Skills2Work

Valuing Skills of Beneficiaries of International Protection

The Skills2Work project aimed to promote early and sustainable employment of refugees in improved support on skills validation and integration service provision as well as strengthened private sector engagement. The project was implemented in nine EU Member States including Belgium, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom. The project achieved its main objective through the following components:

• Strengthening skill validation and early job-matching of refugees, based on existing good practices and national stakeholders’ consultations.
• Facilitate coordination, referral and access to job integration services for refugees by developing guidelines for designing policies to strengthen the labour market integration of refugees in the EU.
• Fostering employer awareness on skills of beneficiaries of international protection by showcasing success stories of skill-based job-matching and facilitating professional networking between employers from key sectors and potential candidates among refugees.

Skills2Work was implemented by IOM in partnership with Društvo Odnos in Slovenia, Leone Moressa Foundation in Italy, Menedék in Hungary, African Young Professional Network in the Netherlands, Radboud University in the Netherlands and Foundation for Refugee Students – UAF in the Netherlands.

The project was funded by the European Union’s Asylum Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) and ran from 2016 to 2018.

Contact the Skills2Work team in each country

• Netherlands - Visit IOM the Netherlands project page for more information on Skills2Work activities in the country. Skills2Work in the Netherlands was implemented in partnership with: African Young Professional Network, Radboud University and Foundation for Refugee Students – UAF. 
• Belgium - Contact IOM Belgium and Luxembourg for more information on Skills2Work activities in the country.
• Hungary - Visit the IOM Hungary project page for more information on Skills2Work activities in the country. Skills2Work in Hungary was implemented in partnership with: Menedék.
• Ireland - Visit the IOM Ireland project page for more information on Skills2Work activities in the country.
• Italy - Contact IOM Italy for more information on Skills2Work activities in the country. Skills2Work in Italy was implemented in partnership with: Leone Moressa Foundation.
• Slovakia - Contact IOM Slovakia for more information on Skills2Work activities in the country.
• Slovenia - Visit the IOM Slovenia project page for more information on Skills2Work activities in the country. Skills2Work in Slovenia was implemented in partnership with: Društvo Odnos.
• Spain - Contact IOM Spain for more information on Skills2Work activities in the country.
• United Kingdom - Contact IOM UK for more information on Skills2Work activities in the country.

Funded by the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund of the European Union
(2014-2020)