Mainstreaming and further developing multilingual pedagogies in school education (e.g. working in
multilingual classrooms / with bilingual children) and supporting teachers and their training to deal with diversity in classrooms
Digital assessment: identifying best practices across educational sectors and countries and scaling
up of best practices and experimentation
VET teachers and trainers in work-based learning/apprenticeship (VET)
Implementation of Upskilling Pathways for adults without an upper secondary qualification or
equivalent
Policies and incentives to support innovative teaching and pedagogical training in higher education,
including through open and digital education; Creation of a European-wide hub for online learning,
blended/ virtual mobility, virtual campuses and collaborative exchange of best practices.
PART 2. Presentation, Role and operational capacity
of partners
Please select from the drop down menu the type of institution for each partner, as relevant: Public Authority, Delegated body of Public authority, Association/Network of public authorities, Researcher, Public organisation, Private organisation, Other *Please insert the Coordinating organisation first **For delegated bodies: a delegation by the
Overview of partnership
Nr Name of organisation Type of institution Country Role in the
project
1 [Choose a type] Coordinator*
2 [Choose a type] Partner
3 [Choose a type] Partner
4 [Choose a type] Partner
5 [Choose a type] Partner
6 [Choose a type] Partner
7 [Choose a type] Partner
8 [Choose a type] Partner
9 [Choose a type] Partner
10 [Choose a type] Partner
11 [Choose a type] Partner
12 [Choose a type] Partner
13 [Choose a type] Partner
14 [Choose a type] Partner
15 [Choose a type] Partner
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Please describe each partner organisation in the section below:
This part must be completed separately by each applicant in the project (coordinator
and partners).
Partner number - P x [P1 – Pn] (please ensure that the numbering follows the same numbering as in Part A of the eForm and the partner numbering of the detailed budget table)
Organisation name
2.1 Aims and activities of the organisation
1. If you are a public authority/ministry, please describe in which way you are responsible for the specific field in which the experimentation is going to be carried out. You are welcome to provide relevant evidence of it (such as official policy or administrative acts in the area covered by the project) through freely accessible web references).
2. If you are any other type of organisation, please provide a short presentation of your organisation (key activities, affiliations, size of the organisation, etc.) relating to the area covered by the project, and explain how your expertise is related to the role and responsibilities you will have in the project. Provide information on the operational and financial management of the project within the organisation.
3. If you are a researcher, in addition to what requested under 2) above, please provide documented evidence (list of references) on your experience in evaluating the impact of large scale policy actions through field trials.
4. If you are a legally established network or association of public authorities, or a delegated body, in addition to what requested under 2) above, please indicate the name of the public authorities you are representing and provide the information requested under 1).
2.2 Role of the partner in the project
Please describe the role of your organisation in the project and how the organisation will contribute to the operational and financial management of the project.
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2.3 Operational capacity: Skills and expertise of key staff involved in the project
(Please add lines as necessary)
Name of staff member Summary of relevant skills and professional experience
(related to the domain of the project)
% of dedication to the project (100% = 1 full time person/year)
2.4 Operational capacity: Involvement in previous projects
Please list the projects connected to the selected priority theme of the call implemented by your organisation or department in the last three years and provide a short description of the project's impact and achievements.
(Please add lines as necessary)
Programme or initiative
Reference number including year of award
Project title Project impact and achievements (provide qualitative and quantitative
evidence; i.e. figures, case studies, etc.)
2.5 Affiliated entities (only if applicable)
This part must be completed separately for each affiliated entity (if applicable) in the project (whether affiliated to the coordinator or to any other partner).
Affiliated entity number - AF x [AF1 – AFn] dependent from Px
Organisation name
Country code
PIC number
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2.6 List of associated partners
These organisations may provide the partnership with facilities or assistance that enhances the quality of work, but they cannot be responsible for the core activities of the project (e.g. management, coordination etc.). They will not benefit financially from the EU grant.
