The project aimed at closing the skills gap between the theoretical qualifications of NEWLY ARRIVED MIGRANTS WITH A NURSE DEGREE (TARGET GROUP) and the requirements of the CARE INSTITUTIONS (BENEFICIARIES) of the new home country including work based language skills and missing intercultural competences and motivational aspects which allow a better integration and a more efficient onboarding of newly arrived migrant workers. This was designed as a flexible learning offer adapted to the learning needs of the target group (blended learning translated into an mobile app). As outlined above the occupational group of HELPERS were facing similar problems in regards to the integration in the work place in a new home country. The project consortium therefore highlighted the existing similarities within the curriculum (project result 1) so that a SECOND TARGET GROUP namely CARE HELPERS within the health care sector could benefit from the project results too (Result 2-3: Health Care 4.0. Audiovisual material and Mobile App). The PROJECT THEREFORE CONTRIBUTEd TO INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY IN VET AS WELL AS INNOVATION AND THE ADAPTATION OF VET TO LABOUR MARKET NEEDS and increased the flexibility of opportunities in VET.
The demographic development had led to an increased need of labour in the Health care sector. At the same time Germany and many other European countries suffered of a shortage of skilled labour in this sector. Even though there are initiatives to qualify staff within the country the current and future demand of qualified staff cannot be covered without recruiting personnel abroad. But Care Institutions, who recruit care professionals from abroad, reported back that even professionals with a degree in the health sector are not appropriately qualified for the daily work routine in Germany. This is because requirements and daily work routine in care institutions do differ between countries. The obstacles of newly arrived migrants to integrate smoothly in the new world of work can be summarized as followed: - Work related skills gaps due to differing work requirements in new home countries - Work related language skills gaps - Cultural differences- newly- arrived migrants- people with linguistic adaptation and cultural inclusion difficulties - Social barriers = social adjustment difficulties such as limited social competences in regards to the customs in the new home country- an especially sensitive topic in the health care sector.