Methodology for Mapping, Analysing and Assessing VET Governance

Methodology for Mapping, Analysing and Assessing VET Governance 

Guide to the application of an ETF methodology for assessing VET systems at the national and sub-national level, based on the principle of good multilevel governance of VET.

Short description:  

This document sets out the necessary steps for the mapping, analysis and assessment of VET governance, with a view to enhance national and sub-national level governance of VET policies and systems in the partner countries.

The methodology was first applied to nine countries of the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean, that is, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Libya and Israel, within the GEMM project (2013-2016).

The ETF proposes the use of the methodology to all countries that are moving towards a multilevel approach to their VET governance, based on the work carried out and the stakeholder feedback under the GEMM project that have proven the efficacy of the methodology

The mapping focused on three key areas of governance of IVET and CVET policies and systems, namely:

• overall planning and management;
• finance and funding;
• quality assurance (QA).

The methodology is presented as a five-step process:

• Step 1: Launching the process, including the setting up of national monitoring committees;
• Step 2: Mapping the roles and functions of actors, and mechanisms for vertical and horizontal coordination;
• Step 3: Analysing VET governance with a focus on finance, funding and QA;
• Step 4: Institutional assessment based on SWOT analysis and ETF indicators of good multilevel governance;
• Step 5: Compiling a country report.

The document describes the role of national committees and how they adapt and use the methodology to map the governance of VET systems in their own countries at the national, sub-national and local levels. The annexes contain a system of 25 indicators for assessing performance based on six principles of good multilevel governance, namely: relevance, effectiveness, subsidiarity and proportionality, transparency, accountability and participation.

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