The objective of the Follow App project is to set-up and test a graduate tracking method supported by digital tools designed to track employment and career progression of apprentices in DUAL VET programmes, addressed to VET teachers, counsellors, in-company trainers and learners, improving the responsiveness of VET to the changing demands in the labour market and strengthening the Quality Assurance in VET.
As work is ongoing on the project, INQS has recently been investigating Erasmus+ Projects in the area of graduate tracking of apprentices in DUAL VET
One fantastic example of a project to check out in this area is TRACKIT.
The TRACKIT project was a two-year study project which was supported by the EU Lifelong Learning Programme and which was initiated by the European University Association, the Irish Universities Association/UCD Geary Institute, Hochschul-Informations-System GmBH in Germany, Lund University (Sweden), the University of the Peloponnese/Centre for Social and Educational Policy Studies (Greece) and Aarhus University (Denmark).
The main aim of TRACKIT was to provide an overview of efforts to track the career paths of learners and graduates in 31 European countries, analysing the various methods developed by higher education institutions in their own national context. The project not only sought to identify how tracking is carried out by different universities in Europe, but also how the information and knowledge gained from it is used to enhance curricula, student services and other activities.
The primary target group for the project and its outputs is higher education institutions, but also offers considerable insights into national/regional bodies involved in education, career development, employment, support, etc. It’s primary output is a series of reports which provide a helpful breakdown and excellent insights into this space.
You can access the main TrackIT report via the European University Association at https://eua.eu/downloads/publications/tracking%20learners%20and%20graduates%20progression%20paths%20%20trackit.pdf
For more on the Follow App project, please see the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/FollowApp.Project