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Stark im Beruf — Programa Federal de Integración Laboral para Madres con Antecedentes Migratorios (Alemania)

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El programa alemán 'Stark im Beruf', cofinanciado por el FSE, funcionó en hasta 115 sedes locales en todo el país (2015-2022), acompañando individualmente a madres con antecedentes migratorios hacia el empleo. Un análisis de impacto del gobierno halló más de 18.000 madres apoyadas y casi un tercio incorporándose a un empleo o formación.

18,000+

Madres apoyadas individualmente (2015-2022)

13,000+

Finalizaciones del programa (2015-2022)

~1/3 of completers

Transiciones a empleo cotizado, formación o cualificación (2015-2022)

Details

Promoter: Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ), ESF co-funded
Period: 2015–2022 (succeeded by MY TURN, 2021–2027)
Keywords: labour market integration, migrant women, employment services, vocational training

Context

Las madres con antecedentes migratorios en Alemania están empleadas a tasas persistentemente inferiores a lo que sus cualificaciones harían prever. El programa federal cofinanciado por el FSE 'Stark im Beruf' (2015-2022), dirigido por el Ministerio Federal de la Familia (BMFSFJ), operó hasta 115 proyectos locales que combinaban apoyo lingüístico cotidiano, coaching individual y vínculos directos con las agencias de empleo locales.

Results

A mediados de 2022, más de 18.000 madres habían recibido apoyo individual de hasta un año, más de 13.000 completaron el programa y casi un tercio pasó a un empleo con cotización social, formación o una cualificación reconocida, según el análisis de impacto del propio ministerio (sin grupo de comparación; unos dos tercios no tenían transición laboral documentada al final del programa). El enfoque se trasladó al programa ESF Plus 2021-2027 'MY TURN'.

Implementation

Implementation detail (cost, timeline, staffing, conditions for success) is not yet available for this practice.

Data sources

Where this practice's information was retrieved from, and when.

C-NAPSE web research — accessed 2026-07-05
Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ), ESF co-funded — accessed 2026-07-05
BMFSFJ — Starker Ansatz: Stark im Beruf, Wirkungsanalyse des Bundesprogramms — accessed 2026-07-05
ESF Germany — Stark im Beruf: Mütter mit Migrationshintergrund steigen ein — accessed 2026-07-05
mbeon — Stark im Beruf: Mothers with Immigrant Backgrounds Getting on Board — accessed 2026-07-05

Quality score: 96/100

How is this calculated?

Evidence: Observational / pre–post

Top 4% in this catalogue (719 scored practices)

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Evaluation

Evaluated by C-NAPSE

Score profile — the dimensions behind the score — how it's computed

Transferability / replicability2/3

The approach was replicated across up to 115 local sites nationwide and carried forward into the successor ESF Plus programme 'MY TURN' (2021-2027), showing replication beyond the original pilot.

Impact on gender equality1/1

The BMFSFJ's own Wirkungsanalyse reports roughly a third of over 13,000 programme completers moving into socially-insured employment or training.

Effectiveness1/1

A dedicated government impact analysis was commissioned and published, evidencing the programme's employment-transition results.

Efficiency1/1

Delivery is embedded in existing job-centre and employment-agency infrastructure via local contact points rather than a new parallel bureaucracy.

Evaluated outcomes1/1

Formal outcome data (18,000+ supported, about a third into employment) is publicly documented in an official evaluation report.

Sustainability1/1

The programme ran for seven years (2015-2022) and was succeeded by a follow-on ESF Plus programme, showing continuity rather than a one-off pilot.

Achievement / evidence1/1

Concrete reach is documented: over 18,000 mothers individually supported and more than 13,000 completions.

Gender-mainstreaming embedding1/1

The programme specifically targets the intersectional employment gap facing mothers with a migration background.

Curator validation1/1

Findings rest on an official, publicly available federal government evaluation report rather than marketing claims.

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Evidoria. Stark im Beruf — Programa Federal de Integración Laboral para Madres con Antecedentes Migratorios (Alemania). Persistent ID: 56123ef1-9699-451e-87ec-89979824f435.

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