Nr Name of organisation Type of institution1 Country Role in the project
1
2
3
4
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6
1 Please refer to the list of type of institutions at the end of this document.
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PART 3. Award Criteria
3.1 Quality of the project design and implementation
Investigation of the field (state of the art)
Please provide documented evidence that corroborates the potential of the policy measure to be tested to produce effective results.
Experimentation Methodology
Please identify and describe in detail the experimentation methodology, its rationale and implications, including definitions of success/failure criteria, and its theoretical approach.
Description of the Protocol
Please describe the protocol that will be followed in the experimentation providing details of:
the size, type, and features of the sample, the rationale and the procedures for identifying and selecting the sample;
the typology of field trials, their timing; the entities that will be responsible for developing and implementing the field trials and for evaluating their
results and the role that each entity will play in these contexts; national, trans-national, internal, external and peer evaluation plans; the evaluation benchmarks and qualitative and quantitative indicators; the monitoring and quality control measures; ethical guidelines definition of intellectual property rights any other relevant information regarding the protocol.
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Project design
Please describe schematically and chronologically the main phases of the project (planning, implementation, evaluation, and dissemination) highlighting the major milestones and deliverables/outputs/results.
Project management
Please provide a description of the management plan, what resources are allocated, how cooperation and exchange of know-how and information will be ensured, as well as how the decision process is going to be managed and emphasise how public authorities are going to exercise their strategic leadership.
Quality control
Please provide a quality assurance plan referring both to the project management and outputs. Please describe how challenges and risks will be identified and which mitigating actions will be proposed.
Budget and cost effectiveness
Please describe the strategy adopted to ensure that the proposed results and objectives will be achieved in the most economical way. Explain the principles of budget allocation amongst partners. Indicate the arrangements adopted for financial management. Please argue how your proposal offers value for money.
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3.2 Quality of the partnership and the cooperation arrangements
Rationale for the setting-up of the partnership
Please explain why the selected partners are best suited to participate in this European project and how the partnership will ensure achievement of the objectives of the call with due regard to the priority theme.
Describe responsibilities in terms of strategic leadership, policy development and implementation, innovative and/or complementary skills, expertise and competences within the consortium directly relating to the planned project activities, in particular impact evaluation expertise.
Cooperation arrangements across the partnership
Please describe the cooperation arrangements across the partnership, the responsibilities for decision making, conflict resolution, reporting, monitoring, communication and other relevant issues.
Translation of results to policy making
Please outline the partnership's capacity to translate results into policy actions and to reach a large number of stakeholders and target groups.
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3.3 Impact, dissemination, and sustainability
Expected systemic impact of the project
Please describe what kind of systemic change the proposal is aiming to achieve in strategic, qualitative and quantitative terms, and how the results are expected to lead to systemic change in the countries involved in this proposal, as well as its potential impact at European level in the education, and training and youth fields.
Dissemination and Communication
Please outline the dissemination strategy providing qualitative and quantitative indicators, and specifying: The strategy, channels and modalities used for reaching and involving the target groups, stakeholders, and
the specific population samples before, during and after the field trials and beyond the project, The strategy and channels used for communicating the on-going work of the project and its final results to
national and European policy-makers, stakeholders and public at large; If the project produces educational materials, documents and media, clear indication of how these will be
made freely accessible through open licences and do not contain disproportionate limitations.
Exploitation
Please explain through which kind of policy actions and reforms the positive results will be up-scaled, mainstreamed and multiplied and which funds (e.g. European Structural and Investment Funds, The European Fund for Strategic Investments, national funds, etc.) will be activated to sustain up-scaling and mainstreaming in the longer term. Please
explain how the results will contribute to peer learning of the partner authorities involved and feed into the Open
Method of Coordination in the fields of education and training.
Sustainability
Please explain a strategy for long-term monitoring beyond the end of the project and describe follow up activities that would concretely use the project results for systemic improvement, including through Erasmus+ actions.
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PART 4. Work plan and work packages
Please enter the different project activities you intend to carry out in your project. Duplicate and complete for each work package.
