Indicator 2 – Administrative and institutional issues
1.2. Indicator 2 – Administrative and institutional issues
The 2011 Council Recommendation “Youth on the move” assigns to countries the objective of reducing the administrative and institutional obstacles that can hinder the international learning mobility of IVET learners.
The indicator for monitoring this field of action is based on the following four criteria:
- Countries have a process for setting up countrywide policy targets (whether quantitative or qualitative) in the area of removing the administrative and institutional barriers which may hinder the international learning mobility of IVET learners;
- Countries have taken steps to allow and facilitate the international learning mobility of IVET learners through:
- Allowing the integration of international learning mobility experiences in the curricula of IVET programmes;
- Putting in place – where necessary – measures to ensure the delivery of visas and residency permits without difficulties to IVET learners from third countries, or assist learners (and/or their institutions) in their application process;
- Putting in place – where necessary – measures to alleviate the administrative burdens that may hinder the international mobility of IVET learners, or assist learners (and/or their institutions) in their application process;
- Putting in place – where necessary – measures to remove the legal obstacles that may prevent the international learning mobility of IVET learners aged below 18, or assist learners (and/or their institutions) in their mobility process.
- The existing facilitation actions are coordinated countrywide so as to ensure their consistency, convergence and effectiveness;
- The existing facilitation actions are subject to evaluation oriented to improving the next generation of this policy strand;
The table below presents the indicator in terms of criteria and benchmarks.
Indicator 2 – Administrative and institutional issues
Criterion 2.1 – Target setting
Criterion 2.2 – Action taking
Criterion 2.3 – Coordination
Criterion 2.4 – Evaluation
Description of criterion
Description of criterion
Description of criterion
Description of criterion
Countries have a process for setting up countrywide policy targets (whether quantitative or qualitative) in the area of removing the administrative and institutional barriers which may hinder the international learning mobility of IVET learners
The country allows for integrating international learning mobility experiences in the curricula of IVET programmes and, where necessary, has taken measures to ensure the delivery of visas and residency permits without difficulties to IVET learners from third countries; alleviate the administrative burdens induced by arranging mobility; and remove the legal barriers to the mobility of minors
The existing facilitation actions are coordinated countrywide so as to ensure their consistency, convergence and effectiveness
The existing facilitation actions are subject to evaluation oriented to improving the next generation of this policy strand
Description of benchmarks
Description of benchmarks
Description of benchmarks
Description of benchmarks
5
A process is in place
The country allows for integrating mobility experiences in curricula
AND
has taken measures that cover:
- The other three dimensions (i.e. facilitating the access to visas and residency permits, alleviating the administrative burdens, and easing the mobility of minors), OR
- All of these other three dimensions where measures were necessary
Complete countrywide coordination of actions takes place through a countrywide framework which is set by regulations and/or arrangements agreed between players.
The existing facilitation actions (or at least some of them) are evaluated: not only are they monitored (e.g. through reports, audits, user surveys, etc.), but also recommendations for future improvement are set up, implemented and followed up along time for (re)adjustment as necessary.
4
The country allows for integrating mobility experiences in curricula
AND
while action was necessary
- in all other three dimensions, the country has taken measures in only two of them; OR
- in two dimensions, measures were taken in one only; OR
- in one dimension, no measure was taken
Coordination of actions is incomplete (elements of coordination exist, but no complete countrywide coordination of all players or actions in a given dimension; or not all dimensions are coordinated). However, plans for complete coordination are being prepared.
The existing facilitation actions (or at least some of them) are monitored (e.g. through reports, audits, user surveys, etc.). But there is no systematic process of setting up recommendations for future improvement, implementing them, and following them up along time for (re)adjustment. However, a plan to set up such a systematic process has been at least initiated, e.g. in the form of preliminary preparation, initial debate / consultation / design, etc.
3
The country allows for integrating mobility experiences in curricula
OR
While action was necessary
- in all other three dimensions, the country has taken measures in only two of them; OR
- in two dimensions, measures were taken in one only; OR
- in one dimension, no measure was taken
Incomplete coordination of actions / dimensions. There are no plans to make the coordination complete.
The existing facilitation actions (or at least some of them) are monitored. But there is no systematic process of setting up recommendations oriented towards future improvement, and no plan to develop any.
2
No such process exists but there is an intention to set up one
Measures were necessary in all three dimensions but the country has taken measures in only one dimension;
OR
Measures were necessary in two or all of the three dimensions but the country has not taken any measures in any of the dimensions. However, preliminary preparation (initial debate, consultation, design, planning, etc.) to develop at least one measure has begun
No countrywide coordination of actions, but preliminary preparation (initial debate, consultation, design, planning, etc.) to develop one has begun.
The existing facilitation actions are not monitored. A plan to develop a monitoring or evaluation process has been at least initiated, e.g. in the form of preliminary preparation, initial debate / consultation / design, etc.
1
No such process exists and there is no intention to set up any
Measures where necessary in two or all of the three dimensions but the country has not taken any measures in any of the dimensions, and no measure is in preparation
No countrywide coordination of actions, and there is no plan to set up any.
The existing facilitation actions are not monitored, and there is no plan to develop any monitoring or evaluation process.