VISKA Iceland

ICELAND – VISKA trials are going well after a bumpy start!

In January 2019, statistics Iceland introduced for the first time a detailed review on the social wellbeing of immigrants in Iceland (Statistics Iceland, 2019). Immigrants in Iceland are 12,6% of the total population in Iceland compared to in 1996, when it was approx. 1%. The report shows that immigrants have good access to the labour […]

Hard to get, but scoring high

The Icelandic field trials started late October. Reaching participants has been more of a challenge than anticipated. So far, we have recruited 14 participants out of 50. Even though people born in Poland are the most numerous group of immigrants in Iceland as in previous years, reaching in 2018, approx. 40% of the total immigration […]

Field Trials in Iceland have started!

The Icelandic trials in VISKA are carried out by IÐAN Education centre. In the first sector targeted in the field trials in Iceland is the polish construction sector. So far, we have had two introduction meetings with participants, one at IÐAN and the second onsite in a construction company. Several interviews with a career and […]

Anticipated policy impact in Iceland

VISKA in Iceland will operate on a national level and implemented locally in life-long learning centres nationwide based on project results. VISKA addresses the parliamentary action plan on migrant issues in Iceland for the period 2016–2019 as well as European policy in regards with diminishing skills mismatch, fostering employability as well as social inclusion. In […]

A training module for VPL professionals in Iceland?

On February 23rd, 20 career counsellors from LLL centers from all over the country came together to work on development in the field of adult guidance. The VISKA project was introduced and an analysis for a training module for front-line professional, involved in delivering Validation of Prior Learning (VPL), was conducted. In Iceland all professionals […]

Conducting the field trials in Iceland

The first year has passed and the field trials head our way! Our first year has been defined by great cooperation with the Education and Training Service Centre in Iceland and our co-partners here in Iceland and all our partner in VISKA. We have acquainted our self’s with immigration in Iceland and defining ways to […]