Evaluation of the campaignOBESSU Council of Members – December, 8th 2013 – Brussels, Belgium

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Timeline

Dec 11

• Internal launch of the campaign at the COMEM/7thESSC «New Skills for new Schools», Oslo

Jan 12•Survey among members: «What is VET really like?»

May 12

• Presenting the campaign for the EU Commission’sUnit on VET

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10th May12

•The campaign website www.obessu.org/VETgoes viral!

16th May12

• External launch of the campaign at YOFEST in front at the European parliament

14th July 12

•The participants of the OBESSU conference in Copenaghen Claimed their Voice

14-16th Sep 12

•The first meeting of the VET working groupmeeting in Lisbon, Portugal

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Oct 12•The project for YOUVET training is accepted

1-3th Dec12

• VET working group meets in Rome to set YOUVET agenda

11.02 – 6.03 2013

•YOUVET online Training!

7.03 – 12.03 2013

•YOUVET onsite training in Brussels

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14-17.06 2013

• The WG VET meeting in Amsterdam to evaluate the progress after YOUVET

2-3.07

2013

• OBESSU takes part as an observer to the AdvisoryCommettee of Vocational training (ACVT)

Fall 2013

• The WG runs a survey for the Member organisationsto map their involvement in VET field.

3-6.12 2013

• Last evaluation meeting of the WG in London

Evaluation of each outcome

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Based on the objectives of the initial concept paper of the campaign:

1. Encourage Member organisations to work on VET

2. Raise awareness and respect of VET

3. Value VET as a valid educational path/option

4. Make VET more attractive

5. Making OBESSU a VET stakeholder in Europe

1) Encourage Member

organisations to work on VET…

…and include VET in their policy!

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1.1) What has been done?

YOUVET training

More tools on VET for member organisations

Improved communication of the topic

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1.2) Outcomes

Improved knowledge on national and European policies

Concrete campaigning and lobbying tools

More member organisations working on VET

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2) Raise awareness and respect of

VET

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2.1) What has been done?

Infographics

External representations

Policy papers

Claim Your Voice Online focus on Facebook and Twitter

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2.2) Outcomes

Very hard to notice

Increased awareness of Member organisations in the

fields of VET

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3) Value VET as a valid

educational path/option

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3.1) Outcomes

Considerable loss of prejudice in OBESSU

VET students and student unions bring additional value to

the internal discussions

National campaign and actions on the topic

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4) Make VET more attractive

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4.1) What has been done?

Videos

Communication materials

Meeting with school student VET organisation not yetmember of OBESSU

Involevement in the European Alliance for Apprenticeships

National Campaign

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4.2) Outcomes

Public opinion started to see valuable and positive

aspects of VET

More participation to the European debate on the topic

of attractiveness of VET

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5) Making OBESSU a VET

stakeholder in Europe

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5.1) What has been done?

Lobbying

External representation

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5.2) Outcomes

OBESSU is now recognised as foundamental stakeholder on VET by:

EC/DG EAC EC/DG EMPL YFJ ETUC CEDEFOP ACVT

EAfA EVTA EQAVET Sirius network NUS Nationals egCIMO

Thank you all for contributing to

Claim Your Voice!

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If the students are co-operating today, surely thereis hope for tomorrow - Ivison Macadam

The VET working group is

composed by

• Giuseppina Tucci (UdS)

• Triin Roos (ESCU)

• Musa Jallow (SAKKI)

• Daniele Di Mitri (Board)

• Tiia Meuronen (Secretariat)

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