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Published by curelth on 20 April 2023

How should the terms in which a result indicator and its target are expressed be indicated?

Answer

Under Table 3 (Result indicators) of the programme template, there are two data fields to indicate the terms in which the result indicators and their corresponding targets are expressed: "Term of indicator’s measurement unit": absolute number or percentage. Note that for common indicators this is always absolute numbers (as per Art.17(4) of the ESF+ regulation) and the term is set by the system accordingly, whilst for programme-specific indicators, Member States will choose whether to report indicators values as percentages or as absolute numbers. "Term of measurement unit for target":  absolute number or percentage. For both common and programme-specific result indicators, Member States will choose whether to express targets either as absolute numbers or as percentages (Art 17(4) of ESF+ regulation).