Post on 18-Jan-2016
A Toolbox for Guidance: Identifying Competences in Migrants and Refugees Dr. Martin Noack
Brussels, 02nd of December 2015
Competences for Germany
Educational and careers guidance
TheSituation
Advising learners
Advising learners
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Refugees in Europe Number of asylum seekers from Jan-Jun 2015
by country of origin/target
Their integration is a key challenge for European societies
Their access to the labour market is a key success factor
Their competences often remain invisible and a path unclear
That is the case also for many of the millions of migrants already living in Germany
TheIdea
Educational and careers guidance
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Assessing potential - A toolbox for the clearing situation
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Educational and careers guidance
Target group: 800+ guides/counsellors for adult migrants in Germany employed by 7 welfare association (German Red Cross, Caritas, Diakonie….)
Existing Instruments are:
• Too theoretical • Too time
consuming• Too complex for
the target group• Too reliant on
written language• Not compatible
with employment agencies
Toolbox:
• Practical• Easy and quick
to use and comprehend
• Compatible• Visualised• flexible• But still
scientifically sound
TheProduct
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The actual Toolbox 46 competences
11 Interests
9 x further information
documentation
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5 languages
Simple language
“culture free”Key visual
Guide
Client
Links to other skills
10 social or interpersonal competences
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Framed competences are also used in the profiling of the public employment service in Germany
Teamwork skills
Helpfulness
Leadership skills
Social commitment
Communication skills
…
18 personal competences or qualities
Creativity
Adaptability
Decision making abilities
Showing initiative
Sense of responsibility
Determination
Diligence
Handling of money
Motivation
Reliability
…
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18 professional or methods skills
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Presentation skills
Foreign language skills
Pedagogical skills
Care skills
Technical and manual skills
Negotiation skills
Academic work
Knowledge management
Time management
…
11 interests
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Musicality
Theatre
Arts
Sports
Politics
Hobbies
Family
…
9 cards with additional information + 3 enhancers
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Working with the PC
Musical Instruments
Basic materials
Information on language tests
Classification of economy branches
Links to different Profiling/Pass systems
…
Documentation: Focus on strengths not deficits
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Competence documentation and roadmap for further guidance sessions
Voluntary documentation for the client
Can be taken to employment agencies
Manual has just 1 page!
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TheFeedback
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Feedback from 60 guides/counsellors
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Explanatory se
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Description use
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Questions h
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Links t
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ards h
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Further in
formation helpful?
0%
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60%
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100% 83% 86% 81% 86%
66% 70%
13% 10% 10% 12%
28%18%
5% 3% 9%2%
7% 12%
yes, completely in part no, not at all
Next Step
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Developing cards for professions
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Thank you for your attention!
Dr. Martin NoackSenior Project ManagerProgram Learning for Life
Bertelsmann StiftungCarl-Bertelsmann-Straße 256 | 33311 Gütersloh | Germany Phone: +49 5241 81-81476 | Fax: +49 5241 81-681544E-Mail: martin.noack@bertelsmann-stiftung.de