New ways towards integration and participation European Guidance Forum

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New ways towards integration and
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European Guidance Forum
Guidance and counselling for migrants or persons
with migration background Arbeit Bildung e.V.
Projects KUMULUS and KUMULUS-PLUS
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Our Projects - an overview
KUMULUS offers vocational guidance and
counselling, promotes youth with migrant
backgrounds in vocational training places and
cooperates with all stakeholders in vocational
education KUMULUS-PLUS is an EQUAL Development
Partnership of several projects in Berlin and
Rostock, with the objective to integrate adults
with migrant background into the labour market
Arbeit Bildung e.V. is co-ordinating this
network Jobconnect / PQB (Praktische
Qualifizierung im Betrieb), these projects
organise internships in small and medium-sized
companies for young people under 25
Aktivierungshilfen (activating resources)
offers job-orientation through counselling and
placement into internships, in order to integrate
young people in vocational education in
companies. BVQB (Berufsausbildungvorbereitung
mit Qualifizierungsbausteinen) is an additional
programme within the framework of pre-vocational
training, offering training modules concerning
occupational orientation and support for work
experience opportunities in chosen high schools
bridge is an EQUAL project, focussing on the
integration of refugees by developing their basic
vocational skills
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Facts and figures Population of Germans and
foreigners in Germany and in Berlin (Source
Statistisches Bundesamt und Statistisches
Landesamt Berlin 2005)

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Facts and figures Unemployment rate in Germany
and Berlin Germans and foreigners in
comparison (Source Statistisches Bundesamt 2005
and Integration und Migration in Berlin,
published by the Berlin Senate of Integration and
Migration, 2005)

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Facts and figures Foreigners in Berlin 2003 -
differentiated by nationality / only main ethnic
groups (Source Integration und Migration in
Berlin published by the Senate of Berlin,
Commissioner for Integration and Migration, 2005)

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Diverse cultural backgrounds / needs of young
migrants and persons with migrant background
seeking for counselling
Turkish migrants the majority belongs to 2nd
and 3rd generation, low social status and
educational level of parents, religion, gender
Arab migrants many born in Germany, illiteracy
of parents, religion, gender, precarious
residence permit status Ethnic Germans
(Aussiedler) either high level of education
(urban provenance) or low educational level
(rural provenance), both with low level of German
language competence Jewish quota immigrants
(from countries of the former Soviet Union)
urban,mostly highly educated parents, low German
language competence, high expectations Immigrants
coming by family reunion need of individual
support, low German language competence
Refugees and people seeking asylum mostly
minors / without parents, high level of social
needs, traumatic experiences, precarious
residence permit status, short-term future
perspective
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Consequences
Vocational qualification in fields demanding low
level of educational qualification No
vocational qualification at all Drop out of
school or vocational training Difficulties with
the transition from school to vocational system /
vocational preparation courses and/or to work /
employment Resignation and demotivation
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Facts and figures Proportion of foreign
population to students of public schools in
Berlin, 2004 (Source Statistisches Landesamt
Berlin 2004, Senatsverwaltung für Bildung, Jugend
und Sport 2004/2005)

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Facts and figures Development of number
of school-leavers (Source Landesschulamt
Schuljahr 2003/2004)

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Facts and figures Proportion of students leaving
school with / without certificates - foreign
students and German students in comparison
(Berlin) (Source Integration und Migration in
Berlin, published by the Commissioner for
Integration and Migration of Berlin Senate, 2005)

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Trainees in total and trainees with new
vocational training contract in Berlin 1995 to
2005 (Source Statistisches Landesamt Berlin
2005)
trainees in total with new vocational training
contracts

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Foreign trainees in Berlin 1995 - 2005 by
fields of vocational training (Source
Statistisches Landesamt Berlin 2005)
Free proffessions  Handicraft   Total Industry
and trade       Agriculture and
housekeeping   Public service
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Facts and figures Trainees in Berlin
2002 to 2004 (Source Statistisches Landesamt
Berlin 2004)
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KUMULUS Vocational guidance and advancement
through training for young people with migrant
backgrounds
1993 initiated by the former Commissioner for
Foreigners Affairs of the Senate of Berlin
Barbara John multicultural team with experience
in vocational training guidance, sociopedagogical
counselling approach and cross-cultural
competence cooperation with secondary schools,
careers counsellors of the Employment Agencies,
chambers and trade boards, employers,
multiplicators
KUMULUS is a project of Arbeit Bildung e.V.
financed by the Commissioner for Integration and
Migration of the Senate of Berlin and the
European Social Fund
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KUMULUS for youth und their parents
KUMULUS for enterprises and multiplicators
Chamber of Industry Commerce and Chamber of
Crafts
PR
Counselling support promotion
vocational guidance
qualification of vocational trainers
mobile counselling
choice of vocation
networking
information meetings for parents in native
language
training for multiplicators
Qualified guidance on vocational training - a way
towards social integration
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Official programmes for integration / legal
framework
1. Integration of migrants national level
Immigration Law (integration courses), Social Law
Act, Vocational Training Act, National Pact for
Training and Young Skilled Staff in Germany
regional level Intercultural Opening of
Public Administration (Diversity
Management) local level School Reform,
Integration Concept (Welcome to Berlin
Guidelines for Newcomers 2. Fostering
vocational training and occupational
integration 4 pillar system a)
schools b) employment agencies (Vocational
Information Center BIZ, Vocational
guidance) / job-centers c) chambers (DIHK,
IHK, HWK) and associations of employers d)
NGOs
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Cooperation with Employment Agencies ,Job-Centers
and Schools
NGOs / f. ex. Arbeit Bildung e.V.
Schools
Employment Agencies / Job- Centers

Vocational preparation courses
vocational system in Berlin 4 models Company
model / training company vocational school /
training centre company vocational school /
training centre vocational school / school model
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• Problematic areas
• Socialisation (living in 2 cultures, language,
  family, social environment)
• School environment (lack of parental
  cooperation with school)
• structural aspects (school system, counselling/
  choice of suitable occupation)
• labour market situation

Conclusions
Young people with migrant backgrounds grow up in
a social environment characterized by extremely
high unemployment levels and a lack of vocational
qualification. There are few good examples of
successful career paths to follow.
German citizenship does not in itself guarantee
equal opportunities for migrants.
For qualified educational and vocational
guidance, cross-cultural competence is as
important as the knowledge of vocational
training systems.
Legal and social framework differ for particular
immigrant communities.
Systematic guidance and counselling for parents
and children with migrant background at
pre-school and the early school stages is a
prerequisite for a successful start and the
social integration of the young generation.
Existing good-practiceprojects on national,
regional and local level need a long term
perspective.
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Examples of good practice for counselling of
young migrants
Arbeit Bildug e.V. Project KUMULUS
www.aub-berlin.de BQN (Berufliches
Qualifizierungsnetzwerk für Migrantinenn und
Migranten in Berlin) a part of federal
programme Promoting Skills Vocational
Qualification for Target Groups -
www.bqn-berlin.de KAUSA ( Koordinierungsstelle
- Ausbildung in Ausländischen Unternehmen) a
project co-ordinating vocational training in
foreign-owned enterprises - www.kausa.de EQUAL
project bridge one of the very few projects
for refugees, the majority of participants are
young people www.aub-berlin.de
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KUMULUS PLUS EQUAL Development
Partnership Vocational guidance and promotion in
training, job-placement or self-employment for
adults with migrant background (age over 22 years)
Start up in July 2005 (2nd round of EQUAL),
financed by the EU (ESF), the German Employment
Agency and the German Ministry of Employment and
Social Affairs Coordination of a network of
individual projects in the region of Berlin and
Rostock. The network provides direct individual
counselling (in different languages), vocational
profiling / potential assessment, (re-)
qualification courses and coaching for
self-employment Networking on a national and
transnational level exchange of professional
competence
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KUMULUS-PLUS an example of good practice
national and transnational networking
National level IQ Network (Integration via
Qualification) a network of 6 German EQUAL -
Development Partnerships (NOBI-Hamburg,
MigraNet-Augsburg, Integra.net-Frankfurt,
ProQualifizierung-Düsseldorf, KUMULUS-PLUS-Berlin,
InBez-Mainz), coordinated by the National
Vocational Oversight Center for Crafts and Trades
(ZWH), external evaluation (anaconde) Work
group subjects diversity management, methods to
coach self-employers, (re-)qualification
projects, career guidance, job-orientated
language training, analysis of competence and
potential Transnational level New labour
market possibilities a network of 4 EQUAL
Development Partnerships from Spain, Germany and
the Netherlands (Equal-EMPLEATE - ES, Competence
and Diversity GER, Triple-Win-Method NL,
KUMULUS-PLUS GER), external evaluation (ITC)
Work group subjects empowerment, career
guidance, diversity management, setting up
business, integration pathways
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THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION
Contact Arbeit Bildung e.V. Potsdamerstr.
118 Lindenstr. 20-25 10785 Berlin 10969
Berlin barbara.rejak_at_aub-berlin.de wiebke.reyels_at_a
ub-berlin.de www.aub-berlin.de,
www.kumulus-plus.de www.intqua.de, www.equal.de,
www.equallabour.com