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Valuing diversity: guidance for labour market integration of migrants

Acknowledgements

This report reflects Cedefop’s efforts to raise awareness of the role that guidance
plays in the labour market integration of immigrants. Particular mention should be
made of Cedefop’s expert Pedro Moreno da Fonseca who drafted this report and
undertook the desk research and analysis on which it is based.
Thanks go to former Cedefop experts Mika Launikari, who initiated the
project, and Angela Musca for the initial work done on the study. Special thanks
are due to Eleonore Schmid (Cedefop senior expert) who provided valuable
comments on the manuscript. Thanks also go to Mara Brugia (Cedefop Head of
Area enhanced cooperation in vocational education and training and lifelong
learning) for her valuable proposals for improvement and for supervising the
work.
Cedefop would like to thank Raimo Vuorinen, coordinator of the European
Lifelong Guidance Policy Network (ELGPN) and the following national
representatives for providing information on the case studies and participating in
the interviews: Judith Fruebing, Peter Hartel, Michaela Marterer, Fotini Vlachaki,
Dimitrios Gaitanis, Hélia Moura, Aleksandra Joma, François Lefranc and
Concetta Fonzo. We also thank Fréderic Viel, Director of Welcome and
Integration at Office Français de l'immigration et de l'intégration (OFII), for the
information kindly supplied.
Cedefop would like to express its gratitude to international guidance experts
Professor Jenny Bimrose from the University of Warwick, Professor Fusun Akkok
from the Middle-East Technical University, Dr Deirdre Hughes (ELGPN) and
Professor Maria Eduarda Duarte from the University of Lisbon for sharing their
expertise, perspectives and knowledge, as well as their participation in
dissemination activities. We would also like to thank Michael Privot from the
European network against racism (ENAR) for sharing the perspectives and work
of the network concerning the integration of immigrants in Europe.
We would also like to thank the promoters and managers of integration
projects across Europe who provided information and clarifications about their
practices, namely: Anna González, Janette Valejo Santes, Cissie Andritsopoulou,
Lauriane Desjardins, Janicce Pigott, Rosina Walter, Kristi Anniste, Stefan Nowak,
Pia Lannerheim, Valda Vilcane and Wiebke Reyels.
Thanks go to Yvonne Noutsia for the technical support in the preparation of
this publication.

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