TCA activities

What are Transnational Cooperation Activities (TCA) between the Erasmus+ National Agencies?

Transnational Cooperation Activities between the Erasmus+ National Agencies aim to promote the exchange of good practices under the Programme. TCA activities are aimed at implementing the Erasmus+ Programme priorities in order to add value and enhance the quality of the overall implementation of the Programme.

Who can participate in TCA?

Transnational Cooperation Activities are open to:

students, trainees, volunteers, young people, teachers, educators, trainers, youth workers, professionals of organisations in the fields of education, training and youth or other stakeholders, acting as multipliers in the fields of education, training and youth. To be eligible for participation in TCA activities, you need to indicate an organisation in the particular field that carries out such activities.

How to apply for a TCA training event/seminar?

To participate in a specific TCA training event, applicants must take the following steps depending on the type of the TCA event:

1. For TCA training events and seminars in the field of youth:

• Check whether the training event in question is also available on the HRDC website;
• Register (pay-free) at www.salto-youth.net;
• Familiarise themselves in detail with the requirements and conditions specified in the Invitation to Participate, and namely type of event, eligible participants, participation criteria, funding method, deadline and any other important parameters relevant to the application;
• Complete and submit the electronic application form attached to the Call for Proposals.

2. For TCA training evens and seminars in the rest of the fields under the Erasmus+ Programme:

Invitations to participate in upcoming TCA training events and seminars in the Erasmus+ fields of school education, vocational education and training, higher education and adult education are published on the HRDC website. Each invitation to participate is accompanied by an application form and a detailed description of the event.

Conditions for obtaining financial support for participation in a TCA training event/seminar

ЦThe Human Resource Development Centre, in its capacity as an Erasmus+ National Agency, only supports TCA training events and seminars which are published on the Centre’s official website. All training events supported by the HRDC are organised between Erasmus+ National Agencies.

The HRDC does not support activities organised by NGOs, education institutions or other organisations.

In order to receive financial support for the specific training you are applying for, you need to make sure that it is published on the official website of the HRDC, in the Current Training Events section. A link from which an application form can be downloaded is available in the information published about each event.

NB! You can participate in TCA activities once a year. According to the rules of the activity, you can apply for any training event or seminar you are interested in, but you will be approved within TCA only once per year. This requirement is intended to enable more people to participate in the Programme. We recommend that your choice of a specific training event be well-founded, motivated and consistent with your professional orientation.

1. Get familiar with the proposed training, note who its organiser is.

2. What is your motivation to participate? Remember that you are eligible for a single training event per year.

3. Contact the HRDC as soon as you are notified that you have approved or before that, if you have any questions.

4. If you are approved but unforeseen circumstances arise during the preparatory phase and you are unable to travel, you must promptly inform HRDC in writing, indicating specific and legitimate reasons. If travel tickets have been purchased and you are unable to travel, you will have to reimburse the amount paid except in cases of force majeure beyond your control such as illness, which you must evidence by medical records.

5. Do not forget that you have to report back on your participation: you must keep all your boarding passes or the whole air ticket, these are the essential financial documents that you need to support your expenses upon your return. If an electronic ticket has been purchased and checked by a mobile phone, you must attach a printout.

Contact the TCA team at: tcabulgaria@hrdc.bg