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 pm | Snack |
| 13:00 hrs | Recognition of qualifications of asylum seekers and adaptation qualifications Juliane Münzner, IQ Network Saxony |
| 13:45 hrs | Vocational training for young asylum seekers Kai Utech, HWK |
| 14:30 hrs | Company initiatives for the integration of asylum seekers into the labour market Sabine Kunze, IHK |
| 15:00 hrs | Coffee break |
| 15:30 hrs | Panel discussion Angelika Hugel, Chemnitz Employment Agency; |
| 17:00 hrs | End 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