Erasmus+ Mobility for Teachers and staff (KA1):
what it involves
Key Action 1 (KA1) of the Erasmus+ programme supports the mobility of the staff (teachers, trainers, school leaders, and administrative staff) in various fields of education, including school education.
The purpose of KA1 in the field of education is to improve the quality of teaching and learning, supporting the professional development of teachers and management teams and strengthening the European dimension of educational institutions.
Mobility programmes can take different forms and must be carried out abroad, in Programme countries:
What kind of staff could participate in KA1?
The participants in the Erasmus+ KA1 programme for adults in the field of school education are:
- Teachers
- School principals
- Non-teaching staff working in schools (administrative staff, secretarial staff, teaching assistants, educational advisers, school psychologists, education inspectors, education policy coordinators and management staff working in the field of school education)
- Other experts linked to the field of education
Eligibility requirements for participating in Erasmus+ as educational staff
Participation in KA1 mobility involves fulfilling a series of conditions established by the programme:
Affiliation with the sending organisation. Individuals who wish to participate in mobility must work for the organisation applying for accreditation or, at the very least, collaborate with it on a regular basis. This affiliation must be documented so that it can be verified by the Nacional Agency of the corresponding country.
Participation through an eligible organisation. Within school education, applications may be submitted by:
- Schools providing general education (including early childhood, primary, secondary, upper secondary or vocational education.)
- Local or regional authorities and other organisations active in the field of school education:
- Regional education ministries or departments.
- Regional education authorities.
- Local authorities with educational responsibilities.
- Provincial authorities responsable for education .
- Municipal education authorities responsible for public schools.
- Networks of schools.
- Public bodies managing schools.
- Organisations coordinating regional education programmes.
- Officially established education consortia.
- Territorial education authorities.
- Teacher training centres.
- Institutes or agencies for educational innovation.
- Public entities that develop school support programmes.
- Non-profit organisations operating in the field of school education.
- Educational foundations with accredited activity.
Development of mobility in programme countries. Activities carried out within the mobility programme must take place in a country that is registered in the Erasmus+ programme.
The mobility of educational staff must comply with recognised mobility formats and the established duration.
- Learning through observation (2-60 days).
- Teaching assignments (2-365 days).
- Courses and structured training (2-30 days, with a limit of 10 days eligible for tuition fees).
Participate in a programme authorised by the relevant National Agency. Educational institutions may access funding through:
- Short-term projects (6-18 months)
- Accredited projects