Indicator 1 – Information and guidance
1.1. Indicator 1 – Information and guidance
The 2011 Council Recommendation “Youth on the move” assigns to countries the objective of putting in place and improving provision of information and guidance on international learning mobility for IVET learners.
The indicator for monitoring the provision of information and guidance, and how it is improved, is defined based on the following four criteria:
- Countries have a process for setting up countrywide policy targets (whether quantitative or qualitative) in the area of information and guidance for the international learning mobility of IVET learners;
- A mechanism to provide IVET learners with information and guidance on international learning mobility is in place;
- The provision of information / information and guidance to IVET learners for their international mobility is coordinated countrywide thus ensuring consistent and convergent policies and practices; and
- The provision of information / information and guidance to IVET learners for their international mobility is evaluated.
The table below presents the indicator in terms of criteria and benchmarks.
Indicator 1 – Information and guidance
Criterion 1.1 – Target setting
Criterion 1.2 – Action taking
Criterion 1.3 – Coordination
Criterion 1.4 – 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 information and guidance for the international learning mobility of IVET learners
A mechanism to provide IVET learners with information and guidance on international learning mobility is in place
The provision of information / information and guidance to IVET learners for their international mobility is coordinated countrywide
The existing provision of information / information and guidance to IVET learners for their international mobility is 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
Mechanisms to provide IVET learners with both information and guidance for their international learning mobility are in place
Complete countrywide coordination of the existing provision of information / information and guidance to IVET learners for their international mobility is in place
The existing provision of information / information and guidance to IVET learners for their international mobility is evaluated: not only is it 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
Mechanisms to provide IVET learners with information but no guidance for their international learning mobility are in place. Preliminary preparation (initial debate, consultation, design, planning, etc.) to develop guidance has begun.
Incomplete coordination of the existing provision of information / information and guidance is in place (elements of coordination exist, but no complete countrywide coordination of all players and/or actions). However, plans to develop complete coordination are being prepared.
The existing provision of information / information and guidance to IVET learners for their international mobility is 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
Mechanisms to provide IVET learners with information but no guidance for their international learning mobility are in place. No plans for developing guidance are being prepared.
Incomplete coordination of the existing provision of information / information and guidance is in place (elements of coordination exist, but no complete countrywide coordination of all players and/or actions). No plans to make the coordination complete are being prepared.
The existing provision of information / information and guidance to IVET learners for their international mobility is 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
No mechanisms to provide IVET learners with information / information and guidance for their international learning mobility is in place, but preliminary preparation (initial debate, consultation, design, planning, etc.) to set up one has begun
No countrywide coordination of the existing provision of information / information and guidance is in place, but preliminary preparation (initial debate, consultation, design, planning, etc.) to set up one has begun
The existing provision of information / information and guidance to IVET learners for their international mobility is 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
No mechanisms to provide IVET learners with information / information and guidance for their international learning mobility is in place, and there is no plan to initiate any
No countrywide coordination of the existing provision of information / information and guidance is in place, and there is no plan to set up any
The existing provision of information / information and guidance to IVET learners for their international mobility is not monitored. There is no plan to develop any monitoring or evaluation process.