This tool aims to invite the person using it to think, create, and broaden his/her horizons by exploring new professional opportunities. To do this, professional environment pictures describing professional gestures...

This platform gathers a set of information and tools to support the management of diversity in human resources and in the labour market. Employers, workers and other interested people can...

With the increased amount of refugee and migrant influx, the need to find a solution and develop a coping strategy for the challenges that arise has led to collaboration of...

During the COVID health crisis, asylum seekers and refugees with skills in health care became volunteers to help hospitals. The article points out that even if their diplomas are not...

This is a project to help meet the needs of people with fewer opportunities, in terms of education attached to financial services, by creating simple access material that could build...

This report, intended for the Prime Minister, has been developed by the deputy of the Val-d’Oise region, Mr TACHÉ, in February 2018. It provides 72 proposals for better ways to...

This article addresses the results of a support program for professional inclusion called COMBO, launched in March 2019 by the two associations Makesense and Elan Interculturel. ( https://combo.makesense.org/). It aims...

The Crosscare information guide was designed to accompany training given by Crosscare Migrant Project and Crosscare Refugee Service. It provides information on the following topics: - Irish Naturalisation and Immigration...

This dissertation was prepared, as a part of PhD research, on analysis of migrant women’s social and economic strategies working in care sectors. This research investigates migration process, finding a...

Access2University is a university preparation program for asylum seekers and refugees who plan to attend university. They must have a minimum level in the national language. They can participate in...

Anyone over 18 years of age with work experience, but without a diploma, can have their skills in certain professions validated free of charge. After passing a skills validation test...

Action Emploi Refugiés is a service that connects refugees and employers in France. After its creation in 2016, AERe became the tool of reference for refugees looking for jobs in...

Manual of the Institute of Educational Technologies (ITE) for Adult Educators. It consists of four modules which deal with educational intervention (types of learning, the individual adult, adult learning, learning...

Under the auspices of John Hopkins University a program is being implemented at the Metropolitan College of Greece, offering cutting-edge practices to caregivers who provide care services to people affected...

This report has been prepared as an input by a number of experts from universities and public institutions, for the 11th Development Plan, for the period of 2019-2023, to realize...

Set of OER, published by the national job counsellors' association, that covers aspects such as group activities to learn how to reformulate questions on a positive note.

The ARCADA project, launched in 2005 by the CIRE association, offers courses and workshops compatible with migrants' reality of living in Belgium. The project offers internships and courses to asylum...

This online evaluation tool has been designed as a useful resource for trainers and tutors in companies and training centres. The ASSESS tool will help them to evaluate workers and...

Guide covering the most basic needs that any migrant looking for guidance will require, such as legal support, education access and education standardization.

This call for proposals, implemented by the Ministry of Labour, aims to promote the development of new collaborations,or the strengthening of existing ones, between public and private stakeholders, whether they...

Care Plan Guide is a handbook designed for informal care workers. The guide has the necessary interactive tools for monitoring the care worker's activities to keep the care worker up-to-date,...

This project is implemented in partnership with UHNCR and Sultanbeyli Municipality in Istanbul. The project supports services for job counselling for migrants. The project also aims to develop people’s skills,...

Carers Trust provide courses online to support carers, and many of the courses they offer are free. For example, Caring for Adults is a free, introductory course for anyone in...

The study analyzes the prevailing conditions in the care sector by narrating the “passion” of Gabriela, a Moldavian accountant who took the decision to expatriate on her own due to...

In this paper the scholar examines in detail the characteristics of the care sector in Greece, the role of migrant women, and discriminations of gender and national origin. The sector...

The Claver Association project supports and provides migrants and refugees with legal advice if needed, as well raise awareness about the situation of domestic workers and the need to dignify...

It was agreed, in Section 23.2 of Part 2 of “Toward 2016 – Ten Years Framework Social Partnership Agreement 2006 – 2015”, that the Labour Relations Commission would develop a...

The digital toolbox of Competendo gathers some tools and materials that, following their mission, builds a bridge between the theoretical dimension (competency concept and validation frameworks), societal impact (socio-political dimension),...

The EQUAL Community initiative program has developed centres that provide information and consulting services for both male and women migrants. Through the program, consultant professionals provide a series of services,...

Crosscare provide training and support to people working in NGOs with migrants and frontline workers. Their training sessions cover the topics of Immigration and refugee information (a guide to the...

This document shares experiences, with its criteria and the initiatives arising from joint work, to enable everyone to have a deep and close look at the problems faced by women...

