Skills for Migrants Entrepreneurs

The background and context of the SME project was based on the idea that migrants or refugees may represent an important workforce for the hosting EU countries and also they could help their economies especially if it could possible to train them to become new entrepreneurs. In an overall ranking by the Migration Policy Group measuring immigrant integration policies in 28 countries, Sweden scored more points than any other country. This result is especially interesting given that Swedish integration policies differ considerably from integration policies applied in other EU countries because the Swedish integration programme is characterized by an increasing number of labour-market related integration measures. But also in Sweden and in our district, the continuing arrivals are creating many problems because, also us, there is a limit in offering job opportunities: so the best solution should be to help the migrants/refugees to create new companies. EU has realized that the integration of immigrants plays a crucial role: Human Capital is a very important key of the innovative performance of regions and countries and the Research has demonstrated that human capital coming from the migration behavior of skilled individuals is a significant source of innovation in host countries The project realized tools to support the integration and the birth of new companies created by skilled migrants through Guides, training on line and reports. In the project there was: - 6 Project Meetings - 1 Joint Staff Training Event - 6 Multiplier Events - 5 Intellectual Outputs. Objective that were realised: - Good examples of activities for social integration of refugees. - Concrete contribution for an innovative education for disadvantaged groups - Real exchange of good practices and cooperation within the field of refugee - Concrete changes in behavior that reflect a positive attitude towards refugees - Increased the staff skills and abilities through JSTE - Developed entrepreneurs skills of migrants - Enhanced the capacity of the organizations working with migrants/refugees - Developed networks and links at local, national and international level. - Developed cross-border communication and collaboration. - Improved the knowledge of different cultures - Fostered equity, social cohesion & active citizenship - Promoted a modern dynamic, environment inside the organizations - Increased quality of actions. The activities carried out within the framework of the project had a profound impact on local, regional, national and international level. The dissemination spread widely the project results and outcomes by promoting and raising the awareness on the project to stakeholders by a specific plan: - Each partner promoted the project in its websites, networks and stakeholder audience - Creation of a project Logo and use of the Programme logo and written mention as requested by EC to publicly acknowledge the support received in all project outcomes - Creation of an online website collecting all project materials and details about the activities carried out - Production and distribution of project leaflets - Elaboration of specific mailing list of end users/potential interested people for regular dissemination activities - Creation of an intensive press & web campaign - Television & radio broadcasts - Production and distribution of newsletters - Intensive use of the Facebook group and Facebook page (updating the work progress, activities and sharing materials available online) - Use of other tools of communications (maling lists, whatsapp, messenger, etc.) - Press conferences to be organised in the project meetings - Press releases to be sent to all media - Messages sent to European networks - Distribution of the e-books of the best practices - Online platform containing all the project's tools - Use of the Erasmus + Dissemination Platforms - Publish the materials on EPALE (ePlatform for Adult Learning in EU) and other EU platforms