en fr

European Centre for Modern Languages

How to help adult migrants develop work-related language skills - a quick guide

Language skills and employment are both crucial to the successful integration of adult migrants. These two enablers are related. Migrants need language skills to find suitable employment and then progress at work. Employment can help migrants to develop their language skills. Migrants who arrive with the language skills and qualifications they need to secure quality employment may require little further support. For the many other migrants who arrive with limited language skills and no recognised qualifications, support to develop work-related language skills is vital. This short resource offers guidance on how to provide that support.



Quelles sont les compétences langagières en lien avec le travail ? Les compétences langagières au travail De quel niveau de compétences langagières pour le travail les migrants ont-ils besoin ? Méthodes pour aider les migrants à développer leurs compétences langagières pour et par le travail Quelle expertise pour aider les migrants à développer des compétences langagières pour et par le travail ? Que savons-nous sur l’apprentissage d’une langue ? Les freins à l’apprentissage de la langue pour les migrants Alphabétisation et apprentissage de la langue en lien avec le travail Leviers à l’apprentissage de la langue pour les migrants Aider les migrants à apprendre en dehors de la salle de cours Prendre garde au piège bas salaire / pratique limitée de la langue Encourager l’apprentissage sur le lieu de travail Comment obtenir le soutien des responsables et managers de proximité ? Quelques pistes concrètes pour soutenir l’apprentissage de la langue sur le lieu de travail D’autres pistes pour développer les compétences langagières en lien avec le travail



What are work-related language skills? How do people use language skills at work? What level of work-related language skills do migrants need? How can you help migrants to develop work-related language skills? What expertise do you need to help migrants develop work-related language skills? What do we know about language learning? Barriers: What makes it difficult for migrants to develop language skills? Why might literacy be an issue in work-related language learning? Enablers: What helps migrants to develop language skills? How can you help migrants to learn outside of the classroom? What is the low-pay, limited-language trap? Why is it important to support language learning at work? How can you gain the support of managers? What practical ways are there to support language learning at work? Where can you find out more about how to develop work-related language skills?

Download

Download the guide in Bulgarian, Croatian, Dutch, English, French, German, Irish, Italian, Spanish and Swedish

Who is this guide for?

This guide is for professionals supporting the linguistic integration of adult migrants, including professionals working in the fields of

language learning for adult migrants
integration programmes for adult migrants
vocational education and training
adult education
human resources
labour market support services.

Would you like to translate the guide into your language? If so, please let us know via the contact form.