Shortage of Dutch language courses holding refugees back
9 years, 6 months ago

Shortage of Dutch language courses holding refugees back

NL Times  

A shortage of Dutch language courses is the biggest problem standing in the way of highly educated refugees who want to further their studies. This is according to Albert de Voogd, head of the UAF, the organization that helps refugees find study and work, in an interview with BNR on Monday. According to De Voogd, one of the major problems is that refugees often have to travel very far if the wish to follow a proper Dutch language course. The UAF has been working on expanding the supply of proper Dutch language courses for about three years.

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Language, bureaucracy main obstacles for Syrians' integration
5 years ago

Language, bureaucracy main obstacles for Syrians' integration

NL Times  

Syrian refugees are struggling to integrate in the Netherlands, although many of them want to do so, according to report by social and cultural planning office SCP. Their main obstacles are getting stuck in bureaucracy and language schools that are underperforming, the SCP researchers found when interviewing Syrian refugees on the participation policy in the Netherlands, NOS reports. Many language …

Netherlands to give quick language lessons to promising asylum seekers
8 years, 4 months ago

Netherlands to give quick language lessons to promising asylum seekers

NL Times  

Asylum seekers who have a good chance of getting refugee status in the Netherlands, will from now on start language lessons almost immediