This programme consists of six programmes: Comenius (schools up to secondary level), Erasmus (higher education), Leonardo da Vinci (vocational training) and Grundtvig (adult education) plus a Transversal Programme (focusing on policy development, language learning tools, e-learning and the spread of best practice) and the Jean Monnet Programme (study, research and teaching about European integration).
Budžeta procedūra Lemjot par gada budžetu, Eiropas Parlamentam un Padomei jebkurā gadījumā jāievēro gada izdevumu limits, kas noteikts daudzgadu finanšu plānā jeb ilgtermiņa budžetā.