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Annex I – Erasmus Quality Standards
Call for accreditation – EAC/A02/2020
Erasmus accreditation in the fields of
adult education, vocational education
and training, and school education
Rules of applicationEUROPEAN COMMISSION Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture Directorate B — Youth, Education and Erasmus+ Unit B.2 — Schools and Multilingualism E-mail:[email protected]@ec.europa.eu European Commission B-1049 Brussels © European Union, 2020 Reuse is authorised provided the source is acknowledged. The reuse policy of European Commission documents is regulated by Decision 2011/833/EU (OJ L 330, 14.12.2011, p. 39). For any use or reproduction of photos or other material that is not under the EU copyright, permission must be sought directly from the copyright holders.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction .................................................................................................... 5
2. Description ..................................................................................................... 5
3. Objectives ...................................................................................................... 6
3.1 In all three fields ....................................................................................... 6
3.2 In the field of adult education ..................................................................... 6
3.3 In the field of vocational education and training: ........................................... 6
3.4 In the field of school education ................................................................... 7
4. How to submit an application? .......................................................................... 7
5. Eligibility criteria ............................................................................................. 8
6. Exclusion criteria ............................................................................................. 9
7. Selection criteria ............................................................................................ 10
7.1 Operational capacity .................................................................................10
7.2 Financial capacity .....................................................................................10
8. Award criteria ................................................................................................ 10
8.1 Maximum number of awarded Erasmus accreditations ..................................12
9. Light procedure for VET Mobility Charter holders ................................................ 12
10. Award of the Erasmus accreditation ............................................................... 13
11. Validity ...................................................................................................... 13
12. Reporting, monitoring, quality assurance and recognition ................................. 13
12.1 Recognition of excellence ..........................................................................14
12.2 Remedial measures ..................................................................................14
13. Indicative timetable ..................................................................................... 15
14. Access to funding for successful applicants ..................................................... 15
15. Processing of personal data .......................................................................... 16
16. Annexes ..................................................................................................... 17
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1. Introduction
The call for Erasmus accreditations is launched in preparation of the European Union
2021-2027 Programme for education, training, youth and sport proposed by the
European Commission on 30 May 2018 (hereafter: ‘the Programme’).1
2. Description
Erasmus accreditation is a tool for organisations in adult education, vocational
education and training (VET), and school education that want to open up to cross-border
exchange and cooperation. Award of the Erasmus accreditation confirms that the
applicant has set up a plan to implement high quality mobility activities as part of a wider
effort to develop their organisation. This plan is called an Erasmus Plan and it is a key
part of the application for Erasmus accreditation.
Applicants can apply for an individual Erasmus accreditation for their organisation, or
for an Erasmus accreditation for mobility consortium coordinators, as explained in
Section 6 of these Rules. Previous experience in Erasmus+ (2014-2020) is not required
to apply.
In addition, organisations currently holding a valid Erasmus+ VET Mobility Charter can
transfer their accreditation to the future Programme by applying to this Call. These
organisations may apply for a specific light procedure according to the criteria described
in Section 9 of these Rules. All other applicants will undergo a standard application
procedure described in Sections 4-8.
As part of this Call, the current VET Mobility Charter holders may also be awarded an
excellence label to recognise their past work and dedication to quality. For more
information, please see Section 12.
Accredited Erasmus organisations will gain simplified access to Key Action 1 funding
opportunities under the future Programme (2021-2027), as described in Section 14 of
these Rules.
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The 2021-2027 EU Programme for education, training, youth and sport proposed by the European Commission
on 30 May 2018 (hereafter the Programme) has not yet been adopted by the European legislators. However,
this call for accreditation is published to facilitate the application of potential beneficiaries of Union grants as
soon as the legal basis is adopted by the European legislators.
This Call for accreditation does not legally bind the European Commission. In case of a substantial modification
of the legal basis by the European legislators, the present Call might be modified or cancelled and other Calls
for accreditation with different content and appropriate deadlines for reply may be launched.
More generally, any action flowing from this Call for accreditation is subject to the following conditions, whose
implementation is beyond the Commission’s control:
— the adoption by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union of the final text of the legal
basis establishing the Programme,
— the adoption of the 2021 and subsequent annual work programmes and the general implementation
guidelines, criteria and procedures of selection, after referral of the committee of the Programme, and
— the adoption of the 2021 and subsequent budgets of the European Union by the budgetary authority.
