Best practice results from EQUAL Asylum Seekers theme

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Best practice results from EQUAL Asylum Seekers
theme

• Coming from afar , Gothenburg, Sweden, October
  24-26, 2005
• Elena Hindemithova
• DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal
  Opportunities

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Transnational Co-operationBest Practice

• Developing contacts in other Member States
• Comparing and contrasting different approaches
• Raised awareness of different national contexts
• Direct exchange of experience

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PartnershipBest Practice

• Selection of partners
• Increased awareness of different national
  contexts
• Direct exchange of experience

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Capacity BuildingBest Practice

• Training for those working with Asylum Seekers
• Creation of networks
• Networking tools
• Awareness raising

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Advice, Education and TrainingBest Practice

• Language training
• Specialist training
• Skills audits
• One-stop shops

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EmploymentBest practice

• Work experience, job placements, best practice
• Developing networks with employers and employer
  organisations
• Databases and IT tools

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European Refugee Fund

• Creating links to the EEF
• Cross membership with ESF projects
• Transnational exchange

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Communications and Networking

• Networking tools
• Effective communication strategies
• Media campaigns

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Mainstreaming

• Making links with policy and decision makers
• Transnational partnerships
• National Thematic Networks
• Practice oriented events