Erasmus+ Mobility for Learners and Staff in VET (KA121-VET) under Erasmus Accreditation (KA120-VET)

A multi-year Erasmus+ project enabling international mobility for vocational students, trainers, and service staff to strengthen technical skills, service quality, and institutional cooperation.

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Timeline
2021-2027
Countries involved
Flag of Türkiye
Türkiye
Partners & funders
European Union (EU)
Funder
Republic of Türkiye, Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Directorate for EU Affairs – Turkish National Agency
Funder
Arçelik A.Ş.
Funder, Consortium member, and Coordinator
Arçelik Marketing A.Ş.
Consortium member
Bolu Mimar İzzet Baysal Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School (VET)
Consortium member
Kartal Atalar Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School (VET)
Consortium member
Eskişehir Atatürk Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School (VET)
Consortium member
Sultanbeyli Multi-Program Anatolian High School
Consortium member
What we did

As the host of GAN Türkiye, TİSK supports strong employer engagement in vocational education and training. Under this umbrella, Arçelik, a key member of GAN Türkiye, was accredited by the European Union under Erasmus+ VET, enabling multi‑year mobility grants for international learning. Through this accreditation, consortium partners can send vocational high school students, teachers, and training staff abroad for structured learning experiences, including technical training, internships, on‑the‑job learning, courses, and other educational activities in EU member states.

The program addresses two challenges central to GAN Türkiye’s mission: ensuring the global competitiveness of Türkiye’s technical workforce and increasing opportunities for VET students to access international internships to build technical, linguistic, and intercultural skills. By financing mobility through Erasmus+ grants, the project ensures sustained investment in skills development despite financial and resource constraints.

Through a 7‑term (2021–2027) Erasmus+ accreditation cycle, coordinated by Arçelik and supported by EU funding, vocational learners, trainers, and staff gain access to hands‑on learning in Europe, strengthening both industry capacity and VET system quality.

Outcomes
  1. 122 trainers from Arçelik and Arçelik Marketing deployed under Teaching and Training activities, delivering 607 trainer days of on site education.
  2. 3 staff participating in Job Shadowing activities, totaling 12 person days.
  3. 321 students from partner Vocational and Technical Anatolian High Schools taking part in international internships (short and long term), totaling 7,470 student days of training abroad.
  4. 67 accompanying staff joining internships, contributing 1,397 accompanying staff days.
  5. 7 school staff participated in Job Shadowing activities totaling 51 person days.
  6. A preparatory visit undertaken by 3 people over 6 days.
  7. Strengthened employability for students, who improved hands on technical skills, discipline, responsibility, adaptability, self confidence, and readiness for global work environments.
  8. Improved training quality for educators, as Teaching and Training Assignments and Job Shadowing facilitated the exchange of good practices, enriched training methodologies, and accelerated the integration of current technologies into curricula.
  9. Better and more consistent service quality, by helping keep the technical knowledge and competencies of white goods service technicians up to date.
  10. Sustainable collaboration networks, reinforcing long term partnerships among Arçelik, its service ecosystem, and participating schools.
  11. High participant satisfaction and embedded impact, supported by strong preparation, logistics, monitoring/mentorship, and dissemination practices.
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