ERASMUS+ TRAINING MOBILITY

Training/Internship exchange progarmme is a mobility programme under the Individual Action for Learning Mobility (Key Action 1, KA1). Erasmus+ supports traineeships (work placements, internships, etc) abroad for students currently enrolled in higher education institutions in Programme countries at Bachelor and Master Levels as well as for doctoral candidates. These opportunities are also open to recent graduates.

By doing a traineeship abroad with Erasmus+, you can improve not only your communication, language and inter-cultural skills, but also soft skills highly valued by future employers, as well as become more entrepreneurial. You can also combine your Erasmus+ traineeship with a study period abroad. Access to Erasmus+ Online Linguistic Support will help

you learn the language used at your workplace.

Duration

Your traineeship abroad can last from a minimum of 2 months to a maximum of 12 months.

You can benefit of an exchange abroad with Erasmus+ multiple times, either as a student or as a trainee, but your total time abroad (study abroad periods included) may not exceed 12 months within one cycle of study."Cycle" refers to the level of study as defined by the European Qualifications Framework(EQF):

1. First cycle (Bachelor or equivalent) EQF 5/6
2. Second cycle (Master or equivalent) EQF 7
3. Third cycle (Doctoral or equivalent) EQF 8

For "one-cycle" courses such as medicine or architecture, you can go abroad with Erasmus+ for as long as 24 months.

You can also go for a traineeship abroad as a recent graduate. In this case, your traineeship must occur within one year of your graduation and you must apply while still being enrolled in your higher education institution.

Conditions

This opportunity is open for students registered in a higher education institution holding an Erasmus+ Charter for Higher Education.

Your traineeship must be relevant for your degree-related learning and personal development needs and, wherever possible, be integrated in your study programme.

You may carry out a traineeship at any organization in an Erasmus+ Programme Country (with the exception of EU institutions, bodies and agencies).

Recognition

Before the traineeship abroad:

1. You, your higher education institution and the receiving organization must sign a Learning Agreement for Traineeships to ensure a transparent and efficient preparation of the exchange abroad. This document sets out rights and responsibilities of the various parties, a detailed programme of the traineeship, information on insurance, and how your traineeship will be recognized upon successful completion.

After the traineeship abroad:

1. The receiving organization/enterprise should send you and your higher education institution a Traineeship Certificate, normally within five weeks after successful completion of the traineeship.

1. Your higher education institution must recognize your traineeship abroad, according to the commitments agreed upon in the learning agreement and without any further requirements.
2. If your higher education institution is in a Programme country, the information contained in the Traineeship Certificate should also be included in the Diploma Supplement, except if you are a recent graduate. In this case, it is recommended to record the traineeship in the trainee's Europass Mobility Document.

Financial Support

You may receive an Erasmus+ grant as a contribution to your travel and subsistence costs and extra funding is available for traineeships. It may vary according to differences in living costs between your country and the destination country, the number of students applying for a grant, the distance between countries and the availability of other grants.

If you are moving between Programme countries, check with your National Agency and your sending higher education institution for applicable rates. There is also extra support for students from disadvantaged backgrounds or from outermost Programme countries or regions.

Grant levels and fixed rates for exchanges between Programme and Partner countries are published in the Erasmus+ Programme Guide.

Irrespective whether you receive an Erasmus+ grant or are an Erasmus+-zero-grant student, you will sign a grant agreement specifying the duration of your mobility, the amount of the grant and other rights and obligations.  

If your traineeship is in another Programme country, your sending institution will sign your grant agreement and it will be responsible for making all payments.

If you are moving between Programme and Partner countries, the Programme country institution will sign the grant agreement. Your sending and receiving institutions will decide which one will make your payments.

*You may be eligible for additional grants from your institution, government or other sources. Check the European Funding Guide.

How to apply

You can apply through the International or Erasmus+ office at Omer Halisdemir University. So please follow the announcement/call and introductory meetings.

