Education trade unions support the inclusion of refugees and migrants

The European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE) launched a new project entitled “In and Through Education: Education Trade Unions support the inclusion of refugees and migrants”.

The project is co-funded by the European Commission and will run for 2 years, from November 2023 until October 2025. Its aim is to strengthen the capacity of the education trade unions to provide specific support to their affiliates on the inclusion of refugees and migrants in the education system, building on the findings of the joint ETUCE – EFEE project “European Sectoral Social Partners in Education promoting effective integration of migrants and refugees in education” (2017-2019).

Key research aims of the project include:

• to identify the main challenges and needs of the teaching profession in the context of the national education system across Europe regarding the inclusion of refugees and migrants in education and the impact of the big intake of refugees and migrants on teachers’ and other education personnel’s working conditions;
• to identify specific professional needs of teachers, academics and other education personnel regarding the inclusion of refugee learners in the education system;
• to identify education trade unions’ actions and practices on supporting and building the capacity and knowledge of their affiliates to address the inclusion of refugees and migrants in the education systems.

An online course (MOOC) will also be produced for education trade unions, focused on addressing the inclusion of refugees and migrants in and through education, with additional focus on refugees from Ukraine.

Learn more about the project and its expected outputs.