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Section 2: Work Package reports

• Improved usage of information and commu- port the monitoring and evaluation process.
nications technology (ICT) and labour market Such databases potentially create the means for
intelligence and information (LMI) is essential evidence-based learning and evidence-based
to capture and analyse data within national policies. They could also be effective tools for
and EU evidence-based policies and quality- targeting particular user-groups.
assurance arrangements. At present, policies • Closer co-operation at EU and national level is
and systems tend to operate in ‘silos’. required on key lessons learned from specific
• A monitoring and evaluation system needs to sectoral areas that can support improved access
be developed at an EU level, along the lines of to services, particularly for the most disadvan-
the OECD PISA study. taged.
• An annual reporting system is needed for • The process of gathering evidence on individu-
member countries on lifelong guidance, to be als’ informal and formal learning, linked to new
added to existing reporting systems and proce- validation processes including APEL arrange-
dures, and supported by a set of robust mini- ments, should be further exploited. Also, career
mum requirements for data gathering. management skills and career adaptability need
• More coherent databases are needed to pro- to be given greater attention by policy-makers.
vide statistics on key target-groups and to sup-

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