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Valuing diversity: guidance for labour market integration of migrants

3.2.2. Education outcomes ............................................................... 64
3.3. Closing a gap? ................................................................................... 67
3.3.1. Labour market situation ........................................................... 69
3.3.2. Social integration and participation .......................................... 74

3.4. Key informative elements ................................................................... 76
4. Integration and migration policy ................................................................... 78

4.1. The European Union framework ......................................................... 78
4.1.1. Guidance in the establishment of the integration framework ... 78
4.1.2. Renewal of the integration agenda .......................................... 81
4.2. Guidance in national migration and integration policies ..................... 83
4.2.1. Institutional framework ............................................................ 83
4.2.2. Selection and the rise of point-based systems ........................ 88
4.3. Language and civic programmes: steps towards the development of
CMS ............................................................................................... 93
4.4. Bridging access and skills development: assessment and
recognition .......................................................................................... 96
4.5. Quality issues ................................................................................... 100
4.6. Synthesis of system-level discussion points ..................................... 105

5. Guidance in European integration practices .............................................. 108
5.1. Presentation of case studies............................................................. 108
5.1.1. Case study practices: objectives ........................................... 119
5.1.2. Practitioner skills of and methodologies ................................ 120
5.1.3. Guidance for immigrants ....................................................... 122
5.1.4. Outputs of guidance for immigrant integration ....................... 127

CHAPTER 6. Challenges in guidance for the labour market integration of
immigrants ............................................................................................. 129

6.1. Provision criteria ............................................................................... 129
6.2. Structure and organisation ............................................................... 132
6.3. Quality and adaptability of practices ................................................. 135
6.4. Innovation and guidance in integrating ............................................. 137

7. Lessons learned ........................................................................................ 140
8. Key messages ........................................................................................... 147

8.1. Key messages at system level ......................................................... 147
8.1.1. Cooperation, coordination and commitment at and across
sector and levels of administration ........................................ 147
8.1.2. Cooperation with businesses and social partners .................. 148
8.1.3. European tools to make skills and qualifications visible ......... 149
8.1.4. Promoting early support and bilateral agreements ................ 150

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