Wednesday. Sep, 7th

02:00 p.m. - 03:30 p.m. CEST

Climate change, displacement and migration. What do we know? What needs to be done?

What do we know about the complex impact of climate and environmental change on drivers and outcomes of mobility within countries, forced…

Wednesday. Sep, 7th

02:00 p.m. - 03:30 p.m. CEST

Promotion of digital and green transformation for employment prospects

Our overall objective is to support both the supply and demand sides of the local labour market in Gaziantep to create sustainable job opportunities…

Wednesday. Sep, 7th

02:00 p.m. - 03:30 p.m. CEST

Climate migration – labour market policy approaches to combating the cause of flight

The workshop deals with the reasons for climate flight and the lack of protection for climate refugees within the Geneva Convention. In contrast,…

Wednesday. Sep, 7th

02:00 p.m. - 03:30 p.m. CEST

Forecasting migration in the face of climate change, environmental degradation and disasters for better policymaking

Better data and analysis on the nexus between migration, environment, climate change and disasters are crucial to prepare for and operationalise…

Wednesday. Sep, 7th

02:00 p.m. - 03:30 p.m. CEST

Towards a more positive view: migration for climate change adaptation and mitigation

This panel workshop will explore the potential of migration for climate adaptation and mitigation, focusing on circular labour migration and the…

Wednesday. Sep, 7th

02:00 p.m. - 03:30 p.m. CEST

Climate mobility in Africa: what is the role of cities in multilevel mobility governance?

Drawing on recent evidence from participatory research conducted in Accra, Dar es Salaam, Freetown and Monrovia, the workshop will engage in a…

Wednesday. Sep, 7th

02:00 p.m. - 03:30 p.m. CEST

Language is the key … to a sense of belonging? The interrelation of linguistic and citizenship competencies in a lifelong learning perspective.

This panel seeks to illustrate the interrelation between linguistic and citizenship competencies towards the development of a sense of belonging in…

Wednesday. Sep, 7th

02:00 p.m. - 03:30 p.m. CEST

The migration, environment and climate change nexus: exploring immigrants’ contribution in addressing climate change challenges in European mountain areas.

International and internal migrants are increasingly contributing to the revitalisation of European mountain regions. The session investigates the…

Wednesday. Sep, 7th

02:00 p.m. - 03:30 p.m. CEST

What makes integration practices for newly arrived migrants sustainable and transferable?

The two-session round table undertakes a research-policy exchange about sustainable integration practices taking the evidence gathered by the H2020…

Wednesday. Sep, 7th

02:00 p.m. - 03:30 p.m. CEST

Learning from each other – digital innovations of virtual qualification and skills assessment in metropolitan and rural areas

This workshop fosters peer learning and local policy development among research institutes, local governments, social service agencies and NGOs within…

Wednesday. Sep, 7th

02:00 p.m. - 03:30 p.m. CEST

Tackling complexities – policy advice on climate change and human mobility in a global perspective

This workshop aims to offer a forum for open exchange of experiences, good practices and problems regarding policy advice on human mobility in the…

The Network IQ Pavilion

Get in touch with practitioners and learn from the viewpoint of migrants!

Join us for practice-oriented approaches to labour market integration of migrants in Germany. Practitioners of the nation-wide funding programme Network IQ – “Integration through Qualification (IQ)” will introduce tools from daily work experience with migrants and labour market stakeholders.

Get to know online and offline solutions to master challenges that refugees, skilled workers and newcomers experience in credential recognition, labour rights, work placement, onboarding, and language learning.

02:30 p.m.
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Opportunities & challenges of the German Skilled Workers Immigration Act

The case of a Filipino nursing professional exemplifies how the regional Network IQ Brandenburg successfully supported her during her post-qualification and in solving administrative challenges with local authorities in a rural area.
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03:00 p.m.
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03:30 p.m.

Language coaching as a key to successful integration in the workplace

A language coach will demonstrate two practical examples from a refresher training project on how language coaching is one way to integrate skilled workers with foreign vocational qualifications linguistically in the workplace.
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03:30 p.m.
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04:00 p.m.

Counselling Ukrainian refugees – impressions from IQ practice since February 2022

Network IQ offers advice on the recognition of foreign professional qualifications. A migrant organisation from Berlin shows how Ukrainian refugees can be supported by low-threshold specialist counselling.
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02:00 p.m.
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02:30 p.m.

Video-counselling migrants – quality and visualisation

Video counselling has reached great popularity among our clients. The regional Network IQ Bavaria has developed specific quality standards and additional visualisation tools for online appointments.
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02:30 p.m.
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03:00 p.m.

How temporary work agencies utilise legal loopholes to undermine refugee workers’ rights

Support Fair Integration discusses how temporary work agencies take advantage of and actively exploit refugee workers on the basis of language barriers and their lack of awareness of their rights, and how that can be countered through counselling.
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03:00 p.m.
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03:30 p.m.

Diversity measures in a German ‘Jobcenter’– a virtual facilitation process

A job centre in rural Bavaria took on the task of integrating diversity, equity and inclusion measures in their institution. We will discuss digital tools and work groups as well as hurdles encountered in this virtual facilitation process.
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Language support by specialist teachers in vocational education and training

Using the example of a further training course for specialised teachers in the area of educator training, we show how language learning can be integrated into vocational specialist teaching through various approaches and using small steps.
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02:30 p.m.
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03:00 p.m.

Social media outreach to migrants under the conditions of the pandemic

Migrants often ask questions about credential recognition in social media. How can this communication potential be detected and used for counselling? How did the situation develop during the pandemic?
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Integrated technical and language learning for immigrant employees working in care homes

An example of how combining language learning, theoretical input and practical work in the professional area can help immigrants integrate into the labour market.
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