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Performance and Results Orientation of the ESIF: Impact Assessment & Achievements Analysis

Explore the performance and results orientation of the European Social Fund (ESF) 2007-2013, focusing on reaching EU citizens, key target groups, effectiveness, cost analysis, added value, lessons learned, achievements, and planned evaluations.

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Performance and Results Orientation of the ESIF: Impact Assessment & Achievements Analysis

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  1. Performance and results orientation of the ESIF Santiago LORANCA GARCIA DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Evalaution and Impact Assessment EU Cohesion Policy Conference Bratislava, 15-16 September 2016

  2. ESF 2007-2013 reached EU citizens • 98 million participations and over 276,000 entitiessupported by end 2014 • Most relevant target groups reached: low skilled, inactive, youth • After ESF support: • 9.2 million in employment • 8.7 million gained a qualification • 13.7 million obtainedother positive results (i.e.: non certifiedskills; enteringinto job search)

  3. ESF 2007-2013 effective • Strong alignment of ESF to EU and national challenges and priorities • ESF interventions generally effective in all policy fields, though comparatively more in individual than in system results (longer time to bear fruit) • Average cost per participant 900 €, hiding a wide variety of costs

  4. ESF 2007-2013 provided EU value added • Moreresources to support employment policies • Help weather the effects of the crisis • Extension of support to new target groups and offering of more tailored services • Supported innovation and reforms to employment and social services, education and training systems, public administration

  5. Lessons learned of ex-post evaluation

  6. 2014-2020 Performance orientation: ESF specific elements Further to general performance orientation: • Results - short causal chain of effects • Common result indicators • Collection of individual participant data • Data collection by representativesampling and reported at specific moments • Timing for evaluations (YEI in 2015 and 2018)

  7. Performance orientation in practice • Significant improvement in the intervention logic of the programmes • Relatively low use of common indicators for programming • Usefulness of the ex-ante conditionalities to support reforms

  8. Achievements already reported • 2.7 million ESF participants during 2014-15 • 163,736 in employment upon leaving • 156,321 gaining a qualification upon leaving • 226,731 disadvantagedwith positive resultsuponleaving • 505,561 YEI participants during 2014-2015 • 202,523 had completed the YEI supported intervention • 81,805 received an offer upon leaving • 108,734 are in education, training programmes leading to a qualification, an apprenticeship or a traineeship upon leaving • 31,387 were in employment 6 months after leaving

  9. Planned evaluations of ESF More than 700 evaluations planned, of which 435 impact evaluations

  10. Thank you! • More information on: • ESF: http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=325 • ESF Evaluation: http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=701&langId=en • ESIF Open Data Platform:  https://cohesiondata.ec.europa.eu/

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