The initiative on Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs) defines a bottom-up approach to excellence where institutions for vocational education and training (VET) are capable of rapidly adapting skills provision to evolving economic and social needs.

It aims to foster transnational collaborative platforms, which would be difficult for isolated member states to establish in the absence of EU incentives, technical support, and mutual learning opportunities. The concept of vocational excellence that is proposed is characterised by a learner-centred holistic approach in which Vocational Education and Training:

• Is an integrative part of skills ecosystems, contributing to regional development, innovation, inclusion, and smart specialisation strategies;
• Is part of knowledge triangles, working closely with other education and training sectors, the scientific community, and business;
• Enables learners to acquire vocational and key competences through high-quality provision that is underpinned by quality assurance, builds innovative forms of partnerships with the world of work, and is supported by the continuous professional development of teaching and training staff, innovative and inclusive pedagogies, mobility and internationalisation strategies.

Organizations eligible to participate:
Open to the following bodies or institutes with legal status based in the areas covered:
- Non-profit organizations
- Bodies or institutes participating in the program must have a registered office in one of the countries of the European Union (EU)

Officially opened from: 20.04.2021.

First application deadline: 07.09.2021

Total budget: 44.00 M €

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