INTEGRO
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NICEM plan INTEGRO Stakeholder Forum
The conclusion of the Northern Ireland pilot project on employment and employability barriers to integration saw three community leaders from the Alliance of Filipino Communities, the Kenyan Association of NI and the former Ethnic Minority Empowerment Association represent the views and experiences of Third Country Nationals at the INTEGRO closing conference in Nicosia, Cyprus in May 2015. At the conference, all NICEM European partners came together to share knowledge and expertise based on the outcomes of their various pilot projects.
NICEM will work with black and minority ethnic-led community groups and activists to continue the strong work of the INTEGRO pilot project and plans to have a first meeting in Autumn 2015 of a new INTEGRO Forum on Employment and Employability issues, particularly recognition of qualifications and work experience and the current ESOL provision in Northern Ireland.
To register you interest in the INTEGRO Forum, please contact Patrick on 028 9023 8645.
NICEM implement INTEGRO pilot project across Northern Ireland during February and March 2015
NICEM have a wide-ranging programme of events that focus on employment as a barrier to integration for Third Country (Non-EU) Nationals planned during February - April 2015. These events are open to all statutory, community and voluntary orgs as well as local government, migrant and local communities - especially Third Country (Non-EU) Nationals.
Throughout April, NICEM are also organising outreach events to raise awareness with employers and employee bodies from all sectors in the themes covered by the INTEGRO project on employment and employability barriers to integration of Third Country (non-EU) nationals. We will update on this strand of the programme via this INTEGRO page.
Past events:
The Migrant Worker’s Support Unit at the Irish Congress of Trade Unions will run a ‘Challenging Racism - Promoting Rights’ training residential in association with NICEM as part of the INTEGRO programme on 21st and 22nd March. ***** All places on this training have been filled*****
INTEGRO Policy Seminar (Wellington Park Hotel, Belfast) - Thursday 19th March from 10.30-1pm followed by lunch. (ENDED)
Belfast (Indian Community Centre) - ‘Recognition of Qualifications and Work Experience’ with the participation of Volunteer Now and All State NI - Saturday 7th March 11-1pm (ENDED)
Craigavon (Brownlow Community Hub) - ‘Workplace Discrimination’ facilitated by NICEM with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions NI and UNISON - Wednesday 4th March 11-1pm (ENDED)
L/Derry (St Columb’s Park House) - ‘Glass Ceiling for Ethnic Minorities’ - Saturday 21st Feb 11-1pm (ENDED)
UPDATE (21.02.15): NICEM North West host first INTEGRO roadshow
NICEM North West hosted the first event in our INTEGRO programme this morning with a workshop identifying practical ways to strategically address employment barriers to integration and career progression for Third Country Nationals.
The event, ‘Glass Ceiling for Ethnic Minorities’ was opened by Derry City Deputy Mayor Alderman Gary Middleton, who highlighted the greater opportunity the new super-councils in Northern Ireland provide for elected representatives to work more closely with black and minority ethnic communities.
The Deputy Mayor Alderman Gary Middleton opened the first roadshow of the month-long INTEGRO programme this morning in St Columb’s Park House. He is pictured here with members of the Hindu Association, Kabalikat in NW and Ethnic Minority Empowerment Association together with the NICEM North West team and Mark Durkan MP (Foyle).
Update: Second INTEGRO partner Newsletter
To view the second INTEGRO partner Newsletter, please click HERE
Update: ‘Voices for Change: Mapping the Views of BME people on Integration and their Sense of Belonging in Northern Ireland’
Click the links to access our report into the integration reality of BME living in Northern Ireland. This report was commissioned by NICEM as a key part of the INTEGRO project.
Report: VOICES FOR CHANGE - NICEM 2014 Press release: ‘Voices for Change’ - NICEM launch integration report Launch Powerpoint Presentation: Launch presentation 28.11.14
Report co-authors together with community representatives and Keynote Speaker Anna Lo MLA at the launch of ‘Voices for Change’ (L-R Olga Rankin, Sheila Rogers, Anna Lo MLA, Geraldine Scullion, John Amorante A. Bao and Uwem Otong)
EVENT: November 28th 2014
NICEM will launch ‘Voices for Change: Mapping the Views of BME people on Integration and their Sense of Belonging in Northern Ireland’ on Friday 28th February at 14:45 at Belfast’s Crescent Arts Centre (2-4 University Rd). The launch of this report will be supported by a panel discussion with community members from the INTEGRO stakeholder group across Northern Ireland who will expand on the regional research findings from their perspective as Third Country Nationals. Digital copies of the report will be available for download from November 28th by checking this section of the website, and our E-Library. Full details by clicking: Integration Mapping Report Launch For more info on the INTEGRO project please contact 028 9023 8645
Update: November 2014
It has been a productive time for the INTEGRO project, with our final transnational workshop providing the opportunity to consolidate our pilot projects with the support of ENAR and strengthen the INTEGRO partnership as we look towards our closing conference event and publication in May 2015.
More information on the workshop is here: Documentation Transnational Workshop Vienna
The ENAR toolkit that supports the partners in developing their project is here: http://tiny.cc/g77tpx
The first meeting of the Stakeholder Advisory Group also took place on November 20th, with membership from governmental, statutory and trade unions providing a wide range of expertise to develop the pilot project on employment and employability issues.
Update: August 2014
INTEGRO partners spent an intensive three days in Berlin for peer review of the design of the pilot integration projects with reference to the ENAR toolkit ‘Working on Integration at Local Level’. You can view the documentation of this partner meeting by clicking this link: Documentation Transnational Workshop Berlin
NICEM will now work to refine the pilot project and develop an implementation timeline whilst working to identify key stakeholders. If you would like to stay involved in INTEGRO, please contact 9023 8645.
Update: July 2014
Members of the INTEGRO Stakeholder Group enjoyed a lively exchange on employment and employability issues as we work on the design of a pilot integration project for Third Country Nationals. We are asking non-EU nationals who haven’t already done so to add their experiences to our short, anonymous, survey by visiting www.surveymonkey.com/s/INTEGRO2014
Next week, NICEM will meet with the European partner organisations in Berlin to share knowledge, experiences, good practice and peer review our pilot projects. Please bookmark this page for continued updates on INTEGRO, or call 028 9023 8645.
Update: June 2014
We are busy preparing for our stakeholders exchange event on the design and development of our pilot integration project, supported by the findings of our INTEGRO mapping exercise. This is planned to take place at the European Commission Building in Belfast on Monday, 30th June. If you would like more information, please contact 9023 8645
Update: First INTEGRO partner Newsletter
To view the first INTEGRO partner Newsletter, please click HERE
Update: May 2014
NICEM are the lead partner in a consortium representing Northern Ireland, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic and Cyprus, guided by the ENAR Toolkit on Integration. The INTEGRO project works to explore the political, social, economic, cultural inclusion and participation of third country nationals in Northern Ireland. NICEM have recently completed consultation with regional stakeholders from non-EU countries to inform the development of a pilot integration project, with events taking place during April and May 2014 at our NICEM regional offices informed by a concurrent survey exploring ‘Integration and a Sense of Belonging’.
In encouraging individuals to identify and prioritise the main issues, key concerns have been raised by non-EU nationals across Northern Ireland around access to training and employment, recognition of qualifications and discrimination in the workplace. The issues highlighted in these regional workshops will be used to develop a practical integration pilot project that takes into account the different realities of migration and integration for non-EU/Third Country Nationals living in Northern Ireland. To express your interest in the project or to learn more, please call 028 9023 8645
Please bookmark this page for updates relating to the INTEGRO project in Northern Ireland
