Outcome (quality)
Term
Outcome (quality)
Definition
Positive or negative longer-term socio-economic change or impact that occurs directly or indirectly from an intervention’s input, activities and output.
Comment
In the context of lifelong guidance, the term ‘outcome’ is commonly used to describe the effect that a service has had, either on the individual client, or on the wider community or economy as a whole. In this sense, ‘outcome’ is really what is meant by the ‘impact’ or ‘impact measure’ of a service, i.e. the learning, social and/or economic outcomes achieved by the individual.
Both ‘outcome’ and ‘output’ refer to the effects or end-results that the project or service is designed to produce.
Source
Cedefop (2011). Glossary: Quality in education and training. Luxembourg: Publications Office. Available from Internet: http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/EN/Files/4106_en.pdf
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ELGPN Glossary, impact, input, output, outcomes
Impact
Term
Impact
Definition
General term used to describe the effects of a programme, policy or socioeconomic change. Impact can be positive or negative as well as foreseen or unforeseen.
Comment
Impacts of guidance might include:
• increased job satisfaction;
• lower drop-out rates/increased tenure;
• improvements in skills related to career management;
• other social and economic benefits.
Source
Cedefop (2011). Glossary: Quality in education and training. Luxembourg: Publications Office. Available from Internet: http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/EN/Files/4106_en.pdf
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ELGPN Glossary, effectiveness, impact
Guidance outcomes
Term
Guidance outcomes
Definition
Guidance has economic, social and learning outcomes and these reflect both its personal impact and the wider societal benefits.
Comment
See separate definitions of ‘Economic and social outcomes of guidance’ and ‘Learning outcomes of guidance’, and also the definition of ‘Outcome (quality)’.
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ELGPN Glossary, guidance, impact, learning outcome