Our REST project comes to an end. We can look back on a busy, eventful and, above all, successful time.
Read about our achievements in our fourth newsletter!
Celebrating Successful Inclusion of Migrants and Refugees
In the past months, the project partners piloted the REST training courses in six European countries covering legal and administrative aspects of refugees’ and migrants’ employment, strategies to support their inclusion in the workplace and management of international work teams.
On the 23rd of October, the partners met in Palermo for their fifth meeting and the final REST conference.
The event was dedicated to social and occupational dimension of refugees’ and migrants’ integration where we presented the REST project and its results to over 50 attendees. We shared some real-life success stories of refugees’ and migrants’ integration and discussed good practices from different countries.
During the final ceremony, we awarded the REST Label to recognise the efforts of local enterprises that have committed to the inclusion of refugees or people with migration background and that promote diversity and an inclusive working climate.
The awarded enterprises were Sartoria Sociale and Moltivolti, whose success story is documented in a short video.
Get the REST label!
The REST label recognises organisations that promote an inclusive working climate and diversity at the workplace.
Does your organisation employ a refugee or a person with migration background and promotes diversity and an inclusive working climate?
Let your stakeholders know about it – get the REST Label!
The REST label is a European quality label that provides a clear signal that your organisation has not only committed to hiring refugees or people with migration background but to apply approaches to successfully integrate them at the workplace.
It demonstrates to your employees, clients, customers, suppliers, etc. that your organisation is committed to implement comprehensive strategies to promote diversity and an inclusive working climate.
Get the REST label and show the world what your organisation’s values are!
For application details and the submission form CLICK HERE
REST newsletter no.3
Do you want to know what`s new in the REST project and get a clearer picture of our training measures and how to participate?
Make sure that you do read our third newsletter!
REST workshops for enterprises
The REST team is offering six different face-to-face workshops for enterprises to assist the job integration of refugees.
The workshops are offered in six European regions during summer and autumn 2018:
- Athens, Greece
- Kassel, Germany
- Palermo, Italy
- Roubaix, France
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- Wien, Austria
If you do want to participate in one of the workshops please register to our REST community to receive further information.
REST newsletter no. 2
You want to see the results of our REST stocktaking phase at one glance? Check out our second newsletter!
Meeting enterprises in Kassel
On 31.08.17 the Landkreis Kassel invited representatives of regional enterprises for an after-work event, where the REST idea was presented and discussed. The CEO of on regional enterprise gave an interesting insight on how he succeeded in overcoming initital challenges such as language problems, legal issues and fear. He underlined that one needs some additional time and patience at the beginning of the process but that it can be very rewarding to give a refugee the chance to work in an enterprise.
Support system for enterprises
Currently the REST team is developing the REST support system consisting of face-to-face workshops, coaching support and the REST online platform. These activities will take thew whole summer and autumn. Results are expected for December 2017, when the team meets for their third partner meeting in Vienna.
In Spring 2018 the implementation phase will start, during which enterprises and organisations get the opportunity to participate in the workshops and profit of coaching and support offers and online platform.
2nd Partner Meeting in Roubaix
On July 6th/7th , 2017, the partners met for the 2nd time in Roubaix, France. Main focus of the meeting was to gather the preliminary results of the stocktaking in every participating country and derive the content and topics for the REST support system.
Every partner had already conducted a desk research to identify successful integration measures in enterprises as well as various interviews with employers and integration experts. In extensive discussions the frameworks in all participating countries were analysed and compared. The team was able to identify common topics of interest in every country. These are related intercultural competences, legal aspects and mentoring. Nevertheless, it was obvious that the REST support system with its modular approach needs to allow for national specifications to meet the specific local needs and challenges. As a result the REST team drafted and agreed on a vision and mission statement for the project.
Become part of the REST Community
If you are interested in the free of charge REST support, coaching and training that will be offered in spring 2018 register to our REST community to receive further information.