Citizens Information is a Government resource to provide information on the social and civil rights of everyone in Ireland. They offer information on a range of topics including employment, health,...

DUO for a JOB connects young unemployed immigrants with people over 50 who have professional experience in relevant fields, and who can mentor and support them in job seeking. The...

Originally a social start-up which has grown rapidly to become a social movement, ‘each One’ gathers citizens, students, companies, organizations etc. in its network. The main purpose of the association...

The educational program is oriented towards anyone who is interested in,or works in, the fields of care work for the elderly,or other vulnerable social groups. The seminar is certified by...

This article is about ELLE project, an Erasmus + program. The partners first focused on producing an assessment of the specific needs of low-skilled migrant women in Europe. Three outputs...

Individuals who offer in-house care to patients suffering from several diseases are lacking education and experience, with regards to the disease of their patient. And the supervision of their work...

E4I is a EU project of the Erasmus + Programme and it aims to: - Develop and provide an integral training program for professionals with the most innovative tools and...

The main functions of the Workplace Relations Commission include the improvement of workplace relations and the maintenance of good workplace relations, the promotion and encouragement of compliance with relevant laws,...

It is known that the vast majority of caregivers are informal workers. The population of individuals in need of care consists of vulnerable individuals such as minors, elderly, disabled, and...

“My JMDI Toolbox” offers a flexible and comprehensive tool for local stakeholders (local authorities, civil society, migrants’ associations, academia, international organizations etc.) to mainstream migration into local development planning, in...

UN Women has developed this toolkit for Gender-Responsive Employment and Recruitment. The Toolkit provides comprehensive guidance on ensuring the protection and promotion of the rights of women migrant workers throughout...

There are several organisations in Ireland offering English language classes to migrants. The Integration Programme, provided by Southside Partnership, provides English language classes specifically for migrant women. Though classes are...

EPIC (Employment for People from Immigrant Communities) is an employment and integration initiative which has positively impacted 3,000 people from 101 nationalities to date. It is supported by the European...

A leaflet, designed by the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland, to provide information and answers to some of the most common questions about migrants in Ireland. It provides information on the...

This video explains clearly what formal, non-formal and informal education mean, as well as giving examples and highlighting the pros and cons of each one.

Chosen as an example of good practice by the European Commision, the Forward project offers a downloadable toolbox and handbook aiming to improve the social inclusion of migrant women.

The Certificate in Health and Well-being (Support Work) Level 3 is offered free of charge in New Zealand. The course introduces the health sector and once completed, learners will have...

Reed UK offers free online certified courses in Care training in a number of different areas: for example: - Your future career starts here: becoming an NHS healtcare support worker;...

Migrant Rights Centre Ireland offers fully-funded places on their QQI Level 5 Healthcare Supports course to migrant women. Most home and residential care providers require their carers to have this...

This document aims to support the labour counsellor in incorporating the gender perspective into sessions. It has a specific section on how to proceed, and how to understand a female...

This document compiles good practices of the labour market reintegration process of a vulnerable population living in Merida. The results conclude that it is key to stress the gender variable...

Good practices compendium: gathering information about female migrants in Madrid, Catalonia, Andalusia, and Murcia, covering diverse topics such as socio-occupational integration, domestic service, training for employment and general integration. This...

A Government website that includes useful information and links on the following: - The Migrant Integration Strategy - International Migrants Day - Community Integration Fund 2019 - Other funding -...

The EPIC programme by Business in the Community Ireland (BITC) helped prepare the Guide for Migrant Jobseekers in Ireland. The guide offers advice on the recruitment process in Ireland. It...

This guide provides material that can be used by both employers and employees, as well as anyone offering guidance, as a support tool to cover legal rights and procedures. It...

Aimed at beneficiaries of international protection, as well as at employers and social workers, Info Emploi Réfugiés is accessible to the greatest number of people, and is specifically designed for...

This “Guide for trainers” addresses both trainers and tutors in adult education who wish to support volunteers to foster migrant and refugee integration. Besides volunteers, the guide also addresses professionals,...

FEDASIL, manager of the host network, developed these guidelines in collaboration with several European partners. This document includes data on migrants and asylum seekers, an assessment of the European framework...

In Greece the number of people with dementia is 200.000, but the quality of educational tools about the management of the disease is not satisfactory. The handbook has been designed...

The handbook tries to build compassion towards people with severe mental issues and raise the awareness of the challenges they have to face to in order to cope in society....

