Organizer 1
Ronny Nilsson
Project co-ordinator
Project for Validation of Qualification and Vocational Skills
The City of Malmö SE 205 80 Malmö SWEDEN

Tel: +46 40 342981
Fax: +46 40 342983
Email:ronny.nilsson@malmo.se


Organizer 2
Magnus Axell
Project manager
The City of Stockholm Integration Department
Box 4125 SE 102 63 Stockholm SWEDEN

Tel: +46 8 50833273
Fax: +46 8 50833290
Email:magnus.axell@integration.stockholm.se


Organizer 3
Wiiu Lillesaar
Senior officer
Swedish Migration Board Stockholm Region
Box 507 SE 169 29 Stockholm SWEDEN

Tel: + 46 8 56843967
Fax:
Email:wiiu.lillesaar@migrationsverket.se



Workshop description:
To show and discuss how early work-focused introduction, with occupational orientation and work-related language tuition, can be successful -to recognise and accept (validation of) immigrants qualifications -to introduce immigrants into the labour market And from different experiencies discuss visions of how to develope introduction and integration programs. The workshop will include: -short introduction to the Swedish refugee reception -presentation of the program for validation (assesmment and recognition) of foreign qualifications in the city of Malmö -presentation of the program for employment in the city of Stockholm -European Refugee Fund – a resource for Swedish development -Vision of how to develop an introduction based on the two presented projects -Discussion





Policy relevance and topic:



Presenters / participants /other information
Wiiu Lillesaar,
The Swedish Migration Board, Organizer 3

Bitte Konrad,
The Swedish Migration Board. Bitte.konrad@migrationsverket.se

Magnus Axell,
Integration Department, The City of Stockholm. Organizer 2

Ronny Nilsson,
Project for Validation of Qualification and Vocational Skills, The City of Malmö. Organizer 1.




Summary:
To show and discuss how early work-focused introduction, with occupational orientation and work-related language tuition, can be successful
-to recognise and accept immigrants qualifications
-to introduce immigrants into the labour market
And from different experiencies discuss visions of how to develope introduction and integration programs.




Date: 10 September


(1 session is 3 hours)
Number of sessions: 1

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