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Enhancing Migrant Employability in Seville: Recognizing Foreign Diplomas & Self-Employment Workshops

Addressing overqualification among migrant workers in Seville through tailored workshops on recognizing foreign diplomas and self-employment opportunities, aimed at improving job prospects and promoting economic sustainability.

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Enhancing Migrant Employability in Seville: Recognizing Foreign Diplomas & Self-Employment Workshops

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  1. FoundationSEVILLA ACOGE REALISE Project 2011/2012/2013

  2. CURRENT SITUATION • EconomicCircunstances • UnemploymentRate • LabourMarket • Competitionwithskillednationalworkers • Project implementation in a criticalmomentwithlittlepoliticalfocusoverthismatterduetomanyotherurgentissues

  3. SEVILLE’S DIAGNOSIS • Duetothestructure of theAndalusianLabourMarket, theoverqualificationaffectsworkers in general but in the case of migrantsthere are furtherhandicaps. • Themostrepresentative sectores in theAndalusiaLabourmarketrequirelow-skilledmanpower, such as agriculture, tourism, constructionindustry…

  4. Causes forOVERQUALIFICATION • Stereotypes • Migrants are stigmatized • Theimmigrationlawitself • Migrantseconomicproblems • Proceedingsforrecognition of foreign diplomas

  5. PILOT INTERVENTIONS Havingregardthecurrentcontext and causes wehavedecidedtoimplementthefollowingactions: Trainningworkshopstoenhanceemployability: • Recognition of Foreign Diplomas Workshop • SelfemploymentWorkshop

  6. Recognition of foreign diplomas Whatwill I gainbyhaving my diploma officiallyapproved? • I willbeabletoapplyforhighskilledjobsvacancies. • I can comply my immediateneeds and at thesame time I can worktowards my longtermprofessionalgoals.

  7. Selfemployment WhySelfemployment? • Becausethere are littlejoboffers • Because 95% of spanishcompanies are SME. • Because6% of selfemployedbusinesses are runbyimmigrants.

  8. WorkshopsOutcomes • Migrantworkerswillbebettermotivated and betterpreparedto cope withsuchanincreasinglydemanding and competitivelabourmarket. • Migrantswillgainanimperativetoolwhichwillallowthemtoaccesshighskilledjoboffers. • Migrantswillhavetheappropriateknowledgetobecomeselfemployed, a posible optionagainstsuch a severeunemploymentrate.

  9. Workshops IMPLEMENTATION Havealreadybeenimplementedundertheframework of a ongoing and broaderLabourGuidanceprogram SUSTEINABILITY • GuaranteedbytheLabourGuidanceProgramwithfundsfromAndalucia Regional Government.

  10. Workshops Recomendationstootherpractionerswhowouldliketoimplementthesameactions: . Tocomplementtheseinterventionswithotherexistingactionsfosteredbythe local government, relatedwithemploymentissues. . Toadopt in parallel a motivationalstrategy; . Implementation of a follow up strategy; . Raiseawarenessamongstmigrants of theimportance of a wider and diverse net of contacts.

  11. Unitedin Diversity Unitingwithoutconfusing Distinguishingwithoutsegregating

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