Rural Development Programmes 2007 - 2013
Progress Snapshot 2013 / updated May 2014
Measure 111 - Vocational training and information
actions
Basic Information:
Figure 1:
Measure 111 total public
expenditure from 2007 to 2013 and
remaining budget (EU 27)
Measure 111 - Vocational training and information
actions, including diffusion of scientific knowledge and
innovative practices, for persons engaged in the
agricultural, food and forestry sectors.
Programmed total public expenditure, 2007-2013 (EU 27):
€1.6 billion (of which €947 million EAFRD contribution).
Actual total public expenditure, 2007 to 2013 (EU 27):
€974 million or 60.9% of the programmed expenditure for
2007-2013. (Figure 1 shows the financial implementation
up to 2013, whereas the output data presented below
are up to 2012).
Total public
expenditure 2007 2011
39%
Total public
expenditure 2012
Total public
expenditure 2013
Definition of output indicators of the measure:
1) “Number of participants to training” – refers to the
number of participants active in farming, food industry or
forestry that participated in a training activity supported
by the EAFRD.
Remaining budget
15%
33%
13%
2) “Number of training days received” – refers to the total
number of training days received by all participants.
Measure 111 – Number of participants in training from 2007 to 2012*
Figure 3:
Number of participants in training
(% against 2007-2013 output targets)
Figure 2:
Number of participants in training
574,587
EU 27
158,956
Spain
83,044
56%
18%
17%
Poland
64,592
France
45,466
Belgium
45,312
Italy
100%
29,068
Germany
26%
29%
28,202
Lithuania
29%
22,028
83%
Slovakia
48%
Estonia
9,630
1%
3,127
Hungary
2,540
Malta
100%
1,943
Latvia
97%
1%
Slovenia
87
50,000
5%
Romania
10,764
100,000
46%
UK
69,828
150,000
15%
0%
0
20%
40%
60%
*Data refer to the Member States for which information on the number of participants to training was available.
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80%
100%
Rural Development Programmes 2007 - 2013
Progress Snapshot 2013 / updated May 2014
Measure 111 - Vocational training and information actions
 Up until 2012, nearly 575,000 unique beneficiaries participated in vocational training and information
actions across the EU (see figure 2). This amount accounts for 15% of the target number of
participants in such actions for the period 2007-2013 (see figure 3).
 Spain provided training to 159,000 beneficiaries during the first six years of implementation, reaching
46% of the targeted number of programmed beneficiaries.
 The United Kingdom provided training to around 83,000 beneficiaries, which account for 56% of the
the targeted number of beneficiaries for the whole programming period.
 Belgium and Malta have exceeded their programmed targets for the 2007-2013 programming
period.
Measure 111 – Number of training days received from 2007 to 2012*
Figure 5:
Number of training days received
(% against 2007-2013 output targets)
38%
79%
75%
26%
95%
33%
29%
100%
Figure 4:
Number of training days received
3,148,824
473,819
425,287
369,746
284,879
233,043
216,057
193,173
167,250
140,689
130,126
117,757
76,506
63,892
62,961
62,961
54,682
46,213
11,443
11,058
3,737
1,372
999
571
503
100
500,000400,000300,000200,000100,000
EU 27
Sweden
Belgium
Italy
Lithuania
Hungary
France
Portugal
Germany
Finland
Romania
UK
Spain
Slovakia
Czech Rep.
Austria
Ireland
Netherlands
Malta
Poland
Bulgaria
Denmark
Estonia
Latvia
Slovenia
Cyprus
61%
10%
58%
45%
30%
54%
100%
1%
2%
100%
23%
100%
88%
10%
0%
0
31%
70%
20%
67%
40%
60%
80%
100%
*Data refer to the Member States for which information on the number of training days received was available.
 At EU 27 level, by 2012 nearly 3.15 million training days were delivered through measure 111 to
persons engaged in the agricultural, food and forestry sectors (see figure 4).
 Sweden and Belgium have provided the largest number of training days (474,000 and 425,000
respectively) which represent 79% and 75% of their training days to be delivered in the whole
programming period (see figure 5).
 Portugal, the Netherlands, Malta and Estonia have also exceeded the target number of training
days programmed for the whole programming period.
 A significant amount of training days were also provided in Italy and Lithuania (nearly 370,000 and
285,000, respectively). In the case of Italy this figure accounts for 26% of the national target to be
attained, while in Lithuania it accounts for 95% of what planned for the period 2007-2013.
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Rural Development Programmes 2007 - 2013
Progress Snapshot 2013 / updated May 2014
Measure 111 - Vocational training and information actions
Key facts and figures
Figure 6: Programmed total public expenditure on measure 111 per MS
for 2007-2013 (in million EURO)
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
FR
SE
IT
UK DK ES
FI
RO HU AT
BE
NL
PL
DE
PT
SK
LT
BG CZ
IE
EE
SI
LV
LU CY MT
 Measure 111 is programmed in 75 out of the 88 Rural Development Programmes (RDPs) across the
EU 27.
 The largest amount dedicated in absolute terms to measure 111 - vocational training and
information actions - for 2007-2013 has been found in France, with a total of €263 million (total public
expenditure – see figure 6).
 Sweden (€218 million), Italy (€193 million), the UK (€178 million) and Denmark (€93 million) have also
allocated significant amounts to measure 111.
 The Member States which have allocated the largest shares of their Axis 1 – Improving the
competitiveness of the agricultural and forestry sector - funds on measure 111 are Sweden, Denmark
and the UK (34%, 30% and 22% of their Axis 1 budgets respectively).
Measure 111 project example: Using IT for Efficient Farm Management
The project addresses issues related to limited knowledge on Information Technology within the rural
population by providing trainings for farmers and foresters that build their competency in basic IT skills
as a farm management tool.
Workshops have been organised where theoretical and practical aspects of working with computers
have been taught. Specific topics included: programs in the area of crop production, animal
husbandry and agricultural economics, programs that facilitate farm management, self-use
computer programs for farmers, and internet use.
Around 11,100 farmers and foresters were trained and received training materials. The newly
acquired knowledge help them improve the methods applied to run their farms and consequently
increase their competitiveness and profitability as in many cases, the positive results of the training
induced the farmers to purchase a computer and install internet in the farming households. The total
cost of the project was €1,276,584.
Link: http://enrd.ec.europa.eu/policy-inaction/rdp_view/en/view_projects_en.cfm?action=detail&backfuse=jsview&postcard_id=2860
Source of the data:
1) Programmed expenditures 2007-2013: RDP budget allocation following
Health Check revision (December 2013); 2) Expenditures 2007-2013: DG
AGRI; 3) Output indicators: monitoring tables submitted by Managing
Authorities along with the 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 Annual
Progress Reports. Data referring to programming years 2007 to 2012. Only
commitments made from year 2007 onwards are considered; 4) Output
targets 2007-2013: DG AGRI
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financial / physical and output
indicators data please refer to the
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Monitoring Indicators.