Education and Training

Newly arrived migrants often face various legal, administrative, linguistic and also cultural obstacles when entering the kindergarten and school system. To provide practitioners with a quick overview of what is happening, we have reviewed both academic and policy-oriented research findings since 2011. face various legal, administrative, linguistic and cultural obstacles when seeking employment.

Read the findings of our study to learn more about common policy approaches that facilitate or restrict access to education for families with refugee biographies, and get an idea of what effective, practical measures you might put in action yourself.

Key outputs:

Brief for Education and Training:

A snapshot of research findings on most pressing issues on the topic of education and training.

This Brief provides a summary of research findings on challenges newly arrived migrants* are facing in the field of pre-school and school education and training and policy practices tackling those. In addition, it elaborates a series of recommendations that can be applied by different stakeholders. The brief is based on a review of research of the past 10 years on migrants and  Education and Training.

Featured studies:

High time to put the invisible children on the agenda: supporting refugee families and children through quality ECEC

This article addresses this issue, by reporting on the results from the Erasmus+ Project ‘MyRef’, Multilingual Early Childhood Education and Care for Young Refugee Children (01/10/2016–31/05/2019) carried on in Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom. One of the main findings of the project was the almost complete lack of specific policy or attention for this group of young children and their families...

Responding to the ECEC Needs of Children of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Europe and North Amercia

This report explores the findings of a nine-country study of ECEC policies and practices designed to serve young children of refugees and asylum seekers. It draws on fieldwork conducted in Belgium, Canada, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Turkey, and the United States—major host countries with varied refugee and asylum-seeker populations, migration-management policies, and ECEC systems—to highlights both common challenges and promising practices...

Holistic refugee and newcomer education in Europe

This paper first provides an overview of key research gaps in refugee education. It then provides a mapping of promising holistic education practices in Europe, with a focus on Germany, Greece and the Netherlands. Based on this, the paper explores key conditions to upscale and institutionalise promising practices of holistic refugee and newcomer education....

