Developing Innovative Approaches for the Social Integration of Female Migrants Erasmus Project

Project Title

Developing Innovative Approaches for the Social Integration of Female Migrants

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for adult education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Key Competences (incl. mathematics and literacy) – basic skills; Migrants’ issues; Inclusion – equity

Project Summary

Migration is a phenomenon that is part of the actuality of Europe. The European Commission has adopted an Action Plan on 2016 that includes actions about education, language training, teacher training, civic education, employment, vocational training and also actions to promote early integration into the labour market and migrants entrepreneurship. There is still a lack of policy focus when it comes to the integration of migrant women. Although adult schools play an important role to acquire basic and professional skills, the rate of participation in the courses is limited for immigrant women as the current education structure does not specifically focus on needs of immigrants.

Integrate2EU project aims to improve the social inclusion of immigrant women through the development and improvement of their competences (social, cultural, values, organizational, educational, etc.). To increase the social integration of immigrant women, Integrate2EU aims to strengthen the participation of women immigrants in language and vocational courses within adult schools, on the other hand, to create a migrant centered approach in these schools that takes into account the needs, sensitivities and sociocultural characteristics of immigrant women.

In addition, employers are important actors in increasing the visibility of women migrants in the professional and so social field. Determining the needs of employers, informing employers about immigrant workforce and creating a link between employers and immigrants will provide a holistic approach to strengthening women’s employment and social visibility.

Integrate2EU project intends to reinforce: participatory attitude of migrant women to adult schools, communication between adult school staff and immigrant women, entrepreneurial capacities of migrant women and cooperation between the migrant workforce and professional domain.

There will be four main groups of participants: 1) Adults immigrant women: They will be selected from both those who are students in adult schools and those who are not. 2) Adult school staff: They will be selected between the adults’ schools and organization which are full partners in the project. 3) Employers (small and medium sized enterprise): It is necessary to reveal the needs of employers and to establish a bridge between immigrants and employers by evaluating the potential for the immigrant workforce. 4) The institutions who have the political responsibility for adult education and immigration: They are important actors on the dissemination activities and on the validation of the final product and also to reach out to immigrants and schools.

Two intellectual outputs (IO) will be produced. Intellectual Output (IO1) “Digital Tools for Social and Occupational Integration of Female Migrants” will be produce in the context of immigrant women’ needs. We will develop a digital application for immigrant women and also employers will also be able to use these tool. This tool accelerate the integration social of the immigrant women and their digital competences. The digital tool will create workforce communication opportunities between immigrant women and employers.

Intellectual Output (IO2) “Alternate Intercultural Communication Guidebook for Trainers who Teach Migrants” aims to create a guidebook for trainers who teach migrants. This will include the use of emotional intelligence, migrant integration, cooperation, empathy technique, prevention of discrimination and intercultural communication. This will be also delivered to policy makers to disseminate these from local to national level to increase integration of migrants.

At the same time, these outcomes will be supported by seminars and workshops according to the needs of each group.

The expected impact of Integrate2EU on migrant women is to improve the professional and basic skills, to expand the use of digital tools, to reinforce their autonomy and sociability. The expected impact on adult school staff is to gain intercultural communication skills. The expected impact on employers is to learn more about immigrant labour qualifications and contributions. The expected impact on political responsible is to contribute to social inclusion policy practices. These practices can be extended to other adult schools.

Methodology steps to be used in carrying out the project are; In-depth needs analysis for both immigrant women and employers, Development of digital tools (IO1), Creating an intercultural guide (IO2), Pilot implementation of digital tools and guide, identifying deficiencies and re-creating the tools, Simultaneous application of both outputs to target audiences, Seminars and workshops for each group (migrant women, school staff and employers) simultaneously, Dissemination of activities.

The tools obtained will be given to the use of the institutions after the project is completed and the institutions will be able to use it while making their training application planning.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 189640 Eur

Project Coordinator

KUTAHYA DUMLUPINAR UNIVERSITESI & Country: TR

Project Partners

• INSTITOYTO BIOMICHANIKIS KAI EPICHEIRISIAKIS EPIMORFOSIS KAI KATARTISIS SEV SYNDESMOS EPICHEIRISEON KAI BIOMICHANION
• EUROPEAN CENTER FOR QUALITY OOD
• M&M Profuture Training, S.L.
• Cumbria Credits Limited
• Cascade Félagasamtök