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Use of ESF Evaluation Findings in Austria

This article discusses the main results of the ESF evaluation in Austria so far, focusing on the implementation of the Lifelong Learning Strategy. It highlights the successes, challenges, and measures taken to improve basic education, lower secondary level courses, impartial guidance and counseling, and professionalizing trainers.

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Use of ESF Evaluation Findings in Austria

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  1. Use of ESF Evaluation Findings in Austria Regina Barth(Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, the Arts and Culture) Elfriede Wagner(Institute for Advanced Studies)

  2. Main Results of the Evaluation so far • • The quantitative realisationofthe OP proceedswell • • The ESF significantlycontributestothereductionofdiscriminations • The guidingprinciplesofthe LLL Strategy • arewidelyimplementedandhaveprovenassuccessful • • The participants’ overall satisfaction is very high

  3. The main principles of the Austrian Lifelong Learning (LLL) • Strategy are the following • Life-stage orientation • Putting learners at the centre • Lifelong Guidance • Competence orientation • Support/Promoting participation in LLL

  4. Basic Education and the Acquisition of Educational Qualifications • • Basic education • Results: Unequally distributed supply; overall too little supply • Measures: national programme starting 2012 aiming at extending supply step by step • Results: Well implemented LLL-principles => higher participant satisfaction, higher success rates & personal outcomes • Measures: Call for transfer projects implementing LLL-principles

  5. • Basic education / lower secondary level courses • Results: Attendance fees are barriers to access and should be removed • Measures: in the national programme attendance is free of charge • • Higher secondary level courses • Results: LLL-principles less well implemented; disadvantaged target group not reached • Measures: courses no longer part of the ESF; specific projects focusing on minority and disadvantaged groups will be started 2012

  6. Impartial Guidance and Counselling • Results: Unequal portfolios of methods (e.g. lack of competence assessment procedures) • Measures: implementation of these methods from 2012 • Results: Disadvantaged target group not satisfactorily reached • Measures: pilot projects aiming at new methods of counselling addressing adults in their communities and at establishing networks with institutions targeting disadvantaged groups

  7. Professionalizing • Results: Trainers` continuing education could be extended by funding through employers • Measures: financial support granted by the Federal Ministry • Results: Insufficient data collection (participant monitoring system) • Measures: E-Mail by Federal Ministry to urge institutions to provide the relevant data

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