Digital Tools for Inclusion of Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants

The European Adult Education Providers (AEPs) currently need to respond to a diverse range of learners from different ethnic, cultural, language or religious backgrounds. Inclusive education requires the participation of all stakeholders (teachers, parents, policy-makers, NGOs, etc.) to resolve policy, attitude, environmental and resource barriers that might exclude vulnerable learners within each unique situation.

The project aimed to: strengthen cooperation and networking between Adult Education Providers, research centres and public bodies from countries most affected by the refugee crisis; test and implement innovative practices in the education and training of specific target groups; better prepare professionals for equity, diversity and inclusion challenges; promote the integration of refugees, asylum seekers and newly arrived migrants and raise awareness of the refugee crisis in Europe; and encourage the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) to give migrants, refugees and asylum seekers access to education and digital training tools.

Main activities were the development of Intellectual Outputs, trainings, dissemination events, and the creation of a cross-border cooperation network, web portal and project social media group. Partners delivered local trainings using OER to 150 migrants, refugees and asylum seekers with legal status across the 6 project countries, and produced free-access training material in 6 European languages for adult educators, social workers, mediators, coaches and career counsellors.

150 migrants, refugees and asylum seekers received local training across the 6 partner countries. The project reports that it addressed the main skills needed for integration: language, law, and job search.

The practice reports that an evaluation was carried out, but the source links documenting it are no longer maintained, which limits independent verification of outcomes beyond the reported reach of 150 participants.