Indicator 6 – Long-term preparation for mobility
1.6. Indicator 6 – Preparation of opportunities for learning mobility
The “Youth on the move” Recommendation invites Member States to:
- acknowledge the importance of language learning and acquiring intercultural competencies starting at early stages of education, by encouraging quality linguistic and cultural preparation for mobility in both general and vocational education;
- encourage teachers to use more innovative methods for the delivery of language learning, including those based on ICTs. Particular attention should be given to disadvantaged learners and their specific needs;
- foster the acquisition of basic digital competencies by young people so as to ensure that they can prepare their mobility in optimal conditions, as well as take advantage of new opportunities for virtual mobility, which complement physical mobility;
- encourage the development of partnerships and exchanges between education institutions, as well as between providers of non-formal learning, in order to better prepare periods of mobility.
The indicator for measuring how this reference behaviour is applied is defined based on the following five criteria:
- Countries have a process for setting up countrywide policy targets (whether quantitative or qualitative) in the area of preparing IVET learners for going on mobility;
- Countries have in place actions to:
- Encourage quality linguistic and intercultural preparation of IVET learners for mobility from the early stages of education;
- Foster the acquisition of basic digital competencies by IVET learners;
- Encourage internationalisation of IVET curriculum through introducing methods and practices that are in use abroad;
- The existing linguistic, intercultural, digital and internationalisation actions are coordinated countrywide so as to ensure their consistency, convergence and effectiveness;
- The existing linguistic, intercultural, digital and internationalisation actions are subject to evaluation oriented to improving the next generation of this policy strand;
- Involvement of learners and stakeholders in making the Preparation policy effective and better over time is ensured through:
- A visibility and access policy by which learners and stakeholders are informed about the actions/mechanisms put in place for them and how to access them;
- Learners and stakeholders surveys are carried out to check their satisfaction with the Preparation policy and get their feedback in view of taking account of it in the evaluation process;
- Impact measurement / Assessment of the extent of use of the Preparation mechanisms is in place and part of the evaluation process.
The table below presents the indicator in terms of criteria and benchmarks.
Indicator 6 – Preparation of opportunities for learning mobility
Criterion 6.1 – Target setting
Criterion 6.2 – Action taking
Criterion 6.3 – Coordination
Criterion 6.4 – Evaluation
Criterion 6.5 – Involving learners and stakeholders
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Countries have in place a process for setting up countrywide policy targets (whether quantitative or qualitative) in the area of preparing IVET learners for going on mobility
Countries have in place actions to
- Encourage quality linguistic and intercultural preparation of IVET learners for mobility from the early stages of education;
- Foster the acquisition of basic digital competencies by IVET learners;
- Encourage internationalisation of IVET curriculum through introducing methods and practices that are in use abroad.
The existing linguistic, intercultural, digital and internationalisation actions are coordinated countrywide so as to ensure their consistency, convergence and effectiveness
The existing linguistic, intercultural, digital and internationalisation actions are subject to evaluation oriented to improving the next generation of this policy strand
Learners and stakeholders are involved in making the preparation policy effective and better over time. Their involvement is ensured through:
- A visibility and access policy;
- Learners and stakeholders surveys; and
- Impact measurement / Assessment of the extent of use.
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5
A process is in place
The country has taken actions that cover the following three dimensions:
- - Encourage quality linguistic and intercultural preparation of IVET learners for mobility from the early stages of education;
- - Foster the acquisition of basic digital competencies by IVET learners;
- Encourage internationalisation of IVET curriculum through introducing methods and practices that are in use abroad.
Complete countrywide coordination of actions in all dimensions is ensured through a countrywide framework which is set by regulations and/or arrangements agreed between players
The existing linguistic, intercultural, digital and internationalisation 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
The country has taken measures of the following three types
- A visibility and access policy;
- Learners and stakeholders surveys; and
- Impact measurement / Assessment of the extent of use.
4
The country has taken measures in only two of the three dimensions
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 setting up complete coordination are being prepared.
The existing linguistic, intercultural, digital and internationalisation 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.
The country has taken measures of two of the three types.
3
The country has taken measures in only one of the three dimensions.
Incomplete coordination of actions / dimensions. There are no plans to make the coordination complete.
The existing linguistic, intercultural, digital and internationalisation actions (or at least some of them) are monitored. But there is no systematic process of setting up recommendations oriented towards future improvement, and there are no plans to develop any.
The country has taken measures of one of the three types.
2
No such process exists but there is an intention to set up one
The country has not taken any measures in any of the three 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 linguistic, intercultural, digital and internationalisation 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.
The country has not taken any measures of any of the three types. However, preliminary preparation (initial debate, consultation, design, planning, etc.) to develop at least one measure has begun
1
No such process exists and there is no intention to set up any
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 linguistic, intercultural, digital and internationalisation actions are not monitored, and there is no plan to develop any monitoring or evaluation process.
The country has not taken any measures in any of the three types, and no measure is in preparation.