Work package activities:
Work package No.
Work package type
Planning
Experimentation Protocol
Field trials
Evaluation
Dissemination and Communication
Management
Quality Assurance (quality plan)
Title
Description and envisaged results
List of activities/tasks
Estimated Start Date
(mm-yyyy)
Estimated End Date
(mm-yyyy) Duration:
Country of activity
Lead Partner
Contributing partners
Deliverables
Please list the nature and describe briefly the content of all deliverables produced in the work package (reports, analyses, guidelines, statistics, scientific articles, interviews, questionnaires, etc.) highlighting the language versions (see annex B) and the media(s)
(paper, web, video, etc.) used.
Number
Title
Type
Description
Due date
Language(s)
Media(s)
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Dissemination level
Public
Restricted to other programme participants (including Commission services and
project reviewers)
Confidential, only for members of the consortium (including EACEA and Commission
services and project reviewers)
Explanation of work package expenditure
Please explain what costs will be associated to each work package (subcontracting, travel, and other costs).
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Overview of partners involved and resources required
Please add lines as necessary according to number of work packages and partners involved.
Indicative input of partnership staff - The total number of days per staff category should correspond with the information provided in the budget tables.
No of Work package
Partners involved
Country
Number of staff days
Role and tasks in the work package Category Category Category Category
Total
1 2 3 4
1 Lead partner
P(n)
P(n)
P(n)
P(n)
Subtotal
2 Lead partner
P(n)
P(n)
P(n)
Subtotal
3 Lead partner
P(n)
P(n)
P(n)
Subtotal
TOTAL
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Overview of project expected results
Please add lines as necessary according to number of work packages and results (deliverables, outputs or outcomes).
No of Work package
Start date
End date
Result(s) (output(s) or outcome(s)) Medium that will be used (publication, electronic, online, other (specify))
Languages Dissemination level (Public, Restricted, Confidential)
Target groups/potential beneficiaries
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Type of institution (for reference)
EPLUS-NGO Non-governmental organisation/association
EPLUS-BODY-EUR-INT European or international public body
EPLUS-SERV-PROV Public service provider
EPLUS-SOCIAL-ENT Social enterprise
EPLUS-YOUTH-ORG Youth organisation
EPLUS-BODY-ACCRED Accreditation, certification or qualification body
EPLUS-BODY-CONS Counselling body
EPLUS-EURO-GROUP-COOP European grouping of territorial cooperation
EPLUS-FOUND Foundation
EPLUS-YOUTH-GROUP Group of young people active in youth work
EPLUS-EDU-HEI Higher education institution (tertiary level)
EPLUS-ENT-LARGE Large enterprise
EPLUS-BODY-PUB-LOC Local Public body
EPLUS-BODY-PUB-NAT National Public body
EPLUS-YOUTH-COUNCIL National Youth Council
EPLUS-SPORT-PARTIAL Organisation or association representing (parts of) the sport sector
EPLUS-BODY-PUB-REG Regional Public body
EPLUS-RES Research Institute/Centre
EPLUS-EDU-ADULT School/Institute/Educational centre – Adult education
EPLUS-EDU-GEN-PRE School/Institute/Educational centre – General education (pre-primary level)
EPLUS-EDU-GEN-PRI School/Institute/Educational centre – General education (primary level)
EPLUS-EDU-GEN-SEC School/Institute/Educational centre – General education (secondary level)
EPLUS-EDU-VOC-SEC School/Institute/Educational centre – Vocational Training (secondary level)
EPLUS-EDU-VOC-TER School/Institute/Educational centre – Vocational Training (tertiary level)
EPLUS-ENT-SME Small and medium sized enterprise
EPLUS-SOCIAL Social partner or other representative of working life (chambers of commerce, trade union, trade association)
EPLUS-SPORT-CLUB Sport club
EPLUS-SPORT-FED Sport federation
EPLUS-SPORT-LEAGUE Sport league