The EU programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport
WHY THE NEW APPROACH? Education, training and youth: a changing landscape Deep economic crisis and high youth unemployment Vacancies exist, but skills gaps and low employability of graduates Growing requirement for high skilled jobs A global competition for talent Extraordinary broadening of learning offer and potential of ICT Complementarity between formal, informal and non formal learning
ERASMUS+: Link to Europe 2020 targets Higher education attainment 40% of 30-34 year olds HE graduates Early school leaving 10% of 18-24 year olds not enrolled Employability 82% of graduates (20-34 year old) employed within 3 years from graduation
ERASMUS+: more impact Impact on 3 levels: Skills of individuals WHY? Institutions and organisations HOW? Systems of education, training and youth WHAT? WHEN? Education and Culture
ERASMUS Impact Study: Topics Impact of Erasmus student mobility on individual skills enhancement, employability and institutional development Impact of Erasmus staff mobility on the development of individual competences and its impact on institutional development and the international profile of institutions. Impact of Intensive Programmes Contractor: Centre for Higher Education Consult (CHE Consult) with consortium partners: Centre for Higher Education (CHE) Brussels Education Services (BES) Compostela Group of Universities (CGU) Erasmus Student Network (ESN).
Methodology I A mixed research approach, combining both quantitative and qualitative methods with online surveying, interviews and focus groups 5 online-surveys, focusing on students, alumni, staff, Higher Education Institutions and enterprises Large sample of respondents across all Programme Countries: 56,733 students 15,556 alumni 4,986 staff members 964 HEIs 652 employers
Methodology II Memo approach Developed by CHE Consult Based on psychometric tests before and after mobility Measures the real outcomes of mobility on individuals on the psychological level Six Memo factors selected for the study: Confidence Tolerance Vigour (problem-solving) Curiosity Serenity Decisiveness
in other words Results: Employability I The share of employers who consider international experience important doubled between 2006 (37%) to 2013 (61%) Education
in other words Results: Employability II Overall increase of advantage: 45% Education
in other words Results: Employability III Education
Results: Job prospects The risk of long-term unemployment is half or even less for mobiles compared to non-mobiles The unemployment rate of Erasmus students 23% lower than that of non-mobile students 5 years after graduation Over 1/3 of placement students received job offers from host enterprises
Results: Career Higher professional responsibilities: Chance of having attained managerial position 10 years after graduation is 44% higher for Erasmus students 64% of employers: graduates with an international background are assigned greater professional responsibility more frequently than others Higher entrepreneurial mindset: Every 10 th participant in work placements has started their own company and almost every 2 nd can envision to do so Jobs more internationally oriented: Work environment more likely to be international: international business contacts (48% vs. 35%) international travel (38% vs. 26%) From 10 year graduates, 26% moved abroad for their current job, compared to 15% of non-mobiles
Results: New perspectives and social links 4x as many mobile than non-mobile students can imagine to live abroad 33% of the Erasmus alumni have a life partner with a different nationality than their own, compared to 13% of non-mobile alumni. 27% of the Erasmus students stated that they met their current life partner during their stay abroad.
Results: Staff mobility Staff mobility for teaching: promotes internationalisation at home (according to 95% of HEIs and 92% of mobile staff) encourages HEIs to broaden and enrich the range and content of courses they offer (according to 93% of HEIs and 92% of mobile staff) Staff mobility for training: allows staff to acquire knowledge, specific know-how and practical skills (according to 95% of HEIs and 97% of mobile staff)
ERASMUS+ One integrated programme 2007-2013 2014-2020 Leonardo Erasmus Grundtvig 102.000 Mobility Youth in Action Comenius Erasmus Mundus Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Cooperation Edulink Tempus Alfa Sport Policy Support bilateral programmes
2014-2020 14.7 billion + 40% 10,0% Education and training (77,5%) Strategic Youth (10%) Partnerships Student loan facility (3,5%) National agencies (3,4%) 3,5% 3,4% 1,9% 1,9% 1,8% in Higher Administrative Education costs (1,9%) Jean Monnet (1,9%) Sport (1,8%) 77,5% 2014 Over 25 million 9,5% increase from 2013 Education and Culture
Erasmus+: 3 Key Actions Learning Mobility of Individuals At least 63% Cooperation for innovation At least 28% Support for policy reform 4.2%
Applications submitted 2014 WHY? Field KA1 KA2 KA3 SE 237 59 HOW? VET 80 26 HE 42 25 WHAT? AE 59 14 Youth 116 5 2 Cross-sectoral 13 WHEN? Total 534 142 2 Education and Culture
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