On this international refugee day, we look back at JET researcher Kelly Shiohira’s visit to the Kakuma refugee camp to explore ways in which artificial intelligence (AI) could provide opportunities to address the needs of vocational and lifelong learners in the camp, including in the area of teacher education. Read the report here
In more recent work, we consider the challenges faced by migrant workers and refugees who find themselves displaced from their home countries in their quest to enter the labour market in their new homes. The recognition of qualifications across borders becomes an important issue. Under the auspices of the International Labour Organization (ILO), JET has been involved in several research initiatives that aim to contribute to boosting labour mobility and the free movement of people to enable access to decent work opportunities:
Coupled with this work, JET has contributed to the development of the African Qualifications Framework (ACQF), an initiative of the African Unions’ Skills Initiative for Africa (SIFA), in partnership with the European Training Foundation. The ACQF is an important mechanism for facilitating the recognition of diplomas and certificates, and thus supporting the mobility of learners, workers, and services across the African continent. Read the ACQF report here
Pictures by: Hazel Laura, Leather Migrants, Kenya