Tuesday. Sep, 6th

02:30 p.m. - 04:00 p.m. CEST

Finding a new normal in Canada: migration, settlement and integration post-COVID-19

Speakers from government, the settlement sector, and academia address Canadian experiences and impacts of COVID-19 with international implications for…

Tuesday. Sep, 6th

02:30 p.m. - 04:00 p.m. CEST

A case study of community-based cross-sectoral crisis response to the COVID-19 pandemic: professional immigrants serving newcomers in need.

This workshop presents a case study of a community-based cross-sectoral collaboration serving immigrant communities formed to respond to the COVID-19…

Tuesday. Sep, 6th

02:30 p.m. - 04:00 p.m. CEST

Public health, security and borders: lessons from border management during COVID-19

This workshop analyses lessons learned from the COVID-19 experience of border management, and implications for integrating public health and border…

Tuesday. Sep, 6th

02:30 p.m. - 04:00 p.m. CEST

Migration and good healthcare: what are the challenges and solutions?

We will look at how migration and good healthcare fit together. To this end, we will learn about the many challenges healthcare workers from countries…

Tuesday. Sep, 6th

02:30 p.m. - 04:00 p.m. CEST

What about migrants during pandemic times? Opportunities and challenges of digital storytelling in science communication

Based on an international digital-storytelling collaboration led by researchers and a media NGO, this workshop explores the potential of digital…

Tuesday. Sep, 6th

02:30 p.m. - 04:00 p.m. CEST

How to manage intercultural conflicts in our societies and institutions in 2022?

Intercultural conflicts are various and in times of crisis like this, additional tensions arise and can even escalate. The presenters will show how…

Tuesday. Sep, 6th

02:30 p.m. - 04:00 p.m. CEST

The effects of COVID-19 on the geographical mobility of young people

The aim of this workshop is to reflect on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth mobility. It aims to pursue two objectives: shed light on the…

Tuesday. Sep, 6th

02:30 p.m. - 04:00 p.m. CEST

The impact of the pandemic on the multidimensional integration of forced migrants: insights from the Indicators of Integration framework in Europe, North Africa and Australia

The UK Indicators of Integration framework has been influential in defining and measuring the multidimensional and multidirectional aspects of…

Tuesday. Sep, 6th

02:30 p.m. - 04:00 p.m. CEST

Practitioners’ insights and advice on successfully promoting start-ups and onboarding talent: displaced and self-exiled IT specialists from Ukraine, Belarus and Russia

How to safely relocate and successfully onboard and support IT specialists and entrepreneurs from Ukraine, Belarus and Russia? Actively involving…

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.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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