The concept and curricula of the obligatory AIF social orientation courses and value workshops in Austria have been subject of critical discussions. Main critics say that the performance and the obligation of the target group is paramount and already the…
There are no statistics available on the number of people covered by Greek language courses, the only form of social orientation foreigners get so far. Nevertheless, due to its limited extent the programme covers only a very small proportion of…
In Flanders, the ability and the capacity of the social orientation system to raise awareness and to effectively equip beneficiaries against acts of racism and xenophobia remains limited. Raising awareness and creating clarity concerning racism and xenophobia might be successful…
Current sporadic social orientation efforts in Bulgaria do not show sufficient capacity to counter racist and xenophobic acts either in terms of coverage, as the groups reached are very small, or in terms of regularity, as those are project-based initiatives,…
Austrian, Bulgarian, Greek, Latvian and Romanian project partners and stakeholders gathered in April 2018 in Antwerp, Belgium for a stakeholder workshop, led and organised by partner Centre for Migration and Intercultural Studies UAntwerpen. Experiences were heard from Atlas Antwerpen, Agentschap…
The overview of social orientation in the Netherlands concentrates on the civic integration policy focusing on the integration of migrants present in the Netherlands. Immigrants are invited or obliged to learn Dutch and to learn about life in the Netherlands.…
Both public (national or local) and private entities, including NGOs, may be responsible for providing social orientation in Portugal as no restrictions to this end are imposed by law. Different funding frameworks are in place, including the European Social Fund…
In Lithuania, the implementation of immigrant and refugee integration policy was and still is based on the project-based activities, related to EU funding. Thus, NGOs are key stakeholders implementing immigrant and refugee integration policies and providing integration measures, including social…
In Estonia, there are no social orientation courses available for persons seeking international protection. There is only one social orientation programme, which is the adaptation programme organised by the state. It is voluntary for foreign nationals who have legally resided…
In Germany, social orientation courses are held within the scope of integration courses. The courses are the responsibility of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees. Integration courses consist of a language course representing 600-1,000 teaching units and an orientation…
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