Name of the Best Practice | Consortium for educationally adequate employment |
URL-Link | https://www.berlin.de/lb/intmig/themen/ausbildung-und-arbeit/iq-landesnetzwerk-berlin/ |
Focus Topic(s) of the Best Practice: describe, e.g. urban planning, environmental policies, social policies etc.; | Consortium for educationally adequate employment |
Involved Actors & Resources | |
Governmental body: yes/no; | Yes. RIN Berlin, coordinated by the Dept. of Integration, Labour / Social |
if yes, explain by filling in the name(s) of the governmental body; | Services. Financial partners are: Federal Ministry for Labour and Social Affairs, |
Other public actors: yes/no; | European Social Fund (ESF), Dept. of Integration, Labour /Social Affairs Berlin |
if yes, explain by filling in the name(s) of the public actors and describe which sector and explain their role, briefly; | Employers seeking labour |
Private for-profit actors: yes/no; | indirectly. These are firms and institutions seeking labour. |
if yes, explain by using types of private for-profit actors such as public engagement consultants, companies etc.; | public administration, care takers, hospitals, and private businesses. |
Private not-for-profit actors: yes/no; | 8 exemplary training projects and 4 supporting projects |
if yes, explain by using types of private not-for-profit actors such as associations, informal networks etc.; | Training projects experienced in the field of environmental |
Civic actors: yes/no; | -renewable energy, digitalisation. Mentoring courses. |
if yes, explain on the heterogeneity of the participants with respect to gender, age, educational qualification, place of residence etc. | Participants originate from diverse migrant mcultures, sexes and age groups. |
Other actors: yes/no | no |
if yes, explain | |
Funding/Financial resources for the particular best practice example: | Budget of 8,4 million EUR for 3 years (2023-2025) -50% Federal |
if yes, specify e.g. amount of funding/year | 40% ESf, 10% -state and private funds. |
and the source(s) of funding (if more sources, please specify) | |
Type of Governance | |
Participatory process: yes/no | Yes, insofar as diverse migrant organisations and specific training orgs.for women are partners. |
Deliberative process: yes/no | No |
Other forms: if yes, specify; | no |
Top-down | The initiator has been the Regional Integration Network with mixed membership. |
Bottom-up | Insofar that there is Mixed membership in RIN (Migrant and womens training orgs.as well |
Others: if yes, specify; | |
Special Features of the Best Practice which explain Practical Arrangements to Promote Inclusiveness | |
Cost reimbursement (e.g., for public transport, compensation of working hours): if yes, describe | n.a. |
Provision of care services: if yes, describe | n.a. |
Provision of mediators (e.g., linguistic, cultural): if yes, describe/specify | Mediators are the not for profit migrant and specialized womens orgs. |
Frequency of activities within the best practice: How often and for how long did participants involve in best practice (e.g., in general friendly towards employed people or people with care responsibilities)? | Each training program,e.g. health care, public administration and environmental,etc.varied. |
Target groups | |
External inclusion referring to who is invited or allowed to take part from the invitation = ideal situation | People with a migrant background professional qualifications from abroad. |
Internal inclusion referring to the participation of all participants within = real situation | n.a. |
Internal exclusion referring to certain participants who are overly dominant | Evaluation is not completed to respond. |
Vulnerable groups were specified in the designed plan of the best practice: yes/no | Yes, since all migrant groups face barriers entering a qualification adequate profession. |
If yes: Who in particular, e.g. migrants, people in precarious work-situation etc.? Specify. | |
If yes: Special attention towards young people, women, elderly people: yes/no. | Special attention is given to migrant women in two cases, otherwise independent of gender. |
If yes, specify. | |
Did vulnerable groups participate in the best practice: yes/no | By definition migrant groups are vulnerable with respect to barriers experienced within labour arket intgration |
If yes: Who in particular, e.g. migrants, people in precarious work-situation etc.? Specify. | |
If yes: Participation of young people, women, elderly people: yes/no. | Two projects are specifically for women. |
If yes, specify. | |
If yes: Did special training and empowerment activities support these groups within the participatory process? | Yes |
Public Information Activities on the Best Practice | |
Means of Information Provided | |
Information documents (e.g., flyer, brochures, invitation letters): yes/no; | Yes |
If yes: multiple languages available: yes/no | |
If yes: non-technical language used: yes/no | Yes |
Social Media (e.g., facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, websites, blog): yes/no | |
If yes: please specify | |
Others (1-2 sentences) | |
Way of Communication | Multiple |
Website and social media postings: yes/no | Yes |
Information documents distributed in the post box: yes/no | |
Information documents distributed on streets and public spaces (during events): yes/no | |
Press releases in “traditional” public media (e.g. linear TV, daily newspapers etc.): yes/no | |
Special-target activities (e.g. through gate-openers, community workers etc.): yes/no | Yes |
Monitoring | |
Monitoring process on the best practice available? Yes/no | Available to Network members |
If yes: Continuous information on monitoring results provided to the participants: yes/no | |
If yes: How? How often? | To be further examined |
Integration of participants in the monitoring process? Yes/no | own evaluation |
If yes: Did they have the opportunity to suggest changes to the process? Yes/no | feedback process |
Continuous information on monitoring results provided to network partners (public and non-public actors)? | to be further examined |
If yes: How? How often? | |
Impact Assessment / Evaluation | |
Did an impact assessment (e.g., achievements, challenges) or evaluation (standardized success measurement) take place: yes/no | yes |
If yes: Who evaluates? What? How? At which point of process? | Focus groups are applied for intergroup feedback |
Citizen Empowerment & Representation | |
Structured Decision-Making | |
Explanation of objectives and methods, at the beginning of the process? Yes/no | yes |
Do the participants make final decisions? | No it is a training program to supplement needs |
If no: Why? Who decides instead? | Reauirements for occupational preparation |
If yes: What kinds of decisions? | |
If yes: Is there a veto right by the citizens (i.e. if they are against a specific option this is not implemented?)? yes/no | no does not apply |
At the end of the participation process: Final document on the decisions that were taken? Yes/no | unknown…still in process |
If yes: publication of this document available? Yes/no | not at this time |
If yes: publication of this document sent to participants and/or affected community? Yes/no. | Feedback process to training orgs& migr. Orgs in Network |
Tools to Enhance Citizens’ Empowerment | |
Clear definition and communication of mutual commitments, decision-making roles and any limits on the decisions? Yes/No | unknown, potentiallyes, procees continues |
Are specific tools available to participants (e.g., regular meetings or trainings, apps)? | n.a. |
If yes: What kind of? | |
If not: Why not? | |
Integration of empowerment tools in multi-level-governance-system? | n.a. |
If yes: Where [in the sense of at which level in the multilevel-governance (vertical)]? | |
If yes: For whom in particular (horizontal)? | |
If not: Why not? What results from that (e.g., disconnection etc.) | |
Involvement and Tasks of Participating Groups | |
Which groups are involved at which stage of the participatory process? | Migrant and womens orgs. Belonging to network. |
What are the tasks of the groups? Describe for each group. | n.a. |