Teaching ESOL and
Employability to Refugees
Helen Jackson
Vocational Projects
Icebreaker
Groups of 4/5 people
Find at least 6 things that each group
member has in common with the other
group members
Categories not allowed:
Personal attributes e.g. colour of hair, eyes,
items of clothing
Similarities
Differences between refugees and
migrants - general
Refugees
Migrants
• Doesn’t
• Chooses destination
• Very difficult
• Options to go home
• Vague
• Knowledge about us
• May not have
• Similar education
been educated
systems
• Lack of confidence
• Confident
Work/Education
Migrant
• Qualifications/
certificates
• Similar frameworks
HE/FE
• Interview
process/Job market
• IT skills
• Specific Job
Refugee
• No proof/ assessed by
NARIC lower
• Applications -personal
statement
• Nepotism/ cultural
differences
• Lack of IT skills
• DWP Pressure
Supporting them into employment
• Build up confidence - trauma
• Taboo subjects – no family
questions
• Self study skills
• Career advice – progression
• Networking - agencies
Confidence Builders
• Group work –building
skills
• Presentations
• Storytelling
• Fun
Thank you!
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