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Labour market integration of asylum seekers and refugees

Invitation to the symposium on 10 March 2016 at TIETZ

In cooperation with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, the Chemnitz Adult Education Centre is organising a symposium on Thursday, 10 March 2016, 10 am - 5 pm, at which strategies for the professional integration of asylum seekers and refugees will be developed and discussed. As a representative of the media, you are cordially invited to attend the symposium.

Petra Köpping, Minister of State for Equality and Integration, will give a presentation on labour market policy approaches for the integration of asylum seekers in Saxony. The municipal challenges of integrating asylum seekers into the labour market in Chemnitz will be the subject of a panel discussion with representatives from politics, administration, chambers and associations.

Programme:

10:00 a.m.Opening
Grit Echevin, Director of the Adult Education Centre
10:05 a.m.Welcome address
Mayor Philipp Rochold
10:10 a.m.Labour market policy approaches to the integration of asylum seekers in Saxony Minister of State for Equality and Integration Petra Köpping
10:45 a.m.Legal framework for the access of asylum seekers to the labour market
Daniela Wagenknecht, Employment Agency
11:30 a.m.Model projects for early labour market integration
Andre Kostov, Dresden Employment Agency
12:15 pmSnack
13:00 hrsRecognition of qualifications of asylum seekers and adaptation qualifications
Juliane Münzner, IQ Network Saxony
13:45 hrsVocational training for young asylum seekers
Kai Utech, HWK
14:30 hrsCompany initiatives for the integration of asylum seekers into the labour market
Sabine Kunze, IHK
15:00 hrsCoffee break
15:30 hrs

Panel discussion
Municipal challenges in the labour market integration of asylum seekers in Chemnitz with:

Angelika Hugel, Chemnitz Employment Agency;
Sabine Kunze, IHK
Rolf Hron, DGB Chairman Southwest Saxony
City of Chemnitz, Grit Heinig, Social Welfare Office
Mariela Xhana, Saxony Refugee Council

17:00 hrsEnd of the conference

For further information please contact:
Gerd Kurbjuhn
Chemnitz Adult Education Centre, Head of the Society Department
Telephone: 0371 488-4321
E-mail: kurbjuhn(at)vhs-chemnitz.de

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