Country fiches
Croatia (2023)
9.1.1. DIFFERENTIATED ACTIONS TO PROVIDE DISADVANTAGED LEARNERS WITH SUPPORT TAILORED TO THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS
The country has taken actions in the following dimensions:
Information and guidance, including targeted information on available programmes -
Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes informs possible applicants and beneficiaries about the possibilities available in the Erasmus+ programme for the participation of disadvantaged learners. In the context of the Erasmus+ programme, disadvantaged learners are defined as learners/participants with fewer opportunities. According to Erasmus+ programme Guide people with fewer opportunities means people who, for economic, social, cultural, geographical or health reasons, a migrant background, or for reasons such as disability and educational difficulties or for any other reasons, including those that can give rise to discrimination under article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental rights of the European Union, face obstacles that prevent them from having effective access to opportunities under the programme. Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes raises the awareness of beneficiaries and potential applicants on the inclusion of disadvantaged learners by actively and continuously informing relevant stakeholders, promoting good practice examples and working with Inclusion and Diversity ambassadors. In 2022. Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes has been appointed by European Commission as the SALTO Inclusion and Diversity (Education and Training) Resource Centre.
Erasmus+ programme offers special budget categories for learners with disabilities and disadvantaged learners to stimulate their inclusion in projects. Depending on the category of the disadvantaged learners, the beneficiary organisations are using the referred budget categories to provide those learners with all the necessary arrangements for the mobility period, e.g. additional arrangements (if needed) for their travel, additional equipment, additional accompanying person etc.
Information and guidance, including targeted information on available programmes -
Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes informs possible applicants and beneficiaries about the possibilities available in the Erasmus+ programme for the participation of disadvantaged learners. In the context of the Erasmus+ programme, disadvantaged learners are defined as learners/participants with fewer opportunities. According to Erasmus+ programme Guide people with fewer opportunities means people who, for economic, social, cultural, geographical or health reasons, a migrant background, or for reasons such as disability and educational difficulties or for any other reasons, including those that can give rise to discrimination under article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental rights of the European Union, face obstacles that prevent them from having effective access to opportunities under the programme. Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes raises the awareness of beneficiaries and potential applicants on the inclusion of disadvantaged learners by actively and continuously informing relevant stakeholders, promoting good practice examples and working with Inclusion and Diversity ambassadors. In 2022. Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes has been appointed by European Commission as the SALTO Inclusion and Diversity (Education and Training) Resource Centre.
Erasmus+ programme offers special budget categories for learners with disabilities and disadvantaged learners to stimulate their inclusion in projects. Depending on the category of the disadvantaged learners, the beneficiary organisations are using the referred budget categories to provide those learners with all the necessary arrangements for the mobility period, e.g. additional arrangements (if needed) for their travel, additional equipment, additional accompanying person etc.