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| 1ST DAY
TUESDAY 3 JUNE 2014 |
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08:30-09:30 |
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Registration |
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| 09:30-10:00 |
| Introductory speeches Chair: Irene Psifidou, Cedefop
James Calleja, Cedefop Director Aline Juerges, DG EAC Sogol Noorani, Eurydice
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| SESSION 1 |
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| Measuring early leaving from VET Chair: James Calleja, Director Cedefop
Key questions: - What do we know about the scale of early leaving from VET?
- How is early leaving form VET measured?
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| 10:00-10:30 |
| Findings from Cedefop study Joel Mardsen, ICF GHK 
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| 10:30-11:00 |
| Critical insights from the Netherlands and the UK Christoph Meng, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (NL)  Lynn Gambin, Institute for Employment Research, University of Warwick (UK) 
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| 11:00-11:30 |
| Coffee break |
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11:30-12:30 |
| Parallel discussions in small groups Participants will be given tasks/questions that will enable them to discuss in small groups |
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| SESSION 2 |
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| Using data as part of preventive and remedial measures Chair: Marco Serafini, Cedefop
Key questions: - What data systems are in place to identify at risk of dropping out or those who dropped out?
- What is the user's perspective on these systems?
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| 12:30-13:00 |
| Findings from Cedefop study Daniela Ulicna, ICF GHK and Sarah Fleury, ICF GHK 
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| 13:00-13:30 |
| Critical insights from Denmark and France Nicolas Torres, Ministry of education (FR)  Jan Bauditz, Local Government (DK) 
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| 13:30-14:30 |
| Lunch |
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| SESSION 3 |
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| Factors leading people to drop out from VET and VET-specific policy responses Chair: Elizabeth Watters, ETF
Key questions: - What are the specific factors related to dropping out from VET?
- How do policies reflect on these factors when trying to prevent/address early leaving?
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| 14:30-15:00 |
| Findings from Cedefop study Daniela Ulicna, ICF GHK and Gabriele Pessl, IHS 
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| 15:00-15:30 |
| Critical insights from Belgium and Germany Ward Nouwen, University of Antwerp (BE) and Marie Kruyfhooft, Department for education (BE)  Kristina Alice Hensen, BIBB (DE) 
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| 15:30-17:00 Including coffee |
| Parallel discussions in small groups Participants will be given tasks/questions that will enable them to discuss in small groups
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| 17:00-17:30 |
| Synthesis and reporting Plenary
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| 2ND DAY
WEDNESDAY 4 June 2014 |
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| SESSION 4 |
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| Monitoring and evaluation of policies Chair: Irene Psifidou, Cedefop
Key questions: - Which are the key features of effective policies to prevent and address early leaving from VET?
- What indicators used at different policy levels and contextual factors should be paid particular attention when monitoring and evaluating policies?
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| 09:30-10:30 |
| Anna Rubin, OECD  Paul Downes, Educational Disadvantage Centre (IE) 
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| 10:30-12:00 Including coffee |
| Parallel discussions in small groups
Template Guidelines for Hosts 
Host 1: Henrik Dethlefsen, Green Academy Aarhus (DK): SOS project  Facilitator: Daniela Ulicna, GHK
Host 2: Miguel Lourenco, ACIDI IP (PT): Escolhas program  Facilitator: Sogol Noorani, Eurydice
Host 3: Catalin Ghinararu, INCSMPS (RO): Apprenticeship  Facilitator: Gabriele Pessl, IHS
Host 4: Helmut Dornmayr, ibw Austria (AT): Inclusive Vocational Training programme  Facilitator: Elizabeth Watters, ETF
Host 5: Nikos Papadakis, University of Crete and Christina Tsiami, 5th EPAL  of Thessaloniki (EL): NEETs and Digital Storytelling Facilitator: Irene Psifidou, Cedefop
The discussion will take place in groups of 8-10 persons.
There will be one Host per table. His/her role will be to: - Present briefly one promising or already effective policy initiative/measure to prevent or address early leaving;
- Identify those indicators that are key to understanding the success of the policy/measure.
Participants in each group will discuss the indicators and conditions of success for the specific policy measure /initiative and will reflect on their own country’s practices.
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| 12:00-12:45 |
| Synthesis and reporting Plenary
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| 12:45-13:00 |
| Conclusions and next steps Irene Psifidou, Cedefop |
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| 13:00 |
| End of Workshop |
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| *Guidelines for participants  |
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