Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft für politisch-kulture l le Bildung in Brandenburg e. V .

1. Two examples of current validation practices to establish informal and non-formal acquired competences of migrants and refugees in Germany  Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft für politisch-kulturelle Bildung in Brandenburg e. V.

2. Table of contents • Vocational training center (Chamber of Crafts Potsdam) – “vocational orientation and skill assessment for refugees” • IQ Network Brandenburg – “competence assessment” • Sources

3. Chamber of Crafts Potsdam * * *Insight into the vocational training center

4. Chamber of Crafts Potsdam • Curricula: • Insight into six vocational areas: • Metalworking • Electrical engineering • Welding • Plumbing, heating and air conditioning • Woodworking • Painting • Focus on a first rough competency assessment in technical, methodological and social dimensions • Costs: • 2.637,60 €/ Course • Duration 6 Weeks • Supported by the employment agency • Language skills: • Not necessarily needed • Interpreter will be available

5. Chamber of Crafts Potsdam • Assesment: • For each participant, the training supervisor creates a competency profile • Each participant can be individually assessed and a recommendation can be issued • Six weeks of assessment in workshops (in which they run through six areas • provided) by the training supervisor followed by an assessment in written form to • the Job Centre

6. Chamber of Crafts Potsdam • The approval of the assessment of the refugees is based on the reputation of • the Chamber of Crafts and their training supervisors. • No certificate • Training supervisors can connect refugees with companies: • over 50%, rest by Job Center; e.g. Refugee with no knowledge of the German • language was connected via bilateral agreement to a company in where he works • as a welder now • Good chances of a further stay in Germany because of the possible dual vocational • education

7. Assessment form with: • Course name • Occupational area • Course nr. • Name of the training supervisor • Course length • Specific assessment points • Previous acknowledges of the participant

8. e.g. Metalworking

10. Chamber of Crafts Potsdam The practical activities cover six areas: Metalworking (Processing of pipes, sheets and profiles; Compliance with fit and shape accuracy; Handling of different measuring techniques) Electrical engineering (Construction of smaller circuits; Selection and cutting of the necessary materials; Measuring electrical quantities) Welding (Learn about the different welding processes and welding machines; Attach the staples to steel sheets and place the first weld seams)

11. Chamber of Crafts Potsdam Plumbing, heating and air conditioning (Machining and forming of different pipe materials; Manufacture of pipe joints and the handling of different materials; Manufacture of internal and external threads) Woodworking (Working with typical carpentry tools and machines; Exercises in the tapping and grooving of wood materials; Manufacture of wood products) Painting (Learn about color, shape and design; Designing color schemes on paper and wooden boards; Learning the different techniques)

12. Chamber of Crafts Potsdam • Problems: • Problems of motivation, volatile residence, other restrictions of the refugees • Acquisition of new refugee trainees: • Dual education system in Germany ≠ instant employment • Vocational orientation aims to bring refugees into a apprentice position; Refugees • want to instantly start working in a full-time job • Assessment only in craftsman's trade

13. IQ Network Brandenburg

14. IQ Network Brandenburg • Sub-project of the International Chamber of Commerce ICC • Curricula: • Initial consulting, - COC - Competence-oriented consulting • Competency assessment, interview, IT test, if necessary in workshops   • Counseling on career prospects on possible qualifications and trainings for employability     • Coaching and assistance with entry into work / training / qualification • Assessment based on German training regulations • Language skills: • German A1 – A2 ; B1 – B2 • No interpreter available

15. IQ Network Brandenburg • Costs: • Government founded (Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Federal agency for work) • Target group/aims: • Migrants and refugees with non-formal qualifications • Aims to capture pre-acquired competences • The participants should be able to take the next steps towards a qualified employment • The project provides a practical trial of competences acquired in workshops / factories • Intends to involve chambers and companies in their implementation

16. IQ Network Brandenburg • Assessment: • Module 1: Competence-oriented counseling / skills development for migrants: • Strengthen the self-confidence of the participating persons and uncover their potential • Module 2: Job-specific competence assessment – theoretically; • Module 3: Job-specific competence assessment – practically: • Systematic recording and documentation of skills and informal competences as well as their evaluation, verification and certification • Module 4: Consulting and Coaching: • Increasing the employability of the participating persons

17. IQ Network Brandenburg Practical example for occupational competence assessment for the profession "Painter”

18. Competence matrix: Competence profile visually refurbished Self-assessment External assessment Needed competencies Available competencies

19. Competence profile: • 1=low; 5=high • Sense of responsibility • Stress management • Communication skills • Team skills • Intercultural acting • Flexibility and mobility • Management skills • Pedagogical skills • Creative skills Self-assessment | External assessment

26. IQ Network Brandenburg • Indices: • Competence assessment of refugees • 2016: 60 • 2017: 180 (forecast) • Job-related assessment: • 2016: 30 • 2017: 90 (forecast) • Assistance/Coaching • 2016: 15 • 2017: 60 (forecast) • Problems: • Acquisition of new attendees • Aptitude of the attendees (e.g. Language skills) • Obligation of the process • Cooperation structures

27. Sources Vocational orientation and skill assessment for refugees: URL:https://www.hwk-potsdam.de/kurse/berufsorientierung-und-eignungsfeststellung-fuer-fluechtlinge-9,0,coursedetail.html?id=261739&search-onr=9 (last accessed: 10.05.17) Competence assessment: URL:http://www.brandenburg.netzwerk-iq.de/2241.html?&L=4 (last accessed: 10.05.17) International Chamber of Commerce – main project site: URL:https://www.ihk-projekt.de/unsere-projekte/national/06-iq-brandenburg/ (last accessed: 10.05.17)