European Alliance for Apprenticeships - Assessment of progress and planning the future Annexes Request for Services VT/2015/074 under Framework Contract EAC-47-2014 Written by ICF May – 2017 Social Europe EUROPEAN COMMISSION Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Directorate E — Skills Unit E.3 — VET, Apprenticeships and adult learning Contact: Pirkko PYÖRÄLÄ E-mail: [email protected] European Commission B-1049 Brussels EUROPEAN COMMISSION European Alliance for Apprenticeships - Assessment of progress and planning the future Final Report Request for Services VT/2015/074 under Framework Contract EAC-47-2014 European Commission Directorate-General for Employment Social Affairs and Inclusion Directorate E Europe Direct is a service to help you find answers to your questions about the European Union. Freephone number (*): 00 800 6 7 8 9 10 11 (*) The information given is free, as are most calls (though some operators, phone boxes or hotels may charge you). 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European Alliance for Apprenticeships - Assessment of progress and planning the future - Annexes Table of Contents Annex 1 EAfA Analytical framework ........................................................... 1 Annex 2 Case Studies ............................................................................... 25 1 Case study - Austrian Federal Economic Chamber – WKÖ prepared in the context of the EAfA Study ................................................. 25 1.1 Introduction ...................................................................................25 1.2 Country context ..............................................................................26 1.3 Brief description of the pledge ..........................................................27 1.4 Progress, outputs, results and impact ................................................31 1.5 Success factors ...............................................................................35 1.6 Challenges and lessons learnt ...........................................................36 1.7 Methodological approach to monitoring the pledge ..............................36 1.8 Summary and conclusions................................................................36 2 Case study - Alliance for dual VET - Bertelsmann Foundation Spain prepared in the context of the EAfA Study .................................. 38 2.1 Introduction ...................................................................................38 2.2 Country context ..............................................................................39 2.3 Brief description of the pledge ..........................................................40 2.4 Progress, outputs, results and impact ................................................42 2.5 Evidence on key results and impact ...................................................45 2.6 Added value of the pledge and extent to which this can be attributed to the EAfA ........................................................................................46 2.7 Success factors ...............................................................................46 2.8 Challenges and lessons learnt ...........................................................46 2.9 Challenges related to the engagement of companies ...........................46 2.10 Challenges related to the creation of dual VET placements ...................47 2.11 Challenges related to the progress of the working groups ....................47 2.12 Challenges related to the future expansion of the Alliance and its activities ....................................................................................................47 2.13 Methodological approach to monitoring the pledge ..............................47 2.14 Summary and conclusions................................................................47 3 Case study - BMW Mobility project prepared in the context of the EAfA Study .................................................................................. 50 3.1 Introduction ...................................................................................50 3.2 Country context ..............................................................................50 3.3 Brief description of the pledge ..........................................................52 3.4 Progress, outputs, results and impact ................................................54 3.5 Success factors ...............................................................................56 3.6 Challenges and lessons learnt ...........................................................56 3.7 Methodological approach to monitoring progress and outcomes of the pledge ...........................................................................................57 3.8 Summary and conclusions................................................................57 4 Case study - Carrefour Polska project prepared in the context of the EAfA Study ............................................................................ 59 4.1 Introduction ...................................................................................59 4.2 Country context ..............................................................................60 4.3 Brief description of the pledge ..........................................................61 4.4 Progress, outputs, results and impact ................................................62 European Alliance for Apprenticeships - Assessment of progress and planning the future - Annexes 4.5 Success factors ...............................................................................64 4.6 Challenges and lessons learnt ...........................................................65 4.7 Methodological approach to monitoring the pledge ..............................65 4.8 Summary and conclusions................................................................65 5 Case studies - Danish Construction Association Case Study prepared in the context of the EAfA Study .................................. 67 5.1 Introduction ...................................................................................67 5.2 Country context ..............................................................................68 5.3 Brief description of the pledge ..........................................................69 5.4 Other stakeholders involved .............................................................71 5.5 Progress, outputs, results and impact ................................................71 5.6 Success factors ...............................................................................74 5.7 Challenges and lessons learnt ...........................................................74 5.8 Methodological approach to monitoring the pledge ..............................75 5.9 Summary and conclusions................................................................75 6 Case studies - EARLALL - European Association of Regional and Local Authorities for Lifelong Learning Case Study prepared in the context of the EAfA Study ........................................................... 77 6.1 Introduction ...................................................................................77 6.2 Country context ..............................................................................77 6.3 Brief description of the pledge ..........................................................78 6.4 Progress, outputs, results and impact ................................................79 6.5 Success factors ...............................................................................81 6.6 Challenges and lessons learnt ...........................................................81 6.7 Methodological approach to monitoring the pledge ..............................81 6.8 Summary and conclusions................................................................81 7 Case studies - The European Trade Union Committee for Education – ETUCE Case Study prepared in the context of the EAfA Study .. 84 7.1 Introduction ...................................................................................84 7.2 Context .........................................................................................85 7.3 Brief description of the pledge ..........................................................86 7.4 Financial and other resources ...........................................................88 7.5 Progress, outputs, results and impact ................................................88 7.6 Success factors ...............................................................................90 7.7 Challenges and lessons learnt ...........................................................90 7.8 Methodological approach to monitoring the pledge ..............................91 7.9 Summary and conclusions................................................................91 A1.1 Relevance of the EAfA .....................................................................92 8 Case studies - 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