The European Union has published a Calls for proposals with the objective of awarding grants to around a dozen proposals for the organisation of projects to test and develop the credit system for vocational education and training (ECVET).

• Actions to set up or consolidate partnerships between competent institutions to establish an operational framework to develop tests on the European credit system for vocational education and training (ECVET).
• Experimental measures in the vocational education and training credit system (ECVET) field with a view to putting this system into practice for the benefit of various groups (e.g. employed adults, jobseekers, young people leaving initial training without qualifications).

The Community provisional funding available for the call for proposals is:

• 3,00 Million EUR (Annual budget for 2008)

• 13 August 2008 - 16 years ago (Deadline for the presentation of proposals)

• Call for proposals - Lifelong Learning programme Award of grants for projects to test and develop the credit system for vocational education and training (ECVET) (Legal base)

Opened to the following bodies or institutes with legal status established in the covered areas:

• Universities
• Public authorities (all)

Bodies or institutes must have their registered legal seat in one of the countries taking part in the Programme which are:

• European Union (EU)
• Candidate Countries
• European Economic Area (EEA)
• Third countries

Directorate-General for Education and Culture

• Call for proposals - Érasmus + 2014
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• Call for Proposals - Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP). General Call 2013
• Call for proposals — Implementation of the European strategic objectives in education and training (ET 2020)