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On behalf of the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science (OCW), Dialogic is collaborating with Ecorys to carry out the final evaluation of the Regional Investment Fund (RIF) for vocational education (mbo) 2014-2018. The RIF is a subsidy scheme aimed at stimulating collaboration between vocational education institutions and the regional business community, with the goal of improving the connection between education and the labour market. This improved connection translates into a higher chance of finding a job (quantitative effect) and better employability of graduates through improved matching of required knowledge and skills (qualitative effect). During the period 2014-2018, over 107 million euros in RIF subsidies were granted to 119 partnerships. The subsidy amounts to a maximum of one third of the total costs, and partnerships consist of at least one vocational education institution and at least one employer.
In addition to public-private partnerships encouraged by the RIF, we will take a broader look at the effects of public-private collaboration on the connection between education and the labour market. Establishing such partnerships is encouraged not only through financial incentives but also by various nationally, regionally, or sectorally formulated ambitions (such as the Technology Pact, Top Technology in Business, the Care Pact, in the Human Capital Agendas for the Top Sectors, and in the regional or local socioeconomic agendas of Economic Boards). Previous research indicates that these incentives can reinforce each other.
The research consists of a combination of a breadth study (via surveys, data analysis, desk research, and portfolio analysis) and an in-depth analysis in case studies and interviews. It will be completed in the summer of 2020.
Want to learn more? Contact Tessa Groot Beumer.
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