Embrace project

Embrace toolkit ready for use (in Dutch)

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EMBRACE TOOLKIT IS READY FOR USE!
After almost three years of dedicated work the eight partners of the Embrace project from Italy, Spain, France, Denmark, The Netherlands and Germany, are proud to present the innovative methodology developed to identify, document and validate non-­formal and informal competences acquired anywhere by migrants in order to improve their opportunities and access into the European labour market, especially in the agri-­food sector.
All materials are available on the project website:

About the project EMBRACE project aims at improving the opportunities and access to the European labour market for immigrants recently arrived from countries outside the EU. Often immigrants arrive without any documental evidence of their previous studies or professional experience. And even if they possess them they...

Embrace project was presented at the Skills Academy at the Itcilo, Italy!

Watch Embrace video on how to support migrants get their professional skills identified and validated by Embrace IVC tool!

EMBRACE PROJECT Nel progetto EMBRACE, esperti di tutta Europa hanno lavorato sulle esperienze lavorative e di apprendimento dei migranti, concentrandosi principalmente su oc...

During Embrace conference the final outputs were presented and the partners and two migrant representatives shared their experiences from the piloting of the toolkit. Ideas were exchanged how the project products could be applied in the future.

Check the livestream of the conference on YouTube

Embrace and Hunt for Europe final events

Embrace conference opened by Sergio Pugliano, Enaip Piemonte General Manager

Final partner meeting started in good spirits in very hot Turin!
Follow our final conference live on Wednesday starting at 9.30!

Did you know that
Today we will discover the first phase of the process of identification, validation and certification of competences: the identification one. It aims at reconstructing the significant professional, training and volunteer experiences gained by the user and translating them into knowledge, competences and skills.


Check the Toolkit on the website

Toolkit The identification and validation process foresees the use of a number of dedicated tools: Pre-screening Interview, Service Agreement, Information on the processing of personal data, Personal Dossier, Skills Evidences Evaluation Report, Skills Validation Grid, Skills Validation Report.

Did you know that?
Across EU-member states some common features regarding migrants’ inclusion can be tracked down:
- The concentration of migrants in low-skilled and low-status jobs and consequently the over qualification phenomenon of foreign workers;
- The consequent under-utilization of migrant skills and competences (also due to the difficulty in recognizing foreign qualifications);
- The over-exposition of migrant workers to negative occurrences caused by the crisis such as unemployment, worsening of job conditions, risk of social exclusion and risk of exploitation (illegal recruitments or criminality)