http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/375/article/7Regulation (EU) No 375/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 establishing the European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps (‘EU Aid Volunteers initiative’)Regulation (EU) No 375/2014 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EU) No 375/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 establishing the European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps (‘EU Aid Volunteers initiative’)2020-12-12King's Printer of Acts of Parliamenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02014R0375-20140101texttext/xmlen2014-01-01 CHAPTER IINTRODUCTORY PROVISIONSOperational objectives Article 7 1 The EU Aid Volunteers initiative shall pursue the following operational objectives: a Contribute to increasing and improving the capacity of the Union to provide humanitarian aid. Progress towards the achievement of this operational objective shall be assessed on the basis of indicators, such as: the number of EU Aid Volunteers deployed or ready for deployment with the required qualifications and the number of EU Aid Volunteers who have completed their contracts of deployment; the number of people reached by humanitarian aid provided through the EU Aid Volunteers initiative and the average cost per person reached; the degree of satisfaction of EU Aid Volunteers deployed and of the sending and hosting organisations with regard to the effective humanitarian contribution of EU Aid Volunteers on the ground. b Improve the skills, knowledge and competences of volunteers in the field of humanitarian aid and the terms and conditions of their engagement. Progress towards the achievement of this operational objective shall be assessed on the basis of indicators, such as: the number of candidate volunteers trained and volunteers who have successfully passed the assessment after the training; the number of certified sending organisations applying the standards and procedures for management of candidate volunteers and EU Aid Volunteers; the degree of satisfaction of the volunteers trained and deployed, of the sending and hosting organisations with regard to the quality of the training, level of knowledge and competences of volunteers, the fulfilment and adequacy of the standards and procedures for management of candidate volunteers and EU Aid Volunteers. c Build the capacity of hosting organisations and foster volunteering in third countries. Progress towards the achievement of this operational objective shall be assessed on the basis of indicators, such as: the number and type of capacity building actions in third countries; the number of third country staff and volunteers participating in the capacity building actions.; the degree of satisfaction of staff of the hosting organisations and volunteers from third countries participating in capacity building actions with regard to the quality and effectiveness of the actions carried out. d Communicate the Union's humanitarian aid principles agreed in the European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid. Progress towards the achievement of this operational objective shall be assessed on the basis of indicators, such as: the number, type and costs of information, communication and awareness-raising actions. e Enhance coherence and consistency of volunteering across Member States in order to improve opportunities for Union citizens to participate in humanitarian aid activities and operations. Progress towards the achievement of this operational objective shall be assessed on the basis of indicators, such as: the number of certified sending organisations; the number and type of technical assistance actions for sending organisations; dissemination and replication of the standards and procedures for management of candidate volunteers and EU Aid Volunteers by other volunteering schemes. 2 The indicators referred to in points (a) to (e) of paragraph 1 shall be used for the monitoring, evaluation and review of performance as appropriate. They are indicative and may be amended by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 24 in order to take into account experience from the progress measurement.