Hans Hindriks Netherlands National Coordinator (EAAL)
Count on Skills New Approaches to Basic Skills Policies in The Netherlands Ministerie van OCW Ministerie van SZW Ministerie van VWS
Count on Skills National Agenda for Adult Learning 2016-2018 Focus on basic skills (literacy, numeracy, ICT) Using insights from marketing, behavioural sciences and neuropsychology Breaking through negative dispositions toward learning Aligning Adult Learning policies with Child Learning policies 3
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Count on Skills National Agenda for Adult Learning 2016-2018 National support programme for municipalities, employers, public libraries, educators and NGOs Aimed at improving the results of adult learning interventions quantitatively and qualitatively Reaching more people, with better outcomes 5
Count on Skills National Agenda for Adult Learning 2016-2018 3 domains Families & School Health & Communities Work & Personal finance Multi-level governance Municipalities Regions National Agenda European Agenda 6
Basic Skills / Adult Learning and. Youth unemployment Early school leaving Life long learning Integration / migration Debts / Personal finances Poverty Equal opportunities Emancipation Health literacy Parental involvement Crime & justice 7
Count on Skills Our interventions Screening potential learners Developing screening tools and training professionals to systematically use these tools in their client interactions. Motivating learners with a customised offer In-company training, integrated re-integration/social support/debt relief programmes Eliminating barriers to learning / Small steps to reach big goals Training volunteers to support professional teachers Investing in coordination and cooperation between partners Establishing Basic Skills Information Points in each municipality Measuring soft outcomes rather than hard gains Social Inclusion after Transfer Measuring Instrument Grant Programmes for hard-to-reach target groups 8
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10 Average for basic skills courses in The Netherlands. 76 % for tailor-made courses aimed at low skilled employees
Count on Skills Smart Grants Programmes Key elements Strategic communication / Marketing Co financing Impact monitor Grant programmes are an addition to regular lump sum financing for municipalities, not a substitute. 11
Count on Skills Measuring Impact Completing a SIT questionnaire before and after a basic skills course (compulsory for each participant) Standardized reading,writing and numeracy tests to complete before, during and after a basic skills course (optional) 12
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Count on Skills Results (work-place based grants) Trial Phase (2016) 300.000 euros 30 employers 600 employees 76 % reports better work-related communication skills after course First Round (2017) 2.6 million euros 200 employers 3000 employees reached 6000 completed questionnaires Average cost around 700 euros / participant Second Round (2018) 6.5 million euros (extension target group including low skilled parents) 15
Count on Skills Work based learning 16
Wat is Tel mee met Taal Landelijk ondersteuningsprogramma voor gemeenten, werkgevers, maatschappelijke organisaties Door 3 ministeries. Van 2016 tot en met 2018. Focus op organiseren van concrete taalscholing aan laaggeletterden Verbindingen tussen onderwijs, sociaal domein en arbeidsmarkt door inzet van drie ministeries Verbindingen tussen aanpak taalachterstanden bij kinderen en laaggeletterdheid bij volwassenen 17
Wat gaan we doen vandaag? 13.55 Samenhang zoeken in het sociaal domein, ervaring van Hans Christiaanse 14.05 Slim samenwerken in de praktijk van gemeenten, Jeroen Weyers (oud-wethouder Den Bosch, rayoncoördinator Stichting Lezen & Schrijven) 14.30 Presentatie onderzoeksresultaten uitvoering WEB door gemeenten 14.50 Aan de slag: minder laaggeletterdheid door beter samenwerken, met Inge Vossenaar (directeur MBO, MIN OCW) 15.40 Einde 18
Doelstellingen Minstens 45.000 Nederlanders verbeteren aantoonbaar hun taalvaardigheid 1.000.000 kinderen tot en met 12 jaar worden bereikt met leesactiviteiten Nederland behoudt zijn positie in de top 3 van landen met de minste laaggeletterden. 19
Wat doen we? Ondersteunen van gemeenten en (arbeidsmarkt)regio s Subsidieregeling voor taalscholing op de werkvloer Leesbevordering en (voor)lezen in gezinnen met laagtaalvaardige ouders Experimenten en pilots Landelijke onderzoeksagenda Netwerk en conferenties 20
Evaluatie Wet Volwasseneneducatie Wetswijziging uit 2014 Overgangsperiode 2015-2017 4 onderzoeksonderwerpen Regionale samenwerking Aanbod en doelgroepen Kwaliteit en monitoring Toekomst van de volwasseneneducatie 21