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1. The Evaluation Should Show Whether The Instruments, In Accordance With The Objectives And Their Financial Scope, Provide The Institutions With Adequate Support In Order To Respond To Current Social And Structural Challenges And To Develop New Educational Or Advisory Services For Citizens Or Whether These, In Terms Of Content, Financial And Administrative Implementation - Including In The Regulation For The Continuing Education Act (Continuing Education Ordinance - Vo Wbg) - Should Be Readjusted. 2. Description Of Services And Tasks: The New Funding Instruments Of The Law Include A) Funding Of “Measures For Regional Educational Development” (§13A Wbg) Of Adult Education Centers: They Are Aimed At Strengthening Regional Networking, For Example In Regional Educational Landscapes Looking At Difficult Educational Biographies To Enable Transitions Between Individual Educational Institutions And To Provide Information About Literacy And Basic Education Offers And Catch-Up School Qualifications Or General Educational Advice. B) Promotion Of Development, New Approaches And Innovations (§§ 17,19 Wbg): Measures By Further Education Institutions With Which They Respond To Current Social And Structural Challenges Are Supported. Examples Of Eligible Measures Are Listed In The Wbg. Aa) The Development Allowance (Section 18 Wbg) Was Increased In 2023. Doubled In 2022. It Focuses On The Facilities. Proof Is Provided By A Factual Report, For Which The Ministry Of Culture And Science Has Provided A Uniform Template. The Factual Report Records The Type Of Measures Carried Out, Number Of Educational Events Carried Out Or, For Example, Cooperation Partners. A Sample Is Published On The Websites Of The Respective Granting Authorities Https://Www.Brd.Nrw.De/Document/20230123_4_48_Sachbericht_Entwicklungspauschale.Pdfbb) The Funding Priorities Of The Innovation Fund (§ 19 Wbg), Whose Implementation According To The Wbg Will Only Come Into Force On January 1St, 2023 Are Published In An Annual Call For Projects Based On The Recommendations Of The State Further Education Advisory Board. This Project Call Has Been Continued Unchanged Since 20233. For The Evaluation, The Following Questions Must Be Answered In Work Package 1: A) Measures For Regional Educational Development (§ 13A Wbg): How And With What Results Is The Funding Instrument Used By The Adult Education Centers For Aa) Stronger Networking And Integration Of The Adult Education Centers In Regional Educational Landscapes, Such As In Regional Educational Networks, Bb) Information And Advice For Participants, Especially Those With Difficult Educational Histories, Literacy And Basic Education Needs, Cc) Orientation Advice For Citizens Citizens Anddd) A Strengthening Of Outreach Educational Work? What Are The Conditions For The Successful Implementation Of The Funding Instrument? How Can The Utilization And Thus The Result Be Improved And Strengthened?B) Development Flat Rate (§§ 17,18 Wbg):Aa) How And With What Results Is The Development Flat Rate Used To Develop And Test Measures?Bb) Which Current Social And Structural Issues And Needs, For Example With Regard To Inclusion, Education For Sustainable Development, Literacy And Basic Education, Digital Teaching And Learning, Outreach Advice, Etc. Are Addressed?Cc) Which New Ones? Offer Formats Have Been Developed? Which New Target Groups Or Previously Unreached Target Groups Will Now Be Reached? Dd) Is The Amount Of The Development Allowance, Which Has Been Increased Since 2023, Set Correctly And Can It Be Fully Used By The Institutions In The Sense Intended By The Amendment To The Law?C) Innovation Fund (Section 19 Wbg): How Do The Funded Projects Contribute To Initiating Innovative Processes And To Strengthen Collaboration Across Institutions And Educational Sectors? 4. Recommendations For Further Development - Differentiated According To The Respective Funding Instrument (Work Package 2):A) Is There A Need For Further Development Of The Content Of The New Control Instruments? If Yes, Which One? B) How Can The Networking Processes, Educational And Advisory Services Initiated Also Promote Sustainable Development And Be Sustainably Anchored In An Educational Institution? C) How Practical Are The Funding Instruments From The Perspective Of The Aa) Addressed Continuing Education Institutions: How Is The Effort Involved In Submitting The Application Assessed?Bb) From The Perspective Of The Authorities Allocating Funds: What Is The Effort Involved In Allocating Funds And Handling The Funding Process? Cc) By Further Developing The Funding Instruments, Could The Administrative Burden On Further Training Institutions And Authorities Allocating Funds Be Simplified And A Future-Oriented Further Training And Advice Offer That Is Attractive For Participants Be Developed?5. Implementation And Final Report (Work Package 3): A) Preparation, Organization And Support Of The Evaluation Process: All Results And Reports From The Evaluation Must Be Coordinated Closely With The Ministry Of Culture And Science. In Order To Ensure A Constant Dialogue Between The Client And The Contractor The Contractor Must Name A Contact Person.B) Final Report With A Maximum Of 60 Pages. The Design Must Be Completed By November 21, 2025.
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