Data
Insight that leads to success
MBO institutions face a broad social mission: preparing students for the labor market, for further education and for full participation in society. This is the triple qualification requirement: not only providing a diploma, but guiding young people to a sustainable place in society. In practice, however, educational institutions are mainly judged on diploma results.
This narrows the focus and does not do justice to the complex reality of many MBO students, especially young people from vulnerable and disadvantaged backgrounds. Especially for them, the social importance is great to successfully participate in work, education and society. The MBO Student Career Monitor (LBM) offers a solution: a data-supported approach that makes the student’s entire trajectory visible – from intake to labor market – and helps institutions fulfill their broad social mission.
From insight to impact: how data contributes to success
The Career Monitor was developed from the conviction that the success of MBO institutions should not only be measured by diploma results, but especially by whether young people find an appropriate and sustainable place in society.
By providing structural insight into what really happens after exit – work, further education, social participation – institutions can:
This creates room for personal growth as well as professional development – for students, educational teams and the region.
The social task: why a monitor is needed
Many MBO institutions work with a diverse, complex student population. Students with disadvantaged socioeconomic status or complex personal circumstances often require additional guidance to successfully exit.
The Inspectorate’s current supervisory framework, however, focuses primarily on diploma attainment and return rates. This creates a perverse incentive: investing in guidance to work or further education without a diploma can earn institutions lower ratings, despite the social gains.
The Career Monitor breaks through this one-sided picture and shows that schools are successful in guiding young people to work, further study and sustainable participation. This offers a fairer appreciation of the social task of the MBO.
The added value for educational organizations
By using the Career Monitor, MBO institutions can:
The goal is not just to obtain a diploma, but to provide a sustainable future. The Career Monitor makes it clear that successful participation in work and society is at least as important as formal qualifications.
Take the step to data-driven educational improvement today
The Career Monitor MBO Students helps institutions to fulfill the broad social mission of the MBO. Want to know how your institution can use the LBM for fairer, more effective and future-proof education?
Get in touch and find out how the Career Monitor will advance your educational institution and region.
