1. Item 4.2 – Implementation of the Adult Education Survey
Philippe Lombardo Eurostat F5
19-20 June 2014
Education and Training Statistics Working Group

2. 2011 AES – Data transmission
Last data received in 2013
Participation: EU28, NO, CH and RS
IS, LI have 'derogation' for AES
All expected countries fully validated and disseminated, last likely transmission: TR (not 100% AES format though)
19-20 June 2014
Education and Training Statistics Working Group

3. 2011 AES – Online dissemination
Recent updates:
 5 new tables on participation in employer-sponsored non-formal education and training (trng_aes_120 to 124)
Possible future uploads in the year
 ETS will be WG consulted for new indicators
19-20 June 2014
Education and Training Statistics Working Group

4. 2011 AES – Anonymised microdata
Researchers
 CD-Rom available on request to Eurostat Microdata access (for research purposes)
Shared database for NSAs
 'shared database' for National Statistical Authorities made available this month (20 countries want to take part in this shared database)
DwB seminar (promoting EU social surveys)
 seminar to take place in second half of 2014
19-20 June 2014
Education and Training Statistics Working Group

5. Education and Training Statistics Working Group
2011 AES – EU Quality report
Report sent this week for approval
(through written consultation)
 based on all reports received
 current version to be revised later, based on comments received (by end of August)
 final version to be made available by the end of 2014
19-20 June 2014
Education and Training Statistics Working Group

6. 2016 AES – Task Force (2013-2014) Mandate fulfilled
3 meetings: June 2013, December 2013 and May 2014
Mandate fulfilled
 assessment of the 2011 AES wave to better defining the coming data collection
 draft Commission Regulation ready on time for ESSC voting (May 2014)
 inputs to prepare the 2016 AES manual
19-20 June 2014
Education and Training Statistics Working Group

7. 2016 AES – Draft Commission Regulation (1/2)
Voted by ESSC (May 2014)
 all Member States in favour, EEA/EFTA in favour as well, with one abstention (CH)
 5 derogations granted
FR, IE, FI : extended fieldwork
BE, MT : extended data transmission delay
19-20 June 2014
Education and Training Statistics Working Group

8. 2016 AES – Draft Commission Regulation (2/2)
Minor change made by the Legal service regarding the reference to the manual
 only rephrasing
 no impact on the preparation of the manual
Some other comments made
 fieldwork (major difficulty, new proposal was needed)
 content (minor, changes included when relevant)
19-20 June 2014
Education and Training Statistics Working Group

9. 2016 AES – Eurostat support (1/2)
Preparation of an AES manual
available by end of (ETS written consultation before summer break)
same structure as 2011 AES with updates when needed
new sections (approved by AES TF):
changes between 2011 and 2016 AES regulations,
guidelines for the main indicators,
SAS programme to change 2007 and 2011 AES into the 2016 AES format
19-20 June 2014
Education and Training Statistics Working Group

10. 2016 AES – Eurostat support (2/2)
Update of the Classification of learning activities (CLA):
available by end of 2014 (along with the AES manual)
2011 AES experience will help updating the document + recommendations made at the 2012 ETS WG and ISCED workshop
to be sent to ETS WG for written consultation before finalisation
19-20 June 2014
Education and Training Statistics Working Group

11. Education and Training Statistics Working Group
2016 AES – Data collection
Monitoring of the data collection
contact list for AES (national delegates)
summary document with planned timetable (fieldwork) in order to regularly follow-up on the collection
Transmission
same tool (EDAMIS) for data transmission
new electronic online format for quality reports (ESQRS) with the same template as the 2011 AES
19-20 June 2014
Education and Training Statistics Working Group

12. Education and Training Statistics Working Group
The ETS WG is invited to discuss and approve:
- the current situation for the 2011 and 2016 AES waves;
- the state of play for the 2016 AES and the next steps proposed by Eurostat.
19-20 June 2014
Education and Training Statistics Working Group