Training & Cooperation Activities

Training & Cooperation Activities (TCAs) are events arranged by National Agencies to encourage collaboration and sharing of best practice within Erasmus+. They can be:

  • Training and support events aimed at National Agency staff and project coordinators;
  • Contact seminars to find project partners;
  • Thematic seminars addressing specific topics in education, training and youth work.

Types of TCA

TCAs in the youth field are organised through the SALTO (Support, Advanced Learning and Training Opportunities) network. TCAs in other fields are arranged by National Agencies themselves, and opportunities to attend both are announced in our Training and Events section.

Training & Cooperation Activities

Funding

TCA costs vary according to the venue and programme involved. In general, participants in TCAs organised through SALTO receive a 70% reimbursement of their travel costs from Léargas. Participants in TCAs organised directly by other National Agencies and our National Agency are asked to contribute €65 towards the costs agreed with Léargas (usually international travel, event fee and accommodation)

Benefits

Taking part in a TCA allows organisations to expand their base of knowledge, extend their network of contacts, and increase the impact of their own work through sharing of information.

 

 

The Benefits of TCAs

This video by SALTO Education & Training shares the benefits of TCAs

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Blogs from Participants

Takeaways from TCAs: Optimise Your Experience of Online Events

With online events here to stay for the foreseeable future, we chat with Senior Support and Development Officer Carmel Walsh about what to expect from TCAs and Training Opportunities scheduled for 2021. We also delve into the practicalities of online attendance with Lisa Downes, a Youth Worker at St. Andrews Resource Centre.

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TCAs? For me?

Mailiis Komissarov joined Léargas on a placement in 2019.  In this post she explains how Transnational Cooperation Activities (TCAs) can provide great opportunities for personal and professional development.

Erasmus+: Developing Creative Partnerships in Europe

Although Peter Hussey has worked on Erasmus+ projects for some time, he has never planned or taken part in a Partnership project. He recently attended a TCA course in Berlin on getting started with Partnerships and this. By the end of the course, they had created a Strategic Partnership proposal.

Upcoming Trainings and Events

Information Session – ESC Solidarity Projects and Participation Projects

Information Session – ESC Solidarity Projects and Participation Projects

Find out how to apply for ESC funding, aimed at staff in the Youth sector ahead of the February 2025 deadline.

  • Event Date: Wed Jan 8th
  • Location: Ireland
  • Mode: Online
  • Registration Deadline: 07.01.25
  • Audience: ESC, Youth
  • Register Here
What’s New in ADU?

What’s New in ADU?

This event will give you an overview of recent updates for both Key Action 1 and Key Action 2 Erasmus+ projects in the field of Adult Education.

  • Event Date: Thu Jan 9th
  • Location: Ireland
  • Mode: Online
  • Registration Deadline: 09.01.25
  • Audience: Erasmus+, Adult Education
  • Register Here
Erasmus+ Application Clinic -Youth Exchanges and Youth Worker Mobilities

Erasmus+ Application Clinic -Youth Exchanges and Youth Worker Mobilities

Get ready to learn how to apply for Erasmus+ Youth Exchanges and Youth Worker Mobilities at our Application Clinic – see you there!

  • Event Date: Mon Jan 13th
  • Location: Ireland
  • Mode: Online
  • Registration Deadline: 12.01.25
  • Audience: Erasmus+, Youth
  • Register Here
Project Development Lab – Erasmus+ Youth, Sport and European Solidary Corps

Project Development Lab – Erasmus+ Youth, Sport and European Solidary Corps

This project development lab is for organisations working in the youth, sport, community or voluntary sector.

  • Event Date: Wed Jan 15th
  • Location: Ireland
  • Mode: In-person
  • Registration Deadline: 14.01.25
  • Audience: Youth, ESC, Sport
  • Register Here
Adult Education Erasmus+ Info Session

Adult Education Erasmus+ Info Session

This event will give you an overview of the three types of projects you can apply for as an Adult and Community Education organisation in Ireland.

  • Event Date: Thu Jan 16th
  • Location: Ireland
  • Mode: Online
  • Registration Deadline: 16.01.25
  • Audience: Erasmus+, Adult Education
  • Register Here
Erasmus+ KA220 – Application Webinar for Cooperation Partnerships

Erasmus+ KA220 – Application Webinar for Cooperation Partnerships

Application Clinic webinar for those wishing to apply for funding for Cooperation Partners in the fields of VET, Adult Ed, Schools and Youth.

  • Event Date: Wed Jan 22nd
  • Location: Ireland
  • Mode: Online
  • Registration Deadline: 21.01.25
  • Audience: VET, School, Adult Ed, Youth
  • Register Here

Meet The Team

Celine Martin

Head of Youth, Sport & ESC Development (01) 8871255

Anna Kadzik-Bartoszewska

Senior Support and Development Officer TCA/NET (01) 8871258

Mandy Murray

TCA/NET Administration Officer (01) 8871236