Ulpan Program

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Israel made substantial efforts on integration with the elaboration of their Ulpan Program. 

Intensive Hebrew Language Programs for new immigrants are usually housed within Absorption Centers, and include five hours of intensive, immersive Hebrew-language instruction, five days a week, for five months.

Global Platform for Syrian Students

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The platform aims to enable Syrian students to resume their university studies in Portugal under an emergency scholarship program.  

The Global Platform is an international endeavour to provide emergency scholarships to Syrian students and enable them to acquire professional qualifications. Furthermore, it also aims at forging collective political will and to mobilise concerted action aimed at promoting Higher Education in Emergencies at large and to place it high on the international agenda.

Migration for Employment Recommendation (Revised), 1949 (No. 86)

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This Recommendation supplements the Migration for Employment Convention (Revised 1949), No.97 by including provisions for migrants who are refugees and displaced persons.

The Recommendation contains guidance on, among other matters, the organization of the free service provided to assist migrants and the types of assistance that it should provide, as well as the information that  States should make available to the ILO. It provides for the regulation of intermediaries undertaking the recruitment, introduction or placing of migrants for employment.

 It calls for:

Law on the Assessment of Equivalence of Vocational Qualifications

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Germany’s Law on the Assessment of Equivalence of Vocational Qualifications (BQFG) was passed in 2012. It is an important building block for securing the requirement for skilled workers in Germany. It makes it easier for skilled workers from abroad to use their professional or vocational qualifications on the German labour market and thus provides a greater incentive to come to Germany. In Germany, Federal States designate the responsible recognizing/credentialing body, and sometimes are responsible themselves. They work closely with the private sector.

ENIC-NARIC Norway

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Norwegian ENIC-NARIC Centre offers alternative educational assessments for those missing documentation. 

In accordance with the Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region (the Lisbon Recognition Convention), section VII, the Norwegian ENIC-NARIC office, NOKUT, has developed a procedure for formal recognition of higher education qualifications for persons without verifiable documentation.

World Education Services

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World Education Services (WES) is the largest non-profit credential evaluation service in North America. WES Global Talent Bridge works with individuals, community organizations, institutions and employers to help skilled immigrants overcome the barriers they face in becoming employed in their field. It provides credential evaluations for international students and immigrants planning to study or work in the U.S. and Canada.

Upwardly Global

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Upwardly Global in the USA works to equip migrants to work in their fields of training. They provide guidance and assistance to navigating certification processes in 5 states and 11 occupations. This organization can be seen as an example to be expanded and replicated. 

Information and Communication Technology Council

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Canada has industry associations that coordinate with the government, private sector, and civil society to inform immigration policies and capacity building programs. For example, The Information and Communication Technology Council (ICTC) of Canada coordinates with governments, associations, schools, employers, and immigrant and community organizations to ensure that employers meet their hiring needs. ICTC works to inform immigration policies governing the admission of tech and IT talent based on employer feedback.

Abu Dhabi Dialogue

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Abu Dhabi Dialogue (ADD) is a regional consultative process on managing labour migration in Asia and focuses on developing four key, action-oriented partnerships between countries of origin and destination for development around the subject of temporary contractual labour, based on a notion of partnership and shared responsibility:

Subscribe to Objective 18: Invest in skills development and facilitate mutual recognition of skills, qualifications and competences