READY Compass · Erasmus+ · 15 questions

The agreement was signed. Everything looked fine.

Problems in international internships are almost never sudden. They are almost always visible before the placement starts. READY helps you see them.

5 dimensions 15 questions Placement decision + compass direction No site visit needed
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5
dimensions
measured
15
evidence-based
questions
4
action directions
after scoring
0
site visits
required
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R
Relationships
E
Expectations
A
Assignment
D
Development
Y
You-factor
Compass direction: Remove friction
The gap no one names

The Learning Agreement
is not a quality instrument.

It tells you what was agreed. Not whether it will work. Not whether the organisation can actually deliver. Not whether your student will have someone to call on a Friday afternoon, in a city where they know no one.

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Documents describe intent
A signed Learning Agreement tells you three parties agreed. It tells you nothing about who is there on day one, what the intern will actually be doing, or what happens when the named supervisor is absent for two weeks.
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Distance removes the signals
You cannot feel the atmosphere. You cannot notice who looks up when the intern walks in. You work from emails and assumptions. READY turns assumptions into questions you can actually verify.
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Students often say nothing
Research is consistent: students from many cultural backgrounds do not raise concerns with supervisors. They wait. They cope. Then one day they stop responding. That silence was always readable, if you had the right questions.
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Rejection needs a language
"I have a bad feeling" does not hold up against a long-standing partner. A documented red score on two critical dimensions does. READY gives you language to explain your professional judgment.
The framework

Five dimensions.
Fifteen questions.
Zero guesswork.

Every question asks for evidence, not intention. You cannot answer them with good faith and a smile. You answer them with a name, a document, a date, or a story you can verify.

R
Relationships
Who is next to the intern at 9am? Not the signatory. The actual person.
E
Expectations
Are goals written, student-specific, and culturally aware?
A
Assignment
What is the intern doing at 9am on their first Monday? Exactly.
D
Development
Can the organisation notice struggle without waiting to be told?
Y
You-factor
Are interns treated as people with a future, or as seasonal capacity?

"The Learning Agreement tells you what was agreed. READY tells you whether it will actually work."

Maarten Brand, The Internship Specialist · author of Het Kleine Stageboek voor Begeleiders (Haystack, 2026) · 25 years · 1,000+ company visits
After the score

Not just whether to place.
But how to engage.

READY measures two axes: willingness (E+Y) and capacity (R+A+D). The combination gives you a compass direction for how to engage this organisation, whether you place or not.

Set standards
Willing + Capable
Place. Set clear norms before the intern arrives. This organisation can deliver. Make sure both sides know exactly what that looks like.
Remove friction
Willing, lower capacity
They want to do well but lack structure. Help them build it: templates, a check-in protocol, a clear escalation route. Remove friction before the intern arrives.
Set conditions
Capable, lower willingness
The structure is there. The commitment is not. Make placement conditional. Written agreements. A named contact. A week-one check-in. No flexibility on the conditions.
Escalate
Low on both axes
Do not place. Or, if already placed: escalate. This is not a difficult conversation. This is your duty of care, documented.

This tool supports your professional judgment. It does not replace it. READY helps you see clearly, name what you observe, and explain your decisions with evidence. The placement decision remains yours. Always.

"Problems in internships rarely appear suddenly. They become suddenly visible, because we lacked the language to name them earlier."
Maarten Brand, The Internship Specialist · 25 years of field experience · 1,000+ company visits
Three ways to use READY

Before the placement.
During a session.
After the conversation.

01
Individual assessment
Open the scan, think of a real partner organisation, score it. In eight minutes you have a documented assessment with a placement recommendation and a compass direction. Use it in your file if you need to explain your decision.
02
Live group session
Everyone scans a different organisation at the same time. The live dashboard shows the collective heatmap as answers arrive. Use it in a team meeting, a conference, or an Erasmus+ staff week. The pattern that emerges is always worth naming.
03
Partner development
Share the five dimensions with a partner before the placement. Use the questions as the agenda for your preparation call. Not as an audit. As a conversation about what good looks like for both of you.
Start now

Score your first organisation.
It takes eight minutes.

No account. No installation. Open the scan, think of a real organisation, and score it. You will have a documented assessment before your next meeting.

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What you get
1 scan
per partner organisation
Score per READY dimension
Placement recommendation
Compass direction
Live group dashboard
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