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Use of ESF Evaluation Findings in Austria Regina Barth ( Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, the Arts and Culture) Elfriede Wagner ( Institute for Advanced Studies). Main Results of the Evaluation so far. • The quantitative realisation of the OP proceeds well
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Use of ESF Evaluation Findings in Austria Regina Barth(Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, the Arts and Culture) Elfriede Wagner(Institute for Advanced Studies)
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
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
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
• 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
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
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