Objective 16: Empower migrants and societies to realize full inclusion and social cohesion

International Medical Graduate Training Initiative (IMGTI): Pakistan, Sudan, GCC and Ireland

At community-driven action, E-Graine implement a national cooperative migration education program, which strengthens the sense of belonging to our common humanity.

By combining the expertise of their active pedagogy with a resolutely cooperative dynamic, the 'Un Univers Citoyen' program aims to break down this imaginary boundary between “US” and “THEM”, to envision a world citizenship made up of Humans, quite simply.

The Australia Pacific Technical College is a development-cooperation funded vocational training programme operating in Pacific countries. More than 17 000 have graduated from the programme since its inception in 2007, with 83 percent successfully employed. The programme was not designed specifically to promote emigration, but to build skills in islands where local skill basins were insufficient and skilled workers were deployed from developed countries.

Porsche is involved in training auto mechanics for its worldwide network. In a project, 

it supports the identification of underprivileged Filipino youth with basic English. language skills for a two-step training and selection programme. The first phase is ten 

months basic vocational training, offered through the existing mechanic training at 

Don Bosco Technical Institute in Manila, to which Porsche has contributed equipment 

and curriculum. Of these, about 40 top graduates annually are selected to participate 

Hand and in Hand for International Talents brings companies and international qualified professionals together. It is running for interested companies in the pilot regions of Rostock, Reutlingen, Lübeck, Düsseldorf and Erfurt. The Employment Agency supports SMEs with the selection of suitable candidates, the matching process, initiation and support throughout the professional recognition procedure, arrangement of German courses (up to language Level B1 before arrival in Germany, up to Level B2 after arrival) and assistance with visa and entry.

Techfugees is an impact driven global organisation nurturing a sustainable ecosystem of tech solutions supporting the inclusion of displaced people.

Techfugees exists to empower displaced persons whilst supporting tech innovations designed by, with and for them.

A skills profiling tool that can support skills mapping initiatives. This project aimed at facilitating better integration of Syrian refugees resettled to the UK, Germany, Portugal, and Romania. The project involved pre-departure skill profiling, post-arrival integration support and information sharing with host communities to support mutual learning and exchange.

The project seeks to boost youth employability and overcome skill mismatches by mobilising cooperation between local authorities, private sector, universities and other stakeholders in France, Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt to offer mobility placements for 6-month internships in French companies of various sectors.

This project assisted host community members and SuTPs in gaining access to formal employment through the delivery of a vocational training programme, developing beneficiaries’ vocational and technical skills. This intervention created livelihood opportunities in the local market for programme graduates, specifically focused on the production of niche agri-food products with strong and stable consumer demand.

Reintegration of young migrants into their countries of origin requires coordination between several organizations. In Kenya, FAO has partnered with IOM and other organizations to build the skills and knowledge of young migrants and rural residents in migration-prone areas to harness the potential of migration and economic mobility, specifically in areas of agriculture and rural development.