Aiming Higher: Policies to Get Immigrants into Middle-skilled Work in Europe

This report examines the labor market progression of recent immigrants in six EU countries and analyzes policies related to integration and workforce development, with a focus on public employment services and language and vocational training. There is clearly no quick fix to the problem of immigran...

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Published in:Policy File 2014
Main Authors: Benton, Meghan, Sumption, Madeleine, Alsvik, Kristine, Fratzke, Susan, Kuptsch, Christiane, Papdemetriou, Demetrios G
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Immigration
Labor force/Employment
Migration Policy Institute
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Summary:This report examines the labor market progression of recent immigrants in six EU countries and analyzes policies related to integration and workforce development, with a focus on public employment services and language and vocational training. There is clearly no quick fix to the problem of immigrants stuck in low-skilled jobs or unemployment. A dearth of evaluations also has hindered progress, suggesting a need for sophisticated, long-term monitoring to better understand what makes programs successful.