Seven new projects for Vocational Education and Training (VET) providers will be funded under EU-funded Erasmus+ Programme
The European Commission and the European Education and Culture Executive Agency have informed about the results of the 2026 Calls for Proposals of Capacity Building in the field of Vocational Education and Training. With a total available budget of more than EUR 28 091 197, 59 projects among 1112 submitted proposals have been recommended for funding*. There are 7 projects with participation of 22 Ukrainian organisations working in the VET field as winners, among 74 submitted proposals.
Seven new projects focus on modernizing vocational education and training systems through educational recovery for displaced learners, cybersecurity and AI skills integration, strengthening VET system in transfemoral prosthetic implantation and rehabilitation, teaching workforce readiness for Ukraine’s recovery, alignment with employer requirements, and technological innovations for quality assurance of vocational education and training.
Project teams from Ukraine will implement activities together with 33 partners from 15 countries representing Armenia, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Moldova, Republic of, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Turkey.
Ukrainian organisations will be able to benefit from the experience of their European partners and enhance their own capacity to boost internationalisation, share their experience and implement reforms in the field of vocational education and training.
EU grants for such projects amount up to EUR 500,000 per project and cover international and local missions – travel and subsistence costs, staff cost, equipment costs and subcontracting as well as costs for dissemination of information, publishing or translation.
This action has been open for Ukraine since 2022 and European Commission have funded already 22 projects which are currently implementing by 65 Ukrainian organisations.
The information about the projects funded, their description and results are updating at the Erasmus+ Projects Platform and at the NEO – Ukraine website.
*Final list of projects will be updated after their signature of the Grant Agreement.
Additional information: Erasmus+ is the European Union Programme that aims to support, through lifelong learning, the educational, professional and personal development of people in education, training, youth and sport, in Europe and beyond. It provides opportunities for learning mobility, projects and partnerships, policy development and cooperation. The Programme is inclusive for people of all ages and backgrounds and almost 40 calls for proposals are open to different types of organisations from Ukraine.
For more details on the Erasmus+ Programme please visit the National Erasmus+ Office in Ukraine website and Facebook page.