Focus of the intervention

The success factors in the "Focus of intervention" category

The success factors described below are the result of a series of dialogue formats in which a large number of educational organizations and funding foundations participated in 2021 and 2022.
The starting point for this dialog was extensive preliminary work with partners from the scientific community (primarily educational research, psychology and behavioral economics) in 2020.
The success factors outlined here, including
The success factors listed here, including practical examples, serve as a starting point for the urgently needed dialog on effective offers at the school-to-work transition.
They do not claim to be exhaustive, but rather show which elements have a high potential for impact and where the focus can be placed when making changes and further developing programs.

Focus on a clear mission and thus on clear objectives.

Clarification of the basic assumptions on which the activities and measures are based, at best directly within the framework of an impact logic or theory of change.

“The first practical experience is gained as soon as possible after the participants start the program – on average, the participants are in the program for 3-4 months until they have secured an apprenticeship.” (JOBLINGE)

“The transition from school to work is measured, as is the sustainability of the placement.” (MUT Academy)

Goal-oriented attitude of the organization.

Clarification of the basic assumptions on which the activities and measures are based, at best directly within the framework of an impact logic or theory of change.

“The first practical experience is gained as soon as possible after the participants start the program – on average, the participants are in the program for 3-4 months until they have secured an apprenticeship.” (JOBLINGE)

“The transition from school to work is measured, as is the sustainability of the placement.” (MUT Academy)

Resource & intervention planning

There is a clear process for conveying all the necessary content.

Further development of the organization based on data

Data is collected continuously and is used to make evidence-based decisions. “We have KPIs for the transition from school to work, an anonymous feedback culture through “customer feedback tools”, before/after analyses and verification of the effectiveness of individual program elements by observing successful applications.” (MUT Academy)