PES key considerations on labour market integration of refugees and asylum-seekers 2019

This paper introduces key considerations for PES on this subject and encompasses language training, ideally combined with work practice, tools to assess formal and informal skills and qualifications, a targeted and work-focused provision of training and education and close cooperation with employers. While some examples illustrate the progress that some PES have made, many PES have only recently started to develop or adopt measures for the specific labour market integration of refugees.