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Valuing diversity: guidance for labour market integration of migrants

CHAPTER 2.
Study methodology and implementation

While also addressing general programmes and methodologies aimed at
immigrants, the strategies and practices analysed in this study gives preference
to the following three subgroups of third-country immigrants:
(a) youth attempting to enter the labour market;
(b) unemployed low-skilled immigrants;
(c) low-skilled women.

The study was carried out in four stages:
(a) analysis of structural characteristics of the migrant inflow to the EU through
statistical analysis, background research and literature review;
(b) exploratory interviews with national and international guidance experts;
(c) analysis of the data collected via questionnaire, sent to the ELGPN national
delegates and promoter organisations, on national and regional cases;
(d) consultation with relevant stakeholders and final analysis.
The first stage took into account European and country-level reports on the
origins and flows of the immigrant population, as well as corresponding education
and labour market outcomes in the host countries (also considers mismatch
phenomena). Resources analysed included Cedefop, Eurofound, ELGPN,
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, organisation for economic
cooperation and development, international labour organisation, international
maritime organisation, ENAR, European migration network, European website for
integration databases, studies and reports, EU policy and strategy documents,
Eurostat statistics, and professional literature (articles, research papers, project
reports).
The second stage of the study consisted of a series of exploratory interviews
with national and international experts, with two fundamental aims:
(a) assessing the current state of play in terms of policy initiatives in guidance
for third-country immigrants across Europe and its connection with national
State integration frameworks;
(b) assessing the current position in terms of multicultural methodologies and
their effectiveness.

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