In the last year, migrant issues in the EU become global issue that requires a proactive response on national and transnational levels of various European and Slovenian institutions. In the next few months, individual countries, in accordance with the decision of the EU, will have to integrate a certain number of migrants (SI will have to integrate 576 migrants, DE 50 times, and HR 1.7 times the odds of SI). Successful integration of migrants should be based on a holistic approach, supported by a high level of professional competence of experts in the field of working with and for migrants. The project "Integrated approach for successful integration of migrants" will be created and established by optimal model of an integrated approach for successful integration of migrants into the Slovenian environment in the field of education, social security, healthcare, public administration, work-employment sector and other relevant areas. Partner institutions from DE, HR and MK have extensive experience in working with migrants, because for the long time, the main immigration flows are directed to the so-called Balkan migration route. These are reputable institutions, which are also confronted with the specific needs and expectations of the "new" profile of the migrant. We can confirm that a unified, comparable and professionally supported comprehensive approach, which would generate successful integration approaches, has not yet been established in the partner countries. This is the aim of our project.The purpose of the project is to design and establish a holistic approach for successful integration of migrants, which will allow professionals of different fields of education, social and health care, employment sector and other areas further specific and professional education and training to work with migrants, standardized verification of professional the qualification of professional staff working with migrants, established the basic starting points for the creation of a new national professional competencies "coordinator/counsellor working with migrants" unify practice of working with migrants and created the opportunity for the participation of experts in various fields in the context of coordination networks to work with migrants.Project activities will resulted in the following project results: (1) a program of education and training (E&T) systems of experts in various fields to work with migrants; (2) an updated and upgraded catalog of skills proficiency check for professionals and employees in the field of work migrants; (3) professional basis for a new professional qualification "coordinator/counselor working with migrants"; (4) Guide trainers/training providers; (5) The model of co-ordination network of experts on the integration of migrants. Objectives of project activities and the final results of the project generate a synergetic effects at three basic levels:1. At the level of the target groups and other actors such as the empowerment of professional staff and employees of different areas and institutions with key professional competencies in education and training programs for work with migrants within integration efforts. It also represent an opportunity for intensifying knowledge networking and professional cooperation of experts in various fields. 2. At the environment level as a unifying and upgrade different practices and approaches of work at local, regional, national and transnational, which will be integrated responded to the needs of "new" profile of a migrant in their integration. It will also be an opportunity for the creation and understanding human and multicultural society that goes beyond discrimination, marginalization and stereotyping of migrants;3. On the institutional level as the strengthening of structural capital about the phenomenon "new" profile of a migrant in the project also to involved all the institutions and have the opportunity to establish continuity institutional cooperation of different countries.The project will use relevant qualitative and quantitative methods.Key activities of the project are: (1) a snapshot of identification of environmental interests and examples of good practice in the partner countries; (2) Preparation for the starting points of E&T program for work with migrants, to update the catalog of knowledge proficiency check professional staff and for the preparation of new national professional qualification' coordinator/counselor working with migrants, for the establishment of coordination network of experts for integration of migrants ( 3) training of specialists, (4) pilot implementing of new program education and training systems to work with migrant and coordinating a network of experts on the integration of migrants (5) evaluation of the pilot implementation, (6) manufacture, use and durability of following project results, (7) communication, promotion and dissemination, and (8) the completion of the project.
Social Chamber of Slovenia as the leading partner of the project Holistic approach of successful integration of migrants has together with strategic partners Internationaler Bund eV, Croatian Red Cross, SOS Children's Village Macedonia, Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Vocational Education and Training and Gerontological research Institute, created five results, with which we can answer the social changes connected with phenomenon of integration of migrants into new environments and the needs of empowerment of experts with key professional competences for successful integration of migrants. The migrant issue claims proactive response of societies that must search for optimal deliverance in international and holistic way. Successful integration of migrants must be grounded on holistic approach, which originates from professional qualified expertise in the field of migrants and abide included participators. All five final results of the project co-design optimal model of integrational approach for successful integration of migrants on the fields of education, social and health care, civil service, labour, employment and other fields, founded by the needs of the “new” migrant profile. Unified, comparable and holistic approach is innovative, just because until now, there was nothing alike established in project partner countries. Partnership collaboration created new, useful and united solutions for all participators in the integrational process of migrants. Main project activities were: (1) identification environment’s interests and overlook of good examples of practice in partner countries; (2) to set basis for the program, catalogue of knowledge, profession and coordination network; (3) to qualify professionals; (4) performed pilot program; (5) assessment of performed pilot program; (6) production of final project results; (7) communication, promotion and distribution of final project results; (8) end of the project. We have built final project results through the prism of identification of environment’s interests, examples of good practices from partner’s countries, qualification of professionals and through performed pilot project. On project meetings with project partners we participated to project results, which was created: (1) a program of education and training systems of experts in the fields to work with migrants; (2) catalogue of skills for working in the programs in the field of counselling, psychosocial help for migrants, asylum seekers, refugees, foreigners; (3) professional basis for a new professional qualification “cultural mediator”; (4) Guide trainers/training providers; (5) the model of co-ordination network of experts on the integration of migrants. With objectives of project activities and the final results of the project, we generated a synergetic effects at three basic levels: 1. At the level of the target group we (expertise from different fields of working with migrants) created key professional competencies through the program and through catalogue of knowledge. Coordination network straightened network of connection and professional collaboration of the expertise from different fields of working with migrants. In this context there already is active Section of organisations on the field of migrant integration. 2. With project results at the environment level we created unifying and upgrading different cases of good practices on the local, regional, national and transnational level. With which we achieved responsiveness on the needs of “new profile of a migrant” and other activities for his successful integration into new social environments. All project results can be transferable into all partner countries. 3. With project results on the institutional level we also strengthened structural capital on the phenomenon of a “new migrant profile”. Institutions from different partner countries included in the project have already through the time of project established collaboration and have recognized the necessity of it. Program as a catalogue of knowledge provides united testing of qualification of expertise. Profession has expressed a strong need for a new profession “cultural mediator” for which we set basis. All general, technical libraries and institution, which work on the field of migrant integration, have received the guide. Coordination network supports and builds institutional collaboration on the field of migrant integration in different countries.