# Capacity building in VET in Sub-Saharan Africa
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**topic id:** ERASMUS-EDU-2026-CB-VET-SSA
**call id:** ERASMUS-EDU-2026-CB-VET
**title:** Capacity building in VET in Sub-Saharan Africa
**programme:** Erasmus+
**status:** closed
**deadline date:** 2026-03-26T00:00:00+00:00
**deadline model:** single-stage
**start date:** 2025-12-04T00:00:00+00:00
**url:** https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/ERASMUS-EDU-2026-CB-VET-SSA
**description:** Scope:
Capacity Building in the Field of Vocational Education and Training (VET)
Capacity building projects are international cooperation projects based on multilateral partnerships between organisations active in the field of VET in EU Member States and third countries associated to the Programme, and third countries not associated to the Programme. They aim to support the relevance, accessibility, and responsiveness of VET institutions and systems in third countries not associated to the Programme as a driver of sustainable socio-economic development.
Through joint initiatives that foster cooperation across different regions of the world, this action intends to increase the capacity of VET providers - especially in the fields of management, governance, inclusion, quality assurance, and innovation - so that they are better equipped to engage with private sector/enterprises/business associations to explore employment opportunities and jointly develop responsive VET interventions. International partnerships should contribute to improving the quality of VET in the third countries not associated to the Programme, notably by reinforcing the capacities of VET staff and teachers as well as by strengthening the link between VET providers and the labour market.
It is envisaged that the capacity building projects VET contribute to the broader policy objectives that are being pursued between the European Commission and the third countries not associated to the Programme or region concerned, including Global Gateway investment packages and the development of Talent partnerships and the Talent pool as laid down in the Commission Communication on attracting skills and talent to the EU of April 2022.
OBJECTIVES OF THE ACTION
Specifically, the action will:
• Build capacity of VET providers to strengthen cooperation between private and public stakeholders in the field of vocational education and training for demand-oriented and opportunity-driven VET interventions;
• Improve the quality and responsiveness of VET to socio-economic opportunities and social developments to enhance the labour market relevance of skills provision;
• Align VET provision to local, regional and national development strategies.
 For more information consult the Programme guide 2026.
**conditions:** Conditions
1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
described in the ERASMUS+ Programme guide 2026
Proposal page limits and layout: Page limit for the Part B Technical Description of the Application Form is 40 pages.

2. Eligible Countries
.described in the ERASMUS+ Programme guide 2026

3. Other Eligible Conditions
described in the ERASMUS+ Programme guide 2026
NB: An organisation cannot be the coordinator of more than two proposals submitted under this action

4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion
described in the ERASMUS+ Programme guide 2026

5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes
described in the ERASMUS+ Programme guide 2026

5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
Evaluation criteria, scoring, threshold and process are described in the ERASMUS+ Programme guide 2026

5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
described in the ERASMUS+ Programme guide 2026

Publication of the call: 27 November 2025.
Deadline for submitting applications: 26 March 2026, 17:00 (Brussels time).
Evaluation period: April - September 2026
Information to applicants: September 2026
Signature of grant agreement: December 2026

6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
n/a

Call document and annexes:
 

Application form templates
Standard application form (ERASMUS BB and LSII)
Detailed budget table (ERASMUS LSII) 
Guidance
ERASMUS Programme Guide 
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
Lump Sum MGA 

Additional documents:
 Call document
ERASMUS+ Work Programme
ERASMUS Regulation 2021/817
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment
EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement 
Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual 
Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions 
Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement
How to manage your lump sum grants
**action type:** ERASMUS Lump Sum Grants
**budget:** 
  **budget Years Columns:** 
    - 2026
  **budget Topic Action Map:** 
    **112331:** 
      -         **action:** ERASMUS-EDU-2026-CB-VET-WB - ERASMUS-LS ERASMUS Lump Sum Grants
        **budget Year Map:** 
          **2026:** 8482000
        **deadline Dates:** 
          - 2026-03-26
        **deadline Model:** single-stage
        **expected Grants:** 0
        **max Contribution:** 0
        **min Contribution:** 0
        **planned Opening Date:** 2025-12-04
    **112332:** 
      -         **action:** ERASMUS-EDU-2026-CB-VET-SMC - ERASMUS-LS ERASMUS Lump Sum Grants
        **budget Year Map:** 
          **2026:** 6358000
        **deadline Dates:** 
          - 2026-03-26
        **deadline Model:** single-stage
        **expected Grants:** 0
        **max Contribution:** 0
        **min Contribution:** 0
        **planned Opening Date:** 2025-12-04
    **112333:** 
      -         **action:** ERASMUS-EDU-2026-CB-VET-SSA - ERASMUS-LS ERASMUS Lump Sum Grants
        **budget Year Map:** 
          **2026:** 7500000
        **deadline Dates:** 
          - 2026-03-26
        **deadline Model:** single-stage
        **expected Grants:** 0
        **max Contribution:** 0
        **min Contribution:** 0
        **planned Opening Date:** 2025-12-04
    **112334:** 
      -         **action:** ERASMUS-EDU-2026-CB-VET-LA - ERASMUS-LS ERASMUS Lump Sum Grants
        **budget Year Map:** 
          **2026:** 2000000
        **deadline Dates:** 
          - 2026-03-26
        **deadline Model:** single-stage
        **expected Grants:** 0
        **max Contribution:** 0
        **min Contribution:** 0
        **planned Opening Date:** 2025-12-04
    **112335:** 
      -         **action:** ERASMUS-EDU-2026-CB-VET-CA - ERASMUS-LS ERASMUS Lump Sum Grants
        **budget Year Map:** 
          **2026:** 300000
        **deadline Dates:** 
          - 2026-03-26
        **deadline Model:** single-stage
        **expected Grants:** 0
        **max Contribution:** 0
        **min Contribution:** 0
        **planned Opening Date:** 2025-12-04
    **112336:** 
      -         **action:** ERASMUS-EDU-2026-CB-VET-NE - ERASMUS-LS ERASMUS Lump Sum Grants
        **budget Year Map:** 
          **2026:** 3800000
        **deadline Dates:** 
          - 2026-03-26
        **deadline Model:** single-stage
        **expected Grants:** 0
        **max Contribution:** 0
        **min Contribution:** 0
        **planned Opening Date:** 2025-12-04
**keywords:** ERASMUS-EDU-2026-CB-VET-SSA, ERASMUS-EDU-2026-CB-VET, Active labour market policies, Capacity of VET providers, Curriculum design and development, Digital dimension, Economic Sector based skills, Entrepreneurship, Guidance and counselling, IT skills and competence, Identification of skills needs, Inclusion, Innovation capacity, Involvement of private sector in VET, Key competences, Language training and learning, Links between VET system and labour market, Management and governance of VET system, Mobility in Vocational Education & Training (VET), Networks and exchanges of good practice, New employement profiles and identification of skills, New skills and competences for teachers, Pedagogical skills, Quality assurance, Skills & competences, Training of trainers (multiplication), Training programme, VET system in Sub-Sahara Africa, VET teachers, Vocational training, apprenticeship, digital skills, environmental sustainability, green skills, work-based learning
**last synced at:** 2026-11-09T17:23:17.403+00:00

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