The proposed 2021-2027 EU Programme for education, training, youth and sport is based on Articles 165 and
166 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and on the subsidiarity principle.
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3. Objectives
This action supports the following objectives:
3.1 In all three fields
Strengthening the European dimension of teaching and learning by:
promoting values of inclusion and diversity, tolerance, and democratic
participation
promoting knowledge about shared European heritage and richness in diversity
supporting development of professional networks across Europe
3.2 In the field of adult education
Increasing the quality of formal, informal and non-formal adult education in
Europe by:
improving the quality of the adult education offer through professionalisation of
its staff and building capacity of adult education providers to implement high
quality learning programmes
increasing the quality of teaching and learning in all forms of adult education, and
making it relevant to the needs of the society at large
improving the provision of adult education for key competences as defined by the
EU framework (2018), including basic skills (literacy, numeracy, digital skills) and
other life skills
Contributing to the creation of the European Education Area by:
building the capacity of adult education providers to carry out high quality mobility
projects
raising the participation of adults of all ages and socio-economic background in
adult education, especially by fostering participation of organisations working with
disadvantaged learners, small adult education providers, newcomers to the
Programme, and community-based grassroots organisations
3.3 In the field of vocational education and training:
Increasing the quality of initial and continuing vocational education and training
(IVET and CVET) in Europe by:
strengthening key competences and transversal skills, in particular language
learning
supporting the development of job specific skills needed in the current and future
labour market
sharing best practices and promoting the use of new and innovative pedagogical
methods and technologies, and supporting the professional development of
teachers, trainers, mentors and other staff in VET
Contributing to the creation of the European Education Area by:
building the capacity of VET providers to carry out high quality mobility projects,
and their ability to form quality partnerships while developing their
internationalisation strategy
making mobility a realistic possibility for any learner in IVET and CVET, and
increasing the average duration of mobility for VET learners to increase its quality
and impact
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fostering the quality, transparency and recognition of learning outcomes of
mobility periods abroad, especially by using European tools and instruments for
this purpose
3.4 In the field of school education
Increasing the quality of teaching and learning in school education by:
supporting professional development of teachers, school leaders and other school
staff
promoting the use of new technologies and innovative teaching methods
improving language learning and language diversity in schools
supporting the sharing and transfer of best practices in teaching and school
development
Contributing to the creation of the European Education Area by:
building capacity of schools to engage in cross-border exchanges and cooperation,
and carry out high quality mobility projects
making learning mobility a realistic possibility for any pupil in school education
fostering recognition of learning outcomes of pupils and staff in mobility periods
abroad
4. How to submit an application?
Applications must be submitted using the official electronic application form:
Application form
https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-applications/screen/home
Where to submit Applications must be submitted to the National Agency of the country where
an application? the applicant organisation is established.
Applicants must have an Organisation ID (OID) to apply for this Call.
Applicants that have already participated in Erasmus+ (2014-2020) should
use their existing OID and should not register again.
Applicant that have previously used a PIC number (Participant Identification
Organisation Code) should not register again. These applicants have automatically
registration received an OID and are able to find it in the Organisation Registration
System by following the link below.
Applicants that have never participated in Erasmus+ (2014-2020) must
register for an OID through the Organisation Registration System:
https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-esc/organisation-
registration/screen/home
Applications must be written in one of the official EU languages or official
Language of the
languages of eligible non-EU countries. Exact languages admissible in each
application
country will be defined by the relevant National Agency.
Submission
29 October 2020 at 12:00 (midday Brussels time)
deadline
Applicants for Erasmus accreditation must subscribe to Erasmus quality
standards defined in Annex I of these Rules. Erasmus quality standards may
Erasmus quality
be updated during the validity period of the accreditation. In that case,
standards
agreement of accredited organisations will be asked before they can apply
for their next grant.
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An organisation can apply once in each of the three fields covered by this
Number of call: adult education, vocational education and training, and school
applications education. Organisations applying for more than one field need to submit
separate applications for each field.
Applicants can apply as an individual organisation or as a coordinator of a
Types of
mobility consortium. It is not possible to apply for both types of accreditation
applications
in the same field.
A mobility consortium is a group of organisations from the same country
implementing mobility activities as part of a joint Erasmus Plan. Each
mobility consortium is coordinated by one lead organisation: an accredited
mobility consortium coordinator.
