The Norwegian trials are in progress. In the Norwegian trials, asylum seekers in Integration Reception Centres will be given the opportunity to have their prior learning validated towards learning outcomes in the curricula in upper secondary education. Prior to this validation, they have completed self-registration of competences, and have received career guidance. The five participating […]
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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 […]
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VISKA ezine update, March 2019, Ireland/QQI
QQI is grateful to the many front-line staff including guidance practitioners and to 32 clients, across Ireland in Warrenmount Community Education Centre, Dublin, Donegal Education and Training Board, Galway Roscommon Education and Training Board, Louth and Meath Education and Training Board, and Mayo Sligo Leitrim Education and Training Board who contributed to VISKA […]
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Progressing VISKA: transnational meeting in Oslo with the four participating countries
Last week (27th and 28th of March 2019) representatives of all partner countries came together in the offices of Skills Norway to discuss the project progress. On the agenda were presentations, an update, on the results of the field trials in each country, an update from the research partner, regarding the interim report and […]
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Norway – In the career centre Karriere Kristiansand, the first fully qualified participant, because of the VISKA-project, is a fact !
In one of our participating career centres in the field trials, Akram Osman from Eritrea is the first person who is fully qualified in the subjects of mathematics and science – in his native language! He passed both subjects and we are very pleased that he has participated with his expertise in the European […]
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CIT presents VISKA at the UDHEIT 2018 conference, 30th October – 2nd November 2018
The UDHEIT (Universal Design & Higher Education in Transformation ) conference took place in Dublin on October 30th to November 2nd https://www.udheit2018.com/ . Cork Institute of Technology as the research and evaluation partner of the VISKA project presented ‘A mapping and analysis of the validation arrangements for migrants, refugees and the low-qualified‘ under the theme Employment – Universal […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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