This handbook is designed to support the teaching processes of adult teachers and trainers working with migrants and refugees. The handbook is based on the educational approaches used in formal...

New Communities Partnership's training in Hiring for Diversity is aimed at HR staff and/or people involved in the hiring process. It is a 3 hour, free, Diversity and Inclusion workshop...

After the success of the PILOT experimental project deployed with 200 migrants from Calais, AFPA (first national vocational training organization), supported by the Ministries of Home Office, Work and Housing...

This is research examining the increasing numbers of migrants from various countries, and the current social and economic challenges and barriers that they face in Turkey. Research is focused on...

IASIS NGO and its partners conducted a project named “IMPE”, funded by Erasmus+, designed for educators, counsellors, caregivers, or mentors of people affected by mental health issues who struggle to...

This video is provided by the GRDR association. It describes how this association helps migrant women to better integrate in society. The association offers: - Facilitation / co-facilitation of thematic...

Red Íncola, an entity from Valladolid (Spain), provides migrants with reception, training and employment support, as well as awareness-raising. They support women who work in domestic employment through intermediation, so...

In 2010, the Greek Government implemented an innovation named “labour ticket” (Ergosimo) to prevent informal settings in care sectors, by imposing Article 20, law no. 3863/2010. Employees engaged in care...

This research is a master’s thesis to examine the challenges that migrant women face, before and after migration, to find solutions to those challenges, and to offer new social policies...

This clip, produced and published by National Spanish TV, shows part of the debate about intercultural mediation, its main uses, and the contributions to society of this practice.

Irish Homecare, an agency that supplies home care workers in Ireland, offers the QQI Level 5 Healthcare Supports course to new carers that sign up with the agency. Carers can...

A toolkit developed by the NGO AMSED. It includes tips addressed to migrants and asylum seekers to enhance their social inclusion. This output has been funded by the Erasmus +...

Immigration policies no. 2910/2001, no. 3386/2005 and the latest, no. 3536/2007 were settled, advocating the social integration of migrants into Greek society. Based on the latest regulation, the process of...

This project aims to enhace the self-reliance of refugees through life-skill training and school-support programs, in order to contribute to the sustainable life of refugees in Turkey, by strengthening their...

The Council of Europe has prepared an online toolkit to offer practical support to organisations providing linguistic assistance for adult refugees, for it is essential to enable refugees to learn...

An online resource for people new to living in Ireland, covering the following topics: - Immigration - Refugees - Housing - Welfare and Health - Culture and Society

In 2010, Japan had the highest percentage of elderly people in the world, but few individuals were working in the care sector due to the insurance ambiguity that exists in...

The 'Mainstreaming Peace Education-Approaches, Methodologies, and Visions' project, developed within the scope of the Grundtvig Learning Partnership program (Lifelong Learning Program) , enables adult and young participants to take part...

A handbook with informative material on how to foster immigrational integration, especially designed for consultants, educators, or other officials. This handbook raises awareness of labour exploitation, contains best practices to...

The Psychogeriatric Company “Nestor” has built material for carers of patients affected by Alzheimer disease. Their website provides several handbooks that contain information and practices on issues such as the...

This is an Erasmus+ strategic partnership project with a running time of November 2017-October 2019. The project is focused on volunteers who serve as “companions” or “mentors” for migrants (including...

Apart from supporting patients, it is crucial to provide consultation and support to their caregivers as well. The published paper considers that a holistic methodology to successfully support caregivers should...

This handbook was prepared within the scope of Erasmus+ project I’m Active + in which a Turkish organization participated. The aim of the project was to support women, aged between...

IOM is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society. As an intergovernmental body, IOM acts with its partners in the international community to: assist...

In this article, two studies that involved participatory photography with women in Nova Scotia who had recently immigrated to Canada (“Refugees Learning and Storytelling through Participatory Photography” (2013–2015), and “Refugees/...

This video consists of an interview with a Filipino migrant woman with care sector experience, who has already been living in Turkey for 20 years. Starting from her own experience,...

An annual event held by New Communities Partnership that aims to create a space for around 700 migrants to acquire information and support, as well as to network with over...

This document, supported by the Junta de Andalucía, offers a broad vision on migration from a gender perspective. It includes a theoretical framework, as well as a section with tools,...

This is a series of videos offering guidance and insight for adult trainers in terms of migration issues and challenges, that has been created within the scope of Erasmus+ programme...

