The importance of skills development and recognition for migrants and refugees
The importance of skills development and recognition for migrants and refugees
This World Refugee Week, let’s not forget the importance of skills development and recognition for migrants and refugees. Read more about JET’s scoping study for the ILO and IGAD on The Potential of Skills Development and Recognition for Regulated Labour Mobility in the IGAD Region.
Modern society attributes great value to the formal recognition of learning through qualifications as the agreed and trusted proxy for the knowledge, skills and competencies of individuals. But migrants and refugees are unlikely to have documentary evidence of formally acquired skills and non-formal learning.
This World Refugee Day, observed on the 20th June, we highlight recommendations from JET’s scoping study for the International Labour organisation and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) region on The Potential of Skills Development and Recognition for Regulated Labour Mobility in the IGAD Region.
RECOMMENDATION#1: Integrate migrants early
RECOMMENDATION#2: Take stock of migrants’ skills
RECOMMENDATION#3: Approach skills recognition in its multiplicity
RECOMMENDATION#5: Use technology to automate migrant data collection
RECOMMENDATION#6: Develop tailor-made approaches
RECOMMENDATION#7: Explore the benefits of more open policies on access and rights
RECOMMENDATION#8: Prioritise the development of TVET system in member states
RECOMMENDATION#9: Listen to the migrant
RECOMMENDATION#10: Take a broad view of the role of IGAD