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A Framework for Monitoring Transition Systems

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  • Rolf K. W. van der Velden

    (University of Maastricht)

  • Maarten H. J. Wolbers

    (Radboud University)

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With its publication of the Thematic Review on the Transition from Initial Education to Working Life in 2000, OECD has laid the foundation for the development of indicators regarding the transition from education to work. One of the core activities of OECD’s Network B in 2005 and 2006 was to further develop these indicators by establishing a framework for monitoring transition systems. A transition system is defined as “the social institutions and processes through which a society provides its members to make the transition from the education system to the employment system”. The current report presents the results of this developmental work. It first presents the results of a quick scan carried out among the Network B members on the policy goals for transition systems and relevant indicators used to assess national situations (November 2002-January 2003). Next a theoretical framework is presented that identifies the most relevant characteristics of transition systems. It also relates the outcomes of the transition system to relevant characteristics of the educational system on the one hand and the employment system on the other hand. Based on the results of the quick scan and the developed theoretical framework, an evaluation of the earlier defined policy goals is carried, proposing a new set of 11 policy goals. As a next step, the existing data sources from OECD, EUROSTAT and major international surveys have been analysed to identify relevant indicators for the policy goals as well as descriptors for relevant other aspects of the developed framework. This report presents an overview of these indicators and descriptors. The theoretical framework and the developed set of indicators have been discussed at the March 2006 meeting of the Network B in Washington DC. Members of the network have also sent written comments. All these comments have been taken up in this final version. The report concludes with recommendations for the further data collection strategy. En publiant l’étude « Thematic Review on the Transition from Initial Education to Working Life in 2000 », l’OCDE jette les bases nécessaires à la mise au point d’indicateurs dédiés à la transition entre les études et la vie active. En 2005 et en 2006, le Réseau B de l’OCDE s’est principalement consacré à affiner ces indicateurs en élaborant un cadre de suivi des systèmes de transition. Un système de transition est défini comme « les institutions et les processus sociaux qui permettent à une société de fournir aux individus les moyens d’assurer la transition entre le système éducatif et le marché du travail ». L’étude présente les résultats de ces travaux : dans un premier temps, elle fait le point sur les résultats d’une évaluation rapide réalisée parmi les membres du réseau B sur les objectifs des systèmes de transition en termes d’action publique et sur les indicateurs retenus pour apprécier la situation dans chaque pays (novembre 2002-janvier 2003). Ensuite, l’étude présente un cadre théorique visant à identifier les caractéristiques les plus pertinentes des systèmes de transition. Un lien est ensuite établi entre les résultats du système de transition et les caractéristiques pertinentes du système éducatif d’une part et du marché du travail de l’autre. Enfin, en s’appuyant sur les conclusions de l’évaluation rapide et sur le cadre théorique présenté, l’étude évalue les objectifs définis précédemment en termes d’action publique, pour en proposer 11 nouveaux. Les sources de données existantes issues de l’OCDE, d’EUROSTAT et des principales enquêtes internationales ont été analysées en vue d’identifier les indicateurs pertinents pour les objectifs d’action publique et les caractéristiques descriptives des autres aspects importants du cadre théorique. L’étude fait la synthèse de ces indicateurs et de ces caractéristiques descriptives. Le cadre théorique et les indicateurs ont été examinés lors de la réunion de mars 2006 du Réseau B à Washington DC et les membres du réseau ont également transmis leurs commentaires par écrit. Tous ces commentaires ont été pris en compte dans la version finale de l’étude, qui conclut en proposant des recommandations pour la stratégie de collecte des données.

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  • Rolf K. W. van der Velden & Maarten H. J. Wolbers, 2008. "A Framework for Monitoring Transition Systems," OECD Education Working Papers 20, OECD Publishing.
  • Handle: RePEc:oec:eduaab:20-en
    DOI: 10.1787/221381866820
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    1. Samo Pavlin, 2011. "Varieties of Professional Domains and Employability Determinants in Higher Education," Working Papers 36, AlmaLaurea Inter-University Consortium.

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