The Mujeres Opañel Association aims to provide resources and social welfare services, from the perspectives of gender and diversity, prioritising women who are socially disadvantaged, through comprehensive support and empowerment,...

Migrant home care workers in Ireland formed The Domestic Workers Action Group (DWAG) in order to share their experiences of exploitation, low pay and isolation. They worked for over 10...

A resource of useful webinars by New Communities Partnership created for migrants living in Ireland. Topics include 'Understanding your finances', 'Access to healthcare', and other relevant topics. - Government Departments...

This project is implemented in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to strengthen the economic and social resilience of Syrians under Temporary Protection (SuTP) and host communities. On...

Mi-WOW is New Communities Group’s newest project. It seeks to explore and overcome specific barriers that migrant women face in Ireland when looking for work. The project was designed to...

OUT-SIDE-IN is a programme devoted to the inclusion of refugees in adult training. It presents communicative and interactive channels aiming to decrease discrimination among groups and to promote multi-angled perspectives...

An online platform, implemented by The French Red Cross, that enables all interested people to create or participate in projects carried out to promote and support the social inclusion of...

The elderly population of Canada is soaring, and the Government is trying to ameliorate the policies and the conditions of the field, as in the past the sector was neglected....

In Brazil, caregivers are working long hours and getting low wages. Things have worsened during quarantine, as many of them have been forced by their employers to compulsorily quarantine themselves...

This practical guide offers the key elements to keep in mind during any communication, in a business or public space, in order to be gender friendly. This guide can be...

This guide is addressed to migrant women to provide them with, on the one hand, the key elements required to better understand the socio-educative environment and, on the other hand,...

The PROACTE program aims to better define the labour market and redesign your professional project. This program is delivered by the DECOUVRIR association which supports qualified migrant women in their...

Procomar is an association from Valladolid that works with migrants from when they arrive in Valladolid until they’re integrated. It has a project aimed at women which guarantees access to...

The Ministry of Immigration and Asylum has publicized a series of good practices to facilitate the integration of adult migrants into Greek society. Adult migrants can attend Second-Chance Schools to...

In this paper, the author demonstrates numerous practices that can be mostly applied by Governments, officials, and employers, to help care workers remain in the labour market, accommodate their care...

In this article, the authors recommend policies to ameliorate labour rights protection and trigger trafficking responses. Regarding the first part: a) Labour Inspectorates should tactfully and vigilantly acknowledge and audit...

This is a blog providing recommendations for trainers of migrant adult education. Taking the facts into account, adults generally tend to learn matters related to their life and this should...

The published paper addresses five new policies to be implemented in the future: a) The USA should revise and redefine the term “informal caregiver” as the current one is ambiguous...

The conditions of the care sector are miserable in India, as the government does not apply policies to promote it and the field is neglected. This paper recommends some policies...

This paper, issued by the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy, makes many recommendations that can improve the working quality of female migrant care workers. Firstly, authors highlight the...

Illustrated economic report which considers that “welcoming refugees is not a humanitarian and legal obligation; it is an investment that can yeld many economic dividends”. This detailed analysis aims to...

The main aim of REST is to enhance staff managers’ competences and willingness to employ and to successfully interact with refugees. The project is going to develop a comprehensive modular...

Regulations establishing the recognition of professional competences acquired through work experience in Spain. This Royal Decree defines the procedure for the assessment and accreditation of professional competences as the set...

Domestic work legislation in Spain. The preamble of this law establishes that the particular conditions in which the activity of people in domestic service work, being in private/intimate settings, is...

Regulations governing the rights and freedoms of migrants and their social integration. This policy paper regulates the aspects, circumstances and requirements that must be met in order to be able...

New Communities Partnership's project SSNO provides the following information and supports to migrants living in Ireland: - Helpline - Drop-in clinics - Advocacy - Referral to external support services -...

L’Ecole des Cuistots Migrateurs (School of Migrant Chefs) is a non-profit association aiming to prepare refugees to get a kitchen porter Diploma. The training is free and lasts 4 and...

The material on which this text is based has been generated collectively: there are reflections, analysis and proposals that come from different parts of the world, from different experiences and...

This framework is the outcome of “Migrants and Refugees as Reconstructionists” project with the aim to support refugees and migrants to re-build their lives, get accustomed to their new society...

The Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme by New Communities Partnership, aimed at migrants living in Ireland, aims to help reduce poverty and promote social inclusion and equality through local...

