Integration of Newly Arrived Migrants by Means of Competency Assessment and High-Quality Further Vocational Training

What does this project do?

Quick and sustainable integration of newly arrived refugees into work life and counteracting the increasing shortage of qualified entrepreneurs:
Reliable identification of competences, aptitudes, and predispositions with regards to job opportunities through a two-stage assessment procedure
Completion of a high-quality and comprehensive further vocational training program, with an officially recognized diploma, that corresponds to the results of the competence assessment
Individual coaching and placement into long-term SME jobs

Large number of refugees in European countries that need to be integrated into the work force
Long and bureaucratic procedures to get qualifications recognized -> leads to decreasing levels of motivation
Often both, official qualifications and competences that have been acquired in a non-traditional way are not recognized -> high dropout rates in required trainings due to long duration, underwhelmed participants & unstimulating environment
Troublesome shortage of qualified workers in many SMEs
Shortage of workers will continue to increase due to demographic change
More jobs lost annually due to failed business transfers than new ones are created by business start-ups
An alarmingly high unemployment rate among foreigners