An accredited mobility consortium coordinator may organise activities
themselves (same as any organisation with an individual accreditation), and
in addition they can provide mobility opportunities to other member
Erasmus organisations in their consortium.
accreditation for
Without prejudice to the text of the applicable yearly calls, in the future
mobility
Programme, an Erasmus accreditation will be required for all mobility
consortium
consortium coordinators, but it will not be required for consortium members.
coordinators
Applicants for mobility consortium coordinators will be required to describe
the purpose and planned composition of their consortium in the application.
All planned consortium member organisations must be from the same
country as the mobility consortium coordinator. However, an exact list of
consortium members is not required at this stage.
Further rules on participation in mobility consortia will be defined in yearly
calls for proposals published by the European Commission.
5. Eligibility criteria
Only applicants possessing legal status defined by the current Erasmus+ Regulation
(2014-2020)2 may apply for this Call. Further eligibility criteria described below will apply
in each of the three fields.
In the field of adult education:
(1) Organisations providing formal, informal and non-formal adult education3
(2) Local and regional public authorities, coordination bodies and other
Who can apply? organisations with a role in the field of adult education
Eligible In the field of vocational education and training:
applicant
organisations (1) Organisations providing initial or continuing vocational education and
training
(2) Local and regional public authorities, coordination bodies and other
organisations with a role in the field of vocational education and training
(3) Companies and other public or private organisations hosting, training or
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Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013
establishing 'Erasmus+': the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport repealing Decisions No
1719/2006/EC, No 1720/2006/EC and No 1298/2008/EC
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Without prejudice to definitions established by the competent National Authority, please note that
organisations providing vocational education and training to adult learners are typically considered to be
vocational education and training providers, and not adult education providers. For further information, please
consult the applicable definitions in the website of your National Agency.
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otherwise working with learners and apprentices in vocational education
and training
In the field of school education:
(1) Schools providing general education at pre-primary, primary or
secondary level
(2) Local and regional public authorities, coordination bodies and other
organisations with a role in the school education field
Applicable definitions and principles in all three fields
Eligibility of organisations under condition (1) will be determined based on
educational programmes and activities they are providing. An organisation
can be eligible in more than one field if it is providing various educational
programmes and activities.
The competent National Authority in each country will define:
the educational programmes and activities that enable organisations to
be eligible under condition (1), and
organisations eligible under condition (2).
The applicable definitions and examples of eligible organisations will be
published in the website of the responsible National Agency.
Applicant organisations must be established in one of the following
countries:
Eligible
countries Any European Union Member State
Third countries associated to the Programme, as set out in the legal
basis4
All other organisations active in education and training may participate as
supporting organisations to accredited beneficiaries. The role and obligations
of supporting organisations must be formally defined between them and the
Supporting
accredited beneficiary. All contributions of supporting organisations must
organisations
comply with the Erasmus quality standards. Further rules on participation for
supporting organisations will be defined in yearly calls for proposals
published by the European Commission.
6. Exclusion criteria
Applicants must submit a signed declaration on their honour in the meaning of Article
137 of the EU Financial Regulation5, certifying that:
they are not in any of the situations referred to in Articles 136(1) and 141 of the
same Regulation,
the submitted Erasmus Plan contains original content authored by the applicant
organisation, and that no other organisations or external individuals have been paid
for drafting the application.
4
Pending adoption of the legal basis. In the Erasmus+ 2014-2020 programme, this list includes: Iceland,
Norway, Liechtenstein, Turkey, North Macedonia and Serbia.
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Regulation (EU, EURATOM) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the
financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU)
No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No
223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, EURATOM) No
966/2012 (1) OJ-L 193/30.07.2018, P.1
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The National Agency may exclude the applicant from the accreditation process or
terminate an awarded accreditation at any time if it determines that the information
stated in the declaration on honour is not correct (for example, if same or very similar
content is used in applications by different organisations).
At the same time, the applicants are allowed and encouraged to seek policy advice from
relevant education authorities and experts, or to exchange good practices with
organisations similar to theirs that have more experience in Erasmus+. Applicants for a
mobility consortium coordinator may consult potential consortium members when
drafting their application. Applicants can support their application with strategic
documents relevant for their Erasmus Plan, such as an internationalisation strategy or a
strategy developed by their supervising or coordinating bodies.
7. Selection criteria
7.1 Operational capacity
Applicants must have sufficient operational and professional capacity to implement the
proposed Erasmus Plan, in particular in terms of:
Experience: applicants must have at least two years of experience implementing
activities making them eligible as applicants for this Call (as defined in Section 5).