This training offer is provided by IRTS (Regional Institute of Social Work). It is intended for professionals in the social, medico-social and health sector, volunteers or all stakeholders working with...

This document is a compendium of migrant females working in the care sector and how they face inequality. At the end of the document, some challenges are highlighted, such as...

The "Strengthening the Refugees Project", carried out by the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality and the United Nations High Commissioner, is aimed at supporting women's employment. Refugee women will take courses and...

Atypical caregivers are called upon to deal with the consequences of several chronic illnesses of their loved ones. The project “Give Hope” aims to support atypical care workers, and mentors...

This manual, which is a result of scientific semi-structured interviews, has been designed to train educators in the psychosocial support of female domestic workers who have been sexually abused within...

Mapping of citizen initiatives for migrants. 1200 initiatives in France are identified on the map provided by the website. All initiatives in this field can be added and reported through...

In 2017, MRCI were funded by the European Social Fund to create sustainable employment in home care, and to solve the issues facing migrant home care workers in Ireland, particularly...

The National Quality Standards for Residential Care Settings for Older People (2016), developed by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA), sets out national quality standards for the regulation of...

The National School of Local Government has published an informative manual intended to educate readers about the role of women immigrants in today’s society and labour market. The manual examines...

This manual has been developed by Vox Populi, an association created in 2016, aiming to support French civil society’s players involved in fighting segregation, social injustice, and inequality. The manual...

The Strong Civil Society Project for Refugees, financed by the European Union within the scope of the Civil Society Support Program -II, is a project carried out by KADEM in...

The White Paper on Adult Education: Learning for Life 2000, states that adult education in Ireland should be based on three core principles: 1/ a systematic approach 2/ equality of...

The Women Return to Work is a project funded for two years under Erasmus+ Strategic Partnerships with the partnership of Sweden, England, Poland and Turkey. The main goal of the...

This document was prepared within the scope of the Leonardo Da Vinci Programme. The aim of this project is to facilitate migrant women’s access to training and jobs in the...

ICI provides training for organisations, business, services and schools, on key issues related to immigration and migrant rights: particularly Inter-cultural and Anti-Racism training, Diversity Matters, Immigration Process, migrant political participation,...

There are currently 232 million migrants in the world, 150 million of whom are migrant workers, either in the labour force or seeking employment. Labour migration is taking place in...

This is a training curriculum to provide integration to society and private sectors for migrants. This educative programme aims to decrease the gap between European countries for adult learners. Therefore,...

Social Care Wales has developed video resources to help carers to have a good ‘what matters’ conversation with people who need care. This is a way to establish their situation,...

Social Care Wales has developed a quick-learning guide on basic skills required to support someone living with dementia. It is suggested the guide be used in a new carer’s induction...

The Education Department of the Nursing Services Directorate of the Ministry of Health, with the approval of the Board of Directors of the State Health Services Organization (OKYPY), planned the...

We can confidently say that immigrants scramble to obtain formal occupations and integrate with the rest of the community, as legal procedures, conjunctures, and consulting services may not be so...

This paper deals with the popular phenomenon: feminization of migration. Social, economic or obligatory reasons leading people to migrate to another country might put them in a disadvantaged position. And...

This 'Vocational Education Guide' is a series of videos prepared by YUVA association especially for young migrants. In the videos, that can be accessed via YouTube, the definitions of professional...

It is estimated that there are 50 to 100 million care workers in the EU. The vast majority of these are undocumented, are not eligible for maternity allowance,are paid less...

Book of the Andalusian Institute of Public Administration, which aims to serve as a guide for teachers and training management staff. It Introduces new technologies in teaching, with special reference...

This case study, built through the life story of a female migrant in the centre of Spain, leads us through different aspects of migration through the eyes of a female...

BITC’s Women at Work project, although not specifically aimed at migrant women in the care sectors, could also be of benefit. The programme aims to help migrant women find and...

This organization, situated in the North of Spain, offers as part of their services a “women information centre” where women, especially those in vulnerable settings such as migrants, can receive...

The Spanish Government, through their Women Institute, supports two projects, addressing female migrants, that are led by different entities nationally. On this website, it’s possible to see the main aims...

This video shows the testimony of an apprentice in cooking, being part of the HOPE training program implemented by AFPA. For further information, this program is listed here at resource...

SINGA offers entrepreneurial courses to contribute to innovation via migration, through support based on collective intelligence and intercultural exchange. SINGA enables migrants or disadvantaged people to think, develop and test...