Erasmus Staff Mobility: Your Practical Guide to Funding and Planning

Over the last 30 years, thousands of professionals have benefited from Erasmus staff mobility programmes, forging new partnerships, exchanging methodologies and experiences, and refining work processes and skills. International collaboration brings together bright minds and transforms the European education landscape locally and globally.

Expanding on our Erasmus+ Guide, where you will find all the information on Erasmus+, the application process, the funding, participation options, and more, this post delves deep into specific funding and planning opportunities for teachers and university staff. We debunk application myths and outline how to reap all the benefits, both professionally and personally.

Erasmus+ Myths Debunked

Misconceptions can translate into a reluctance to seek Erasmus+ opportunities and apply for them. We have compiled a list of the most prevalent, clearly debunking myths so that you, too, will seize funded Erasmus+ opportunities.

If your institution already has an Erasmus+ coordinator, they will assist and support you along the way. Even if your school, museum, library or university are yet to sign up, you needn’t worry. We have a post providing a step-by-step guide on how to register your institution.

Your Concise Erasmus Mobility Action Plan

Assuming you are approaching the possibility of participating in a mobility programme without any prior knowledge, the following practical process will allow you to do just that.

Step 1: Read Our Ultimate Erasmus+ Guide

Our comprehensive Erasmus+ Guide provides all the information you need to successfully complete a staff mobility programme. It contains answers to all your questions while outlining how to apply successfully, revealing funding levels, and introducing you to Atlantic’s Erasmus+ support and professional development programmes.

Should you be your institution’s first participant, proceed with the steps outlined in the post mentioned above.

Step 2: Define Your Learning Needs and Goals

The logistics of Erasmus+ taken care of, it is now time to evaluate your skills, identify gaps, and define specific objectives. By answering the following simple questions, you will quickly pin down your professional development needs.

What Am I Doing Exceptionally Well?

Identifying existing strengths is a great starting point from which you can either consolidate or branch out. Examine all skills—hard and soft—and place them in the context of your team’s work.

What Are My Aspirations and Interests?

Next, self-reflect on your professional interests and aspirations. What does your ideal career progression look like? What are you passionate about?

Where Would I Like to Make a Greater Contribution?

Evaluate your current contribution to your team and ask yourself where you would like to play a more significant role.

What Skills Do I and My Team Need?

Identify your skills gaps and discuss them with colleagues in the context of overall team performance, agility, and efficiency.

What Opportunities Exist in My Field?

Lastly, explore attractive opportunities in and beyond your field with a view to identifying skills you need to master to progress.

Step 3: Explore Course Options

The answers to the questions above will lay the foundation of your search. Aptitudes, aspirations, ambitions, needs, and opportunities in mind, you can start identifying your ideal course. It goes without saying that you likely have location preferences to consider, too.

The European School Education Platform Course Search Function and Filters

The European School Education Platform has an excellent search function that lets you filter courses by many criteria and quickly pinpoint the one you want.

Atlantic Centre of Education: Staff Mobility Options for 2026

Over the past decade, Atlantic Centre of Education has partnered with over 1,000 universities, vocational schools, and primary/secondary schools, delivering Erasmus+ staff mobility programmes for teachers, higher education staff, and professionals.

Every year, institutions approach us to deliver tailored staff mobility training, and we gladly oblige. Together, we conceptualise a course that meets all the institution’s objectives, enabling participants to acquire the skills and knowledge they need. We do so by organising a call with you and our CEO John and our Academic Director Aoife, so we can do a needs analysis and build a programme around your group. This way you can outline your course goals, course fees and potential accommodation arrangements, as this will be a key issue for the dates you are planning to visit Galway.

Let’s check out some real Erasmus+ staff mobility stories.

Interviews with Our Course Participants

You will likely want to read our students’ reviews to gain insight into the Erasmus+ experience at the Atlantic Centre of Education. But we can do better than that. The Student News section on our website features interviews with course participants from various European institutions and locations. Beyond describing course content and learning journeys, our interviewees share their thoughts on Galway as a course location and much more.

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Myths Debunked, Staff Mobility Journey Mapped, Reviews Checked

By now, you will have all the knowledge you require to embark on your personal staff mobility journey. You will have checked your eligibility and your institution’s Erasmus+ setup. With your professional development goals defined and your interests piqued, you are ready to identify a course and sign up.

Plus, you’ve realised that the application process isn’t a headache, seeing as your institution and course providers are glad to help if necessary.

Your Staff Mobility Experience Starts Here

Fill out the form below to kickstart your staff mobility planning. Our team are on standby to help you check your eligibility and find the right course option for you.

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