Organisations active in the fields of education, training and youth receive support from the Erasmus+ Programme to carry out projects promoting different types of mobility.

How to access the Erasmus+ mobility opportunities

-Short-term projects for mobility of learners – these projects provide applicants with an opportunity to organise various mobility activities over a period of 6 to 18 months.

-Accredited projects for mobility of learners – these projects are open only to organisations holding an Erasmus accreditation in the field of vocational education and training. 

-Joining an existing Erasmus+ mobility consortium led by an accredited consortium coordinator in their country.

-Hosting participants from another country: any organisation can become a host for learners coming from a partner organisation abroad.

Who can apply

a) For short-term projects for mobility of learners

-Organisations providing initial or continuing vocational education and training.

-Local and regional public authorities, coordination bodies and other organisations with a

role in the field of vocational education and training.

-Companies and other public or private organisations hosting, training or otherwise

working with learners and apprentices in vocational education and training.

b) For accredited projects for mobility of learners

-Applicants must hold a valid Erasmus accreditation in vocational education and training on the project start date.

Eligible participants 

-Learners and apprentices in initial vocational education and training (iVET) and in continuing vocational education and training (cVET). Participants must be enrolled in an eligible iVET or cVET programme.

-Recent graduates (including former apprentices) of eligible iVET and cVET programmes are eligible to participate up to 12 months after their graduation.

Eligible countries

Must be established in an EU Member State or in a third country associated to the Programme.

Eligible activities

• Participation in VET skills competitions (1 to 10 days)
• Group mobility of VET learners (2 to 30 days, at least two VET learners per group) Short-term learning mobility of VET learners (10 to 89 days)
• Long-term learning mobility of VET learners (ErasmusPro) (90 to 365 days)

Venue of the activities

Activities must take place abroad, in an EU Member State or in a third country associated to the Programme.

Where to apply

– National Agency of the country in which the applicant organisation is established.

Deadline: 20 February 2024, at 12:00 (midday Brussels time) for projects between 1 June and 31 December of the same year.

If a second round is organised, applicants have to submit their grant application by 4 October at 12:00 (midday Brussels time) for projects starting between 1 January and 31 May of the following year.

Interested organisations should read the Erasmus+ Programme Guide.

For further support they should contact the National Agency in their country.

Individuals seeking to apply should contact their organisation, institution, or educational establishment.