Agenda
       
 

1ST DAY
TUESDAY 3 JUNE 2014

   
 

08:30-09:30

 

Registration

   
 09:30-10:00  
Introductory speeches
Chair: Irene Psifidou, Cedefop
 
James Calleja, Cedefop Director
Aline Juerges, DG EAC
Sogol Noorani, Eurydice
 
   
           
     SESSION 1    
     
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?
   
 10:00-10:30  
Findings from Cedefop study 
Joel Mardsen, ICF GHK 
 
   
 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) 
 
   
 11:00-11:30  
Coffee break
   
 

11:30-12:30

 
Parallel discussions in small groups
Participants will be given tasks/questions that will enable them to discuss in small groups
   
           
     SESSION 2    
     
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?
   
 12:30-13:00  
Findings from Cedefop study
Daniela Ulicna, ICF GHK and Sarah Fleury, ICF GHK 
 
   
 13:00-13:30  
Critical insights from Denmark and France
Nicolas Torres, Ministry of education (FR) 
Jan Bauditz, Local Government (DK)  
 
   
 13:30-14:30  Lunch    
           
     SESSION 3    
     
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?
     
 14:30-15:00  
Findings from Cedefop study
Daniela Ulicna, ICF GHK and Gabriele Pessl, IHS 
 
   
 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) 
 
   
 
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
 
   
 17:00-17:30  
Synthesis and reporting
Plenary
 
   
     
 
   
 

2ND DAY
WEDNESDAY 4 June 2014

   
               
     SESSION 4        
     
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?
       
 09:30-10:30  
Anna Rubin, OECD 
Paul Downes, Educational Disadvantage Centre (IE) 
 
     
 
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.
 
     
 12:00-12:45  
Synthesis and reporting
Plenary
 
     
             
 12:45-13:00  
Conclusions and next steps
Irene Psifidou, Cedefop
     
             
 13:00  End of Workshop      
             
 
*Guidelines for participants  
   
 

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