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Measures to Combat Early School Leaving in Flanders: Policy and Action Plans

This document outlines the strategic measures taken by the Flemish Education Council (Vlor) to address early school leaving (ESL) in Flanders. It highlights the EU's targets and recommendations, the importance of monitoring and data collection, and the need for a preventive and intervention-based approach. The plan emphasizes cooperation among educational stakeholders, socio-economic partners, and public training providers to ensure that every pupil achieves full qualification. Key components include improving the dual system, enhancing vocational training, and promoting adult education.

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Measures to Combat Early School Leaving in Flanders: Policy and Action Plans

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  1. Measures to tackle early school leaving in FlandersKoen StassenFlemishEducationCouncil (Vlor)

  2. ESL priorityon the policy agenda • EU 2020: target < 10% • EU recommendationonpolicies to reduce ESL • PACT 2020: target < 4,3% • Policyadvicefrom: • Vlor (Educationalstakeholders) • SERV (socio-economic partners) • Plans foreducational reform: • Secondaryeducation • Dual system • Adulteducation • Guidance • TraineeshipsforEarly School Leavers

  3. 10,5% 6,8%

  4. 13,6% 11,1% 8,6%

  5. Contributing factors to ESL • ESL = cumulativeprocess • Contributing factors: • Well-being • Socio-economic background • Ethnic background • Gender • Graderetention • Pull-factorsonlabourmarket • School absence • Exclusion

  6. Impact of ESL ontransition to work

  7. Action plan on ESL • Different ministers and ministriesinvolved • Integratedaction and coherent approachonflemish level needed  action plan on ESL • Taskforcewithrepresentatives of: • Ministries of education and labour • Social partners • Educational providers • Advisorybodies (Vlor & SERV) • Public training providers

  8. Threemainprinciples • Europeanframework • Identification/ monitoring / policycoordination • Prevention • Intervention • Compensation • Quickwinscombinedwithactionson the long run • Sustainability of the actions = crucial • Every pupil has to reach a full qualification • AmbitiousESL-target < 4,3% is notsufficient

  9. 1. Identification & monitoring • Scientific research • Monitoring at flemish level • More detailed data onregional level • Provide schools with data on ESL • Collectdetailed data on the transitionbetweeneducation and labourmarket

  10. 2. Prevention (1) • Provide school with data on ESL • For internalqualityassurance • School management is able to interpret data • And take concrete action • School inspectoratewill focus on ESL • Inform schools on ESL • Flexiblelearningpaths in secondaryeducation: • Inform schools about the legalpossibilities • Communicategoodpractices • Support to implementflexiblelearningpaths

  11. 2. Prevention (2) • Improvement of the dual system • Evaluation of the 2009-reform • Improvement of the work-component • Obligation to integrateworkbasedlearning in vocational tracks • Cooperationwith PES (VDAB) forvocational training • Sensibilisation of employers to nothirestudents without a full qualification • Implementation of a qualificationsframework (attractive curricula, LLL, RPL)

  12. 3. Intervention • Communicategoodpracticesontutoring / peer coaching • Projectsontransitioneducation-labourmarketforspecificgroups 4. Compensation • Promotion of adulteducation • Cooperationbetweeneducational and public training providers • Promotion of RPL

  13. Coordination • Provide a scenario forregionalcooperationbetween schools, guidancecentres, public employment service and other relevant partners to tackle ESL • Monitoring of the action plan

  14. Personalreflections (1) • The action plan is developed • Vlor put ESL on the agenda since 2009 butmissesclearpolicychoicesonf.e.: • Guidance • Structural support for Time-out projects • Involvement of all relevant partners • Ownership • No carrot nor stick • Largeautonomyforeducational providers • Indirect actions to improvemotivation

  15. Personalreflections (2) • Professional qualificationvseducation? • Reform plans: • Structuralapproach • Sofarnosufficientanswers • Perspective of childrenwith immigrant background – Siriusroundtable • General vstargetedapproach? • Quickwinsvs long term investment? • Elections in 2014. Direction of reform plans?

  16. Contact koen.stassen@vlor.be

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