Angus Local Development Strategy: Data Requirements for Monitoring the LEADER Programme Data requirement Objective Outcomes Indicators Data Sources Monitor and evaluate the delivery of the LDS in terms of its 4 objectives To build community capacity to support local development and to work in partnership with others. This will develop skills and experience that communities can draw on in developing a sustainable future for themselves. Individuals and communities will have increased skills, knowledge and confidence to take forward development and regeneration projects that will make a difference locally Numbers participating in skills workshops and training Number gaining qualifications Number of people reporting gaining confidence Number of Participants in Rural leadership course Number of cooperation projects Cooperation project Scotland Cooperation project UK Cooperation project transnational New community organised New Community group established Community action plans produced Monitoring Feedback Case studies before and after surveys of participants Communities and individuals will have stronger sense of identity and pride in the place that they live, and in Angus Number of people engaged in community led projects Monitoring forms Feedback Case studies Inequalities for young people, disadvantaged groups and vulnerable communities will be r educed Number of people and those in disadvantaged groups involved in community based activities Monitoring forms Feedback Case studies Before and surveys of young people and disadvantaged groups. Monitor and evaluate the delivery of the LDS in terms of its 4 objectives To improve connectivity to support economic and social activity and ensure that communities and their residents and businesses can get access to opportunities and services and gain full benefit from web-based services and networks. Individuals and communities will have increased access to digital connectivity Individual’s access to digital connectivity in target communities Monitoring forms Feedback Case studies Before and after surveys Individuals and communities will have increased knowledge, skills and confidence to develop and access digital connectivity and make use of it Numbers participating in training to enable effective use of broadband, internet and social media Monitoring forms Feedback Case studies Training data The physical links between people and places will be better , greener and meet local needs Number of communities with improved availability and/or frequency of transport connections to larger centres Number of physical access improvements Monitoring forms Local surveys Data requirement Objective Outcomes Indicators Data Sources
Monitor and evaluate the delivery of the LDS in terms of its 4 objectives To develop community assets and facilities to enhance quality of life and opportunity. More community facilities will be fit for purpose and better used by communities Number of: community facilities are suitable for community use on a sustainable basis Existing community facility/service/resource improved New community facility/service/resource created Number of people community facility Monitoring Facility use data Feedback Case studies More communities will manage and own local assets Number of: Community owned assets Community managed facilities Monitoring Feedback Case studies The natural and cultural heritage of the local area will be enhanced and conserved Numbers of: Natural and cultural heritage projects Cultural Heritage events Historic environment improved Natural heritage project’s New tourism activities Change in visitor numbers Monitoring forms Feedback Case studies Local surveys Strengthening local economies by creating opportunities to develop local vocational skills, encourage business start - up and growth and the creation of new jobs Micro Businesses and social enterprises will have increased support to develop in a sustainable way Individuals have increased knowledge and skills Numbers of: New Jobs created (private) New Micro Business set up New Business supported New Business Association established Business Association supported New Markets accessed New product/s developed Business Plan developed New marketing activity New tourism activity Social Enterprise established Social Enterprise supported Number of new people employed in social enterprise Individuals gaining a recognised qualification In Training In mentoring Individuals attending workshop, Individuals attending an Training Courses delivered Workshops delivered Number of farm diversification projects Monitoring forms Feedback Case studies More services are locally delivered by social enterprises Number of self-employed people and social enterprises delivering publicly funded services Monitoring Feedback Case studies
Evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the LAG’s delivery mechanism To understand how it be improved and lessons for rural development approaches High quality application, assessment and claiming processes High quality leadership and Accountable Body support High quality reporting Meet agreed deadlines Applicant feedback (successful and unsuccessful) LAG members’ feedback Accountable Body’s auditors and Managing Authority feedback Database Applicant surveys LAG member surveys Inspection reports Evaluate the LEADER method and the added value created To identify ways of further enhancing added value Improved capacity to lead community development Rural Community Capacity (to be developed in conjunction with national indicator and evaluation) Evaluation capacity building project feedback Contribute to the monitoring and evaluation of the RDP (2014-2020) Facilitating diversification, creation of new small enterprises and job creation Increase in creation of jobs Number of job created in supported projects Monitoring forms and case studies Fostering local development in rural areas Increase in sustainable rural initiatives % of rural population covered by local development strategies Rural population benefiting from improved services/infrastructures LDS Database number of project by strategic objective monitoring forms