Experience preceding mergers or similar structural changes of public entities (e.g.
schools or education centres) will be taken into account as relevant experience in the
field.
For mobility consortium coordinators: the applicant organisation must have the ability
to coordinate the consortium according to the proposed Erasmus Plan, the purpose of
the consortium, planned allocation of tasks, and Erasmus quality standards.
Operational capacity will be verified based on the application (including information about
the applicant’s past participation in the 2014-2020 Erasmus+ programme) and the
documents submitted in the Organisation Registration System. Applicants that do not
complete the information requested in the application form may be disqualified on this
basis. The National Agency may ask for additional supporting documents to verify the
information included in the application.
7.2 Financial capacity
Applicants must have stable and sufficient sources of funding to maintain their regular
activities during the implementation of the proposed Erasmus Plan. However, financial
capacity will not be checked as part of the selection procedure for this Call. It will be
checked when the accredited organisations apply for a grant, according to the rules set in
the yearly calls for proposals published by the European Commission.
8. Award criteria
Applications will be evaluated separately for adult education, vocational education and
training, and school education. Quality of the applications will be assessed by assigning
points out of a total of 100, based on the below criteria and weightings. To be considered
for award, applications must pass the following thresholds:
At least 70 out of the total 100 points, and
At least half of the maximum points in each of the four award criteria
categories
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The extent to which:
the applicant’s profile, experience, activities and target population of
learners are relevant for the field of the application and the objectives of
Relevance this Call
in addition, for consortium coordinators:
Maximum - the profile of the planned consortium members is relevant for the
10 points purpose and objectives of the consortium as defined in the application,
for the field of the application and the objectives of this Call
- the creation of the consortium brings a clear added value for its
members in terms of the objectives of this Call
The extent to which:
the proposed Erasmus Plan is in line with the objectives of this Call
the proposed Erasmus Plan objectives address the needs of the applicant
organisation, its staff and learners in a clear and concrete way
- for consortium coordinators, this criterion applies to the entire planned
Erasmus Plan: consortium and requires the Erasmus Plan objectives to be coherent
Objectives with the purpose of the consortium as defined in the application
the proposed Erasmus Plan objectives and their timing are realistic and
Maximum sufficiently ambitious to achieve a positive impact for the organisation (or
40 points the consortium)
the proposed measures for tracking and evaluating the progress of the
Erasmus Plan objectives are appropriate and concrete
if the applicant has attached strategic documents to their application:
there is a clear explanation of the link between the proposed Erasmus
Plan and included documents
The extent to which:
the proposed number of participants in mobility activities is proportional to
the applicant organisation’s size and experience
Erasmus Plan: - for consortium coordinators, the planned size of the consortium will be
Activities taken into account
the proposed number of participants in mobility activities is realistic and
Maximum appropriate for the objectives set in the Erasmus Plan
20 points
the profiles of planned participants are relevant to the field of the
application, the proposed Erasmus Plan, and the objectives of this Call
where relevant and if the applicant is planning to organise mobility
activities for learners: involvement of participants with fewer opportunities
The extent to which:
the applicant has proposed concrete ways of contributing to the basic
principles of the Erasmus accreditation described in the Erasmus quality
standards
Erasmus Plan: the applicant has proposed a clear and complete allocation of tasks in line
Management with the Erasmus quality standards
the applicant has allocated appropriate resources to manage the
Maximum Programme activities in accordance with the Erasmus quality standards
30 points
there is appropriate involvement at the level of organisation’s
management
appropriate measures have been defined to ensure continuity of
programme activities in case of changes in the staff or management of the
applicant organisation
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the applicant has proposed concrete and logical steps to integrate the
results of their mobility activities in the organisation’s regular work
- for consortium coordinators, this criterion applies to the entire planned
consortium
8.1 Maximum number of awarded Erasmus accreditations
In countries where interest for Erasmus accreditations is very high, the National Agency
may set a maximum number of accreditations to be awarded. This decision will be made
separately for each of the three fields and published in the National Agency’s website
together with this Call.
If the National Agency does not set a maximum number of approved accreditations
for a given field, all applications satisfying the minimum criteria set in this Call will be
approved.
If the National Agency sets a maximum number of approved accreditations for a
given field, a ranking list of applications satisfying the minimum criteria will be
established.
