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Description
Τhe project will provide support to unemployed migrants, refugees and asylum seekers residing in Attiki, aged 15-67 or the same groups out of education or vocational training. The objective is supporting equal access for them to labor market and formal and non-formal education and vocational training. Special interventions will be implemented for women and unaccompanied minors aged 15-18.
This project is considered essential since, from the State’s perspective, there is no provision to support access, primarily, into labor marker, while, in 2017, unemployment for the working-age population among Third Country Citizens was 10% higher than the general population in Greece (Eurostat, 27/11/2018). And, when individuals are employed, this is in great numbers undocumented and does not utilizes the work experience and education of the individual. (Resource: “Labour Market Integration of Third-Country Nationals in EU Member States-Synthesis Report for the EMN Study”, EMN, 02/2019). Secondly, access and remaining in formal education is quite reduced for people over 15 years old and adults (empirical data), encouraging unskilled, temporary and undocumented work. Moreover, there is lack of information in terms of advocacy by those groups themselves amidst discrimination and inequalities. Additionally, due to reduced access to formal and vocational education, non-formal opportunities along with entrepreneurship support, especially for women, who usually do not possess work experience, are considered significant.
The activities of project are: 1. Career Counselling 2. Career Guidance 3. Development of the Companies’ Network “Diversity in the Workplace” 4. Greek lessons 5. Advocacy training program 6. Mentoring program for unaccompanied minors to boost school attendance 7. Women’s Social Entrepreneurship program 8. Peer Learning program.
Summary of project results
The project “Equal Employment and Education for all”, implemented by Generation 2.0 for Rights, Equality & Diversity, aimed to provide support to unemployed migrants, refugees, asylum seekers residing in Attica aged 15-67 or the same groups out of education or vocational training. The objective was supporting equal access for them to labor market and formal and non-formal education and vocational training. Special interventions were implemented for women and unaccompanied minors aged 15-18.
The reinforcement of the employment and educational access of the beneficiaries was achieved, on one hand, via the Career Counselling & Career Guidance individual sessions, Skills development group sessions, Soft Skills Developments seminars, Mentoring for Unaccompanied Minors, Advocacy Training, Women’s Social Entrepreneurship training, Greek Language Lessons, Peer Learning on Hard Skills, and on the other hand, via Informative Sessions with Employers, Educational visits to workplaces and Pro Bono Short-term Skills Trainings.
The project benefited in total 516 people, 358 men and 141 women, with the majority of them being in the age group of 30-64 years old, whereas the second next age group was that of 18-29 years old. The activities in their vast majority tool place online, on an individual and group basis, due to the special circumstances that the pandemic induced.
72 beneficiaries found job at least once, 176 beneficiaries applied for a job position at least once and 101 attended a job interview at least once.
109 beneficiaries registered to a formal/non-formal educational/vocational structure at least once, whereas 69 beneficiaries completed at least 1 educational cycle of Greek language.Moreover, private-sector companies and organisations got engaged in the project through the expansion of the Diversity in the Workplace Network, resulting to the participation of 10 companies’ representatives in the project’s activities, and to the job announcement of 25 companies addressed to the beneficiaries of the project.