You will be selected by your higher education institution in a fair and transparent way.

Find out more

Make sure you know your rights when you study or do a traineeship abroad. The Erasmus Intern Traineeship Portal, developed by the Erasmus Student Network, can help you find an Erasmus+ traineeship.

Students with further questions about taking part in Erasmus+ should check the frequently asked questions before contacting their institution or their National Agencies for Erasmus+ Programme countries. The ESAA - Erasmus+ Student and Alumni Association offers Erasmus+ students and alumni a dynamic forum for networking, professional development and intercultural exchange.

What should we do to apply for the traineeship programme?

1. We need to follow the announcements/calls for the upcoming year exchange study/ traineeship programmes

2. Our GPA is really important to apply for the programme so please check your average GPA before application. The students should have 2.20/4.00 GPA in order to apply for the programme.

3. The application forms should be filled in appropriately and hand in to the Office.

4. The announcement for the language exam should be followed. The exam results will be announced on the determined dates before and the students who pass the written exam will be invited for the oral exam. The 50% of GPA and 50% of Language Proficiency exam results will be taken to determine the mobile students for the upcoming period.

5. The students who deserve to be an exchange students should need to fill in the necessary forms (application forms, learning agreement forms, accommodation forms, etc.) and they need to hand them in to the Office. The documents will be sent by the Office to the host institution. The students will not be charged for any costs.

6. After receiving the acceptance letter please get in touch with the Office for the other issues.

7. The students will open a Euro Bank Account and they will bring the bank receipt to the Office.

8. The students will have official support /grant writings from the Office for the visa issues.

9. They need to make an appointment for the visa issues on the Consulate/Embassy of the country where to go. After taking the visa they need to hand one copy of it in to the Office.

10. They will sign a contract agreement with us in order to get the grant support. The grants won’t be paid if they do not sign the contract with us.

11. Before exchange traineeship programme, the students will take OLS (Online Linguistic Exam-Support). This exam will be given twice - before going and after coming back.

The following documents should be filled in by the students and give them to the Office;
A. Before the programme:

1. Application form (x3)

2. ID card/ passport copy

3. Transcript of records document in English ( x2)

4. LA ( Learning Agreement for Traineeship Programme Form x3)

5. Acceptance Letter ( One copy will be given to the Office, but the original one is requested by Consulate during the visa period so please keep it)

6. Accommodation document

7. Insurance document copy ( Liability insurance is a must for the traineeship students)

8. Photo (1 photo is for the Office but please check the host institution web page for the required numbers of the photo)

9. Visa official paper written by the authorized person in the Office

10. Grant Agreement Contract, signed by student and Erasmus Institutional Coordinator.

B. After Completion of the Programme:

 The students need to bring the documents mentioned below after the completion of the programme, some institutions may also send the documents after the student has completed his/her exchange period.

1. The signed documents of After the Mobility Form which can be found together with the LA.

2. Confirmation of Stay Document.

3. The passport copy of the student (the entrance and departure date page can be scanned and sent to the Office via email).

4. The Report Form (this is going to be sent to your email addresses after you have finished your period by your coordinator and this is an online report form . You need to fill in and submit it. Your rest of your grant payment will be made after you have completed this form).

· You need to remember that your grant payments will be done in two periods. First is going to be up to %80 of your grant and paid before the exchange period and the second one, %20 of it, is done after completion of your period and documents completed.

· The students can get in touch with us for the detailed information or they can have a look at the Erasmus+ Guide;

· The students can learn the codes of ISCED / Field-Area Codes from the link below:http://ec.europa.eu/education/tools/isced-f_en.htm 

· The grants which will be paid to the students are shown in the table as in the following ; 

Address: Nigde Omer Halisdemir University

International Relations Office

51240 Campus- Nigde/ Turkey

Tel: +903882252148

Email: erasmus@ohu.edu.tr