Accreditations will be awarded starting from the highest scoring application until the
maximum number of awarded accreditations has been reached. In case more than
one application has the same number of points as the last one to be awarded, the
maximum number of awarded accreditations will be increased to include all
applications with that number of points.
As an exception, accreditations awarded to applicants under the light procedure for
VET Mobility Charter holders will not count towards the maximum number of
accreditations defined by the National Agency for the field of vocational education and
training.
9. Light procedure for VET Mobility Charter holders
The following criteria will apply only to VET Mobility Charter holders applying under the
light procedure.
To apply under the light procedure, the applicant organisation must hold a
valid Erasmus+ VET Mobility Charter.
As an exception, organisations accredited with the current Erasmus+ VET
Eligibility criteria Mobility Charter that want to significantly change their internationalisation
strategy (for example, by changing from an individual accreditation to an
accreditation for a mobility consortium coordinator) cannot apply under the
light procedure.
The proposed Erasmus Plan must be coherent, clear and consistent with the
organisation’s internationalisation strategy.
Selection criteria Financial capacity will not be checked as part of the light procedure. It will
be assessed when the accredited organisations apply for a grant, according
to the rules set in the yearly calls for proposals published by the European
Commission.
Applicants under the light procedure will be assessed against the same
Exclusion criteria exclusion criteria as applicants in the standard procedure, as described in
Section 6 of these Rules.
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Applications under the light procedure will not be assessed against award
criteria.
Award criteria
Erasmus accreditation will be awarded to all applicants under the light
procedure that pass the eligibility, selection and exclusion criteria.
10. Award of the Erasmus accreditation
Successful applicants will receive the Erasmus accreditation in form of a certificate
confirming their status and displaying the logo of the Programme and symbols of the
European Union.
By applying to this Call, the applicants agree that their identity (including all of the public
information available in the Organisation Registration System) and selection result may
be published by the European Commission and the National Agencies.
11. Validity
Erasmus accreditation is awarded for the period from 2021 to 2027. To ensure realistic
planning, the Erasmus Plan submitted as part of the application will cover a shorter
period of two to five years, and will be updated periodically as explained in Section 12.
In case Erasmus accreditation is required for participation in any action after the end of
the 2021-2027 programming period, the National Agency may prolong the accreditation’s
validity under conditions defined by the European Commission.
The accreditation can be terminated at any time in case the organisation ceases to exist
or by agreement of the National Agency and the accredited organisation.
The National Agency or the accredited organisation may unilaterally terminate the
accreditation if no applications for funding have been made under that accreditation
during at least three years.
12. Reporting, monitoring, quality assurance and
recognition
At the end of each grant agreement approved under the Erasmus
accreditation, the accredited organisation will submit a closing report about
the delivered activities and targets.
Closing reports
at the end of For VET Mobility Charter holders that successfully apply under the light
each grant procedure, the final reports of grant agreements implemented under the
agreement VET Mobility Charter (2014-2020) will be considered equivalent to the
closing reports of grant agreements under the Erasmus accreditation and
accordingly taken into account by the National Agency when measuring the
organisation’s performance.
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Based on the content of approved Erasmus Plan, and at least once during a
period of five years, accredited organisations will be required to:
report on how they have ensured the respect of Erasmus quality
standards
report on how their Erasmus Plan objectives are progressing
update their Erasmus Plan
The National Agency may decide to request a progress report on the
different elements listed above at the same time, or separately.
The National Agency may decide to replace any accreditation progress
Accreditation report with a structured monitoring visit.
progress reports
Based on the accredited organisation’s performance resulting from
reporting, monitoring and quality assurance checks, or as result of
significant changes in the organisation, the National Agency may change the
number and schedule of progress reports.
In addition, accredited organisations may voluntarily request to make an
update of their Erasmus Plan. Based on the organisation’s reasoning, the
National Agency will decide whether an update is justified. An Erasmus Plan
update may include a request for change from individual organisation
accreditation to accreditation for mobility consortium coordinator, or the
other way around.
The National Agency may organise formal checks, monitoring visits or other
activities to track the progress and performance of accredited organisations,
ensure the respect of the agreed quality standards, and provide support.
Monitoring and Formal checks may take the form of desk checks or visits to the accredited
checks organisation, consortium members, supporting organisations, and any other
premises where relevant activities take place. The National Agency may
request assistance of National Agencies in other countries to check and
monitor activities taking place there.
Following a report or monitoring activity, the National Agency will provide feedback to the
accredited organisation. The National Agency may also provide the accredited
organisation with obligatory or advisory instructions on how to improve its performance.
