European Cities Network on Migration: Getting Skills Synchronised

About the event  

What are the needs of the labour market in short and long term? How can the skills and potentials of migrants be used to meet the current and upcoming skilled labour shortage? What are the demands and skill needs of the migrants? Which training policies/ projects are missing in the market and how we can work on it? How can we guarantee the qualification equivalence? How can we support the enrolment of migrants to the vocational schools? What is the role of university students in the system? How can the stakeholders contribute to the synchronization of the skills of migrants and the needs of European markets? 

We would like to take stock of the current trends and developments in the labour market with stakeholders and experts and have a glance on future challenges. After discussing the various means of labour market integration of migrants and refugees, we would like to conclude by formulating and compiling recommendations for decision-makers.  

• Without them, nothing works – What contribution do migrants and refugees make to secure the demand for labour in skilled occupations in Germany? by Sarah Pierenkemper, Institute of German Economy 

• Formal and informal barriers to the labour market access of migrants and refugees by Dr. Thorsten Schlee, University of Duisburg-Essen  

• Working group 1- Needs and measures at municipal and regional level for successful labour market integration by Hatice Müller Aras, Head of Department Labour & Qualification, Multikulturelles Forum e.V. 

• Working group 2 – Recognizing the potentials of migrants and refugees and tapping them for the labour market by Alessandro Gullo, Head of Department Labour & Qualification, Multikulturelles Forum e.V.