1. Ex post evaluation of the ESF (2000-2006)
Evaluation Partnership meeting Sevilla, 16 March 2010
Unit 03 Evaluation and Impact Assessment, DG EMPL

2. EX POST EVALUATION OF THE ESF (2000-2006) Provisional results
Context and utilisation of resources
Impact on the functioning of the labour market
Gender equality
Social inclusion and equal opportunities

3. EX POST EVALUATION OF THE ESF (2000-2006)
Context
and
utilisation of resources
Demetrio García Mirón, Unit 03 Evaluation and Impact Assessment, DG EMPL

4. EX POST EVALUATION OF THE ESF (2000-2006) Regulatory mandate
According to Article 43 of Council Regulation 1260/1999 the ex post evaluation:
shall cover:
■ the utilisation of resources
■ the effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability of ESF interventions
■ the factors for success and failure of implementation
shall be the responsibility of the Commission, in collaboration with the MS and MA
Be carried out by independent evaluators

5. EX POST EVALUATION OF THE ESF (2000-2006) Ex post evaluation plan
Studies/evaluations
Contractors
Analysis of the relevance and reliability of available information for the ex post evaluation of the ESF ( )
(Preliminary study)
Contract awarded to Euréval (FR)
with Ramboll management (DK)
Ex post evaluation of the ESF support to the Open Method of Coordination in Social Protection and Social Inclusion
(Thematic evaluation)
Consortium led by the Istituto per la Ricerca Sociale (IT), with the Tavistock Institute (UK), the Research Institute of Quality of Life (RO) and the Rehabilitation Foundation (FI)
Ex post evaluation of the ESF: Impact on the functioning of the labour market and on the investment in human capital infrastructure through support to systems and structures
Consortium led by ISMERI Europa (IT)
with Amnyos (FR)
Ex post evaluation of the EQUAL Community Initiative
Consortium led by METIS (AT)
with Kantor Management Consultants (GR)
Ex post evaluation of the European Social Fund ( )
Consortium led by the London School of Economics (UK)
with Vision & Value (IT), Red2Red Consultores (ES), Expanzio Consulting (HU) and Deutschland Denken! (DE)

6. EX POST EVALUATION OF THE ESF (2000-2006) Evaluation tools
Desk research (OPs, PCs, MTEs, AIRs, SFC,…)
Mapping (objectives, interventions, indicators)
Interviews (MA, IB, PM, FR, experts, nat. evaluators)
Focus groups
Expert panels
Case studies
Surveys
Stakeholders dialogue

7. EX POST EVALUATION OF THE ESF (2000-2006) Overview figures (2000-2006) vs (2007-2013)
(including EQUAL) %
Nb of programmes
238
117
Nb of measures
2136
633
Nb of priority axis
Expenditure at 9/2009
120 bn €
117 bn €
Amount budgeted
ESF
62 bn €
52%
76 bn €
65%
Member States
58 bn €
48%
41 bn €
35%

8. EX POST EVALUATION OF THE ESF (2000-2006) Total expenditure on ESF programmes per MS, € mio

9. EX POST EVALUATION OF THE ESF ( ) Total expenditure on ESF programmes (ESF, National, Private) per MS, %

10. EX POST EVALUATION OF THE ESF ( ) Yearly ESF expenditure per person aged (data 2006) per MS

11. EX POST EVALUATION OF THE ESF (2000-2006) Estimated distribution of ESF expenditure by EES Guideline

12. EX POST EVALUATION OF THE ESF (2000-2006) Estimated % of ESF expenditure by policy field

13. EX POST EVALUATION OF THE ESF (2000-2006) Estimated distribution of ESF expenditure per instrument

14. EX POST EVALUATION OF THE ESF ( ) % of ESF expenditure for measures targeting explicit groups

15. EX POST EVALUATION OF THE ESF (2000-2006) Number of participations in ESF activities by MS, x1000
Over participations
Over participations

16. EX POST EVALUATION OF THE ESF ( ) % Participations per population aged (data 2006) per MS
24% of population