Teaching young refugees in Germany 2018 YouRNI Karlsruhe 2018 Teaching young refugees in Germany 2018 Eva Götz
The structure of my presentation Refugee situation in Germany 2017/18 (Ausländerzentralregister/Statist. Bundesamt) Educational system and vocational training Language in the workplace and in vocational training
Demographic Numbers Germany 2018: 83 million inhabitants Foreign nationality: 10.6 million Refugees: 1.7 million Refugees with legal refugee status: 1.2 million Population increase in 2017: 0.5 million
Legal situation of refugees Applying for asylum, application pending Political refugees (§16a Grundgesetz) Refugees according to Geneva Convention (permanent or subsidiary/temporary) Denied applicants with exceptional leave to remain Denied applicants waiting for voluntary return or deportation
Development of applications New applications in 2017: 350 000 persons Decrease of 39% between 2016 and 2017 2018: about 13 000 persons per month applying Home countries: Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria Refugee status frequently denied: Afghanistan, Serbia, Albania Highest increase of applications: West African countries, refugee status usually denied
Voluntary return and deportation Voluntary return: 30 000 persons/year, mostly Serbia, Macedonia, Albania Voluntary return Afghanistan: 1 000 persons/year Deportation: 24 000 persons/year Unaccounted persons: ?
Unaccompanied minors Unaccompanied minors in care of the youth welfare services: 2016: 65 000 persons, 2017: 33 000 persons New arrivals: 2016: 13 000 persons, 2017: 4 200 persons 91% males mostly from Afghanistan or Eritrea
Employment of Refugees
Refugees and the labor market 2017 470 000 refugees receive basic security benefits for job seekers (mostly participants in language classes) 185 000 refugees are unemployed and actively looking for work 91000 refugees started employment 275 000 persons from the main home countries in employment (27% of the adult population)
Young refugees in education Most refugees under 16 in regular classes Most young refugees need additional help with language based school work Refugees between 16 and 20 in VABO-classes have decreased (more than 60% decrease in 2017) Young refugees have mostly reached language level A2 or B1
Young refugees between education and vocational training High number of refugees in classes preparing for the first level of school graduation (VABR-classes) Graduation in home country plus B1 German: access to secondary education grade 11 Many refugees under 30 want to do an „Ausbildung“
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