12.1 Recognition of excellence
Best performing accredited organisations will be recognised through award of excellence
labels.
As part of this Call, an excellence label will be awarded to VET Mobility Charter holders
which successfully apply for the light selection procedure, and which have achieved an
average score of at least 85 points in the evaluation of their last two final reports for
Erasmus+ projects implemented under the VET Mobility Charter. The awarded excellence
labels will be valid for three years.
Conditions for the award of excellence labels to newly accredited organisations in all
three fields will be defined in yearly calls for proposals published by the European
Commission.
12.2 Remedial measures
In case of newly accredited applicants, high risk organisations, or in case of failure to
comply with National Agency’s instructions and deadlines, very low performance resulting
from reporting, monitoring and quality assurance checks, or violations of the rules of the
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Programme (including in another action), the National Agency may take the following
remedial measures:
Observation: the National Agency may limit the level of funding that the accredited
organisation can apply for in actions where Erasmus accreditation is a requirement.
Newly accredited organisations may be put under observation if risk of low quality
implementation is identified during the operational capacity check, or if the
application assessors point out serious weaknesses in the applicant’s Erasmus Plan.
Suspension: suspended organisations may not apply for funding in actions where
Erasmus accreditation is a requirement. The National Agency may also terminate
some or all ongoing grant agreements awarded under the suspended accreditation.
The observation or suspension period will continue until the National Agency determines
that the conditions and quality requirements set in this Call are once again fulfilled, and
that the risk of low performance has been addressed by the accredited organisation.
Organisations under suspension or observation may not apply for a new accreditation in
the same field.
In case of continued failure to comply with National Agency’s instructions and deadlines,
very low performance, or in case of repeated or significant violations of the rules of the
Programme (including in another action), the National Agency may terminate the
accreditation.
13. Indicative timetable
Indicative timing
Publication of the call May 2020
Submission deadline 29 October 2020
Evaluation period November 2020 – February 2021
Award decision February 2021
Information to applicants By mid-February 2021
14. Access to funding for successful applicants
Successful applicants for Erasmus accreditation will gain simplified access to Key Action 1
funding opportunities in their respective field for the duration of the accreditation’s
validity6.
Yearly grants for accredited applicants will be based on a number of criteria, including:
performance resulting from reporting and monitoring exercises, activities requested by
the applicant, priorities set at annual level, and the budget available for the relevant type
of action.
This above list of criteria is indicative and not exhaustive. The final criteria for accredited
organisations’ access to funding and grant allocation will be defined in yearly calls for
proposals published by the European Commission.
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Without prejudice to the Reserve clause of this Call.
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15. Processing of personal data
Any personal data included in the application or in the award decision shall be processed
by the National Agency in accordance with:
Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23
October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of
personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free
movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No
1247/2002/EC (Text with EEA relevance.)
In secondary order and only in so far as Regulation 2018/1725 does not apply – the
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR or EU Regulation 2016/679 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016) or the national data
protection legislation in case the GDPR does not apply (non-EU countries).
Unless marked as optional, the applicant's replies to the questions in the application form
are necessary to evaluate and further process the grant application in accordance with
the Rules of application. Personal data will be processed solely for that purpose by the
department or Unit responsible (entity acting as data controller).
Personal data may be transferred on a need to know basis to third parties involved in the
evaluation of applications or in the subsequent grant management procedures, without
prejudice of transfer to the bodies in charge of monitoring and inspection tasks in
accordance with European Union law or to bodies mandated to undertake evaluations of
the Programme or any of its Actions. In particular, for the purposes of safeguarding the
financial interests of the Union, personal data may be transferred to internal audit
services, to the European Court of Auditors, to the Financial Irregularities Panel or to the
European Anti-Fraud Office and between authorising officers of the Commission and the
executive agencies.
The applicant shall have the right of access to his/her personal data and the right to
rectify any such data. Should the applicant have any queries concerning the processing of
his/her personal data, he/she shall address them to the Agency that has selected the
application. In case of conflicts, the applicant also has the right of recourse at any time
to the European Data Protection Supervisor.
Concerning the processing of personal data under the Erasmus+ Programme, a detailed
privacy statement, including contact information, is available on the website of the
Commission.
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Rules of application
16. Annexes
Annex I: Erasmus quality standards
In the case of conflicting meanings between language versions,
the English version prevails
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