Integration trainings for immigrants : strengths, challenges and needs for its improvement
Sutidze-Haveri, Mariam (2020)
Sutidze-Haveri, Mariam
2020
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020111923315
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020111923315
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Finland has experienced accelerating migration in recent years. Immigrant population has become more diverse. Compared to earlier times newcomers have moved to Finland for rather various reasons from different parts of the world. Increasing and diverse immigrant population has driven researches examining the effects of integration trainings to promote social inclusion of foreigners.
This study joined urgent discussion on the topic with the goal to explain integration trainings efficiency. The research aimed to describe strengths of integration measures, scrutinize challenges and present identified needs for improving its functionality.
The analysis is based on face-to-face interviews with 22 respondents. The sample represented the whole group of 14 experts working with immigrants at Employment and Economic Development Office in Tampere, 3 teachers and 5 management representatives from 4 training providers what depicted all levels of modularized trainings.
Research findings indicated that integration trainings were efficient for motivated skilled immigrant learners with no particular needs. However, results showed that integration services were not ample for heterogeneous customer groups. Furthermore, the study proved that rigid training schedule, limited courses, and fixed number of learners to enroll in groups, reduced flexibility in service selection and negatively affected use of the fullest potential. Overall, the findings reflected the general stance that outcomes of integration trainings depended on many factors and only those services were not enough to achieve all set objectives.
Those results show that in order to make integration trainings more efficient, it is necessary to provide versatile services and various options considering the stages of integration and diversity of immigrant customers. In addition, objectives must be reconsidered to delineate realistic expectations and goals for trainings.
This study joined urgent discussion on the topic with the goal to explain integration trainings efficiency. The research aimed to describe strengths of integration measures, scrutinize challenges and present identified needs for improving its functionality.
The analysis is based on face-to-face interviews with 22 respondents. The sample represented the whole group of 14 experts working with immigrants at Employment and Economic Development Office in Tampere, 3 teachers and 5 management representatives from 4 training providers what depicted all levels of modularized trainings.
Research findings indicated that integration trainings were efficient for motivated skilled immigrant learners with no particular needs. However, results showed that integration services were not ample for heterogeneous customer groups. Furthermore, the study proved that rigid training schedule, limited courses, and fixed number of learners to enroll in groups, reduced flexibility in service selection and negatively affected use of the fullest potential. Overall, the findings reflected the general stance that outcomes of integration trainings depended on many factors and only those services were not enough to achieve all set objectives.
Those results show that in order to make integration trainings more efficient, it is necessary to provide versatile services and various options considering the stages of integration and diversity of immigrant customers. In addition, objectives must be reconsidered to delineate realistic expectations and goals for trainings.