ESF exante evaluation Polish experience Budapest 26 th

ESF ex-ante evaluation - Polish experience Budapest, 26 th September, 2013 Ministerstwo Rozwoju Regionalnego

2014 – 2020 OP’s structure in POLAND Ministry of Regional Development 16 Regional OP’s (ESF + ERDF) 6 National OP’s Supporting reforms, systems & structures Knolwedge – Education – Development OP (ESF only) 6 areas of intervention 25% share of ESF (75% in ROP) Ministerstwo Rozwoju Regionalnego 2

Key challenges q q q q Broad scope of the intervention planned Many topics & tasks for the contractor The intervention logic - not always clear Limited time for the evaluation study (internal schedules) Significant and ”permanent” OP changes Qualitative character – a need for experteese Information sources – who knows better? Accuracy, relevance and feasibility of the recommendations Ministerstwo Rozwoju Regionalnego 3

Key actions Effective communication: q Meetings q The same understanding of the study objectives (research questions, intervension logic, TOR’s demands, etc. ) q Readiness for change q Up - to date knowledge and the ability to share it (the OP changes, their reasons meaning, consequences) It helps to avoid the: ”we understood it differently…” Ministerstwo Rozwoju Regionalnego 4

Key conclusions q Limited number of evaluation questions q Do not expect impossible outcomes (time, resources, limitations) q The intermediary role of the evaluation unit q Joint learning process Ministerstwo Rozwoju Regionalnego 5