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TitleTypeWebsiteCountriesCityGovernance levelsTypes of the organizationAreas of integrationMain target groups - legal status or admission channelMain target groups – social characteristicscountry_hfiltergovernance_level_hfiltermain_target_group_legal_status_hfiltermain_target_group_social_chr_hfiltertype_of_the_organization_hfilter
MMONIKA – Multicultural Women’s Association, FinlandOrganisationmonikanaiset.fiHelsinki, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , finlandnational-nuts-0permanent-labour-migrants temporary-labour-migrants asylum-seekers eu-citizens family-migrants irregular-migrants refugees resettled-refugeesstudents womenngo-non-profit-organisation
Academic Council on the United Nations SystemOrganisationacuns.org/Ulm, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , germanymulti-countrypermanent-labour-migrants temporary-labour-migrants asylum-seekers beneficiaries-of-subsidiary-protection eu-citizens family-migrants irregular-migrants other-protection-status-including-toleration refugees resettled-refugees unaccompanied-minorselderly faith-groups general-population-non-migrants men racialised-minorities-bpoc sexual-minorities specific-ethnicity-languages students women youthngo-non-profit-organisation
Brown UniversityOrganisationbrown.eduProvidence, RI, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , usamulti-countrypermanent-labour-migrants temporary-labour-migrants asylum-seekers beneficiaries-of-subsidiary-protection eu-citizens family-migrants irregular-migrants migrants other-protection-status-including-toleration refugees resettled-refugees unaccompanied-minorsgeneral-population-non-migrantsknowledge-producer
The RWII–Refugee Wellbeing & Integration Initiative (research)Organisationwww.rwii.nlUtrecht, , , , , , , , , , , , , , netherlandsnational-nuts-0asylum-seekers refugeesngo-non-profit-organisation
CESIEOrganisationcesie.org/Palermo, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , italysupranational-eupermanent-labour-migrants temporary-labour-migrants asylum-seekers eu-citizens family-migrants irregular-migrants refugees unaccompanied-minorschildren elderly faith-groups general-population-non-migrants men racialised-minorities-bpoc sexual-minorities specific-ethnicity-languages women youthngo-non-profit-organisation
Lasdel BéninOrganisationlasdel.net/Parakou, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , beninmulti-countryasylum-seekers family-migrants irregular-migrants other-protection-status-including-toleration refugees resettled-refugeeschildren men sexual-minorities specific-ethnicity-languages women youthmigrant-diaspora-organisation
France terre d’asileOrganisationwww.france-terre-asile.org/Paris, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , francemulti-country national-nuts-0 supranational-euasylum-seekers beneficiaries-of-subsidiary-protection refugees resettled-refugees unaccompanied-minorschildren men women youthngo-non-profit-organisation
Migration Policy Institute EuropeOrganisationwww.migrationpolicy.org/Brussels, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , belgiummulti-country national-nuts-0 regional-province-or-subnational-region-nuts-1-2 rural-and-smaller-municipalities-nuts-3 supranational-eu urban-larger-cities-oecd-definition-l-xxl-nuts-3 urban-small-medium-oecd-definition-nuts-3permanent-labour-migrants temporary-labour-migrants asylum-seekers beneficiaries-of-subsidiary-protection eu-citizens family-migrants irregular-migrants other-protection-status-including-toleration refugees resettled-refugees unaccompanied-minorschildren elderly faith-groups general-population-non-migrants men racialised-minorities-bpoc sexual-minorities specific-ethnicity-languages students women youthknowledge-producer
Defence for Children International BelgiumOrganisationwww.dei-belgique.beBrussels, , , , belgiummulti-countryasylum-seekers other-protection-status-including-toleration refugees unaccompanied-minorschildrenngo-non-profit-organisation
International Organization for Migration (IOM)Organisationbelgium.iom.int/Brussels, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , belgiumsupranational-eupermanent-labour-migrants temporary-labour-migrants asylum-seekers beneficiaries-of-subsidiary-protection eu-citizens family-migrants irregular-migrants other-protection-status-including-toleration refugees resettled-refugees unaccompanied-minorschildren general-population-non-migrants men racialised-minorities-bpoc sexual-minorities specific-ethnicity-languages students women youthinternational-organisation
IntegrateYouth Project at Stockholm University SOFIOrganisationwww.integrateyouth.org/Stockholm, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , swedenmulti-countrypermanent-labour-migrants family-migrants refugeeschildren men students women youthknowledge-producer
Community Development InstituteOrganisationwww.cdi.mkTetovo, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , north-macedoniasupranational-eupermanent-labour-migrants temporary-labour-migrants eu-citizens family-migrants irregular-migrants other-protection-status-including-toleration refugeeselderly general-population-non-migrants men racialised-minorities-bpoc students women youthngo-non-profit-organisation
Sveriges Ensamkommandes FöreningOrganisationwww.facebook.com/231677767215180/posts/1395511564165122/?d=nHöganäs, , , , , , , , , , , , swedensupranational-euasylum-seekers family-migrants refugees resettled-refugees unaccompanied-minorschildren general-population-non-migrants students youthngo-non-profit-organisation
WE HELPOrganisationconsultant.teachlearnwork.com/Dewsbury, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , united-kingdomnational-nuts-0permanent-labour-migrants temporary-labour-migrants asylum-seekers family-migrants refugees resettled-refugees unaccompanied-minorschildren elderly faith-groups general-population-non-migrants men racialised-minorities-bpoc sexual-minorities specific-ethnicity-languages students women youthngo-non-profit-organisation
Diaspora Digital NewsOrganisationdiasporadigitalnews.coAccra, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ghanamulti-countrypermanent-labour-migrants temporary-labour-migrants asylum-seekers beneficiaries-of-subsidiary-protection eu-citizens family-migrants irregular-migrants other-protection-status-including-toleration refugees resettled-refugees unaccompanied-minorschildren elderly faith-groups men racialised-minorities-bpoc specific-ethnicity-languages students women youthmedia
FAIRWORK BelgiumOrganisationwww.fairworkbelgium.be/nl/Brussels, , , , , , belgiumnational-nuts-0permanent-labour-migrants temporary-labour-migrants irregular-migrantselderly men women youthngo-non-profit-organisation
Roskilde UniversityOrganisationruc.dk/enRoskilde, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , denmarknational-nuts-0 supranational-eupermanent-labour-migrants asylum-seekers beneficiaries-of-subsidiary-protection family-migrants other-protection-status-including-toleration refugees unaccompanied-minorsracialised-minorities-bpoc specific-ethnicity-languagesknowledge-producer
University of BristolOrganisationmigration.bristol.ac.uk/Bristol, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , united-kingdomsupranational-eupermanent-labour-migrants temporary-labour-migrants asylum-seekers beneficiaries-of-subsidiary-protection eu-citizens family-migrants irregular-migrants other-protection-status-including-toleration refugees resettled-refugees unaccompanied-minorschildren elderly faith-groups general-population-non-migrants men racialised-minorities-bpoc sexual-minorities specific-ethnicity-languages students women youthknowledge-producer
GAMBE – support group for Brazilian womenOrganisationgambe.orgAmsterdam (multiple), , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , netherlandsmulti-countrypermanent-labour-migrants eu-citizens family-migrants irregular-migrants unaccompanied-minorschildren racialised-minorities-bpoc sexual-minorities specific-ethnicity-languages students womengrassroots-organisation
DIACONIA SPAINOrganisationwww.diaconia.esMADRID, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , spainnational-nuts-0permanent-labour-migrants temporary-labour-migrants asylum-seekers beneficiaries-of-subsidiary-protection eu-citizens family-migrants irregular-migrants other-protection-status-including-toleration refugees resettled-refugees victims-of-human-traffickingchildren elderly faith-groups general-population-non-migrants men racialised-minorities-bpoc women youthngo-non-profit-organisation
Welcoming America (Welcoming International Initiative)Organisationwww.welcominginternational.orgSt. Louis, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , usamulti-countrypermanent-labour-migrants temporary-labour-migrants asylum-seekers beneficiaries-of-subsidiary-protection eu-citizens family-migrants irregular-migrants other-protection-status-including-toleration refugees resettled-refugees unaccompanied-minorsgeneral-population-non-migrants racialised-minorities-bpoc specific-ethnicity-languages studentsinternational-organisation
OpenEmbassyOrganisationwww.openembassy.nl/enAmsterdam, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , netherlandsnational-nuts-0permanent-labour-migrants temporary-labour-migrants asylum-seekers family-migrants refugees resettled-refugeeschildren men women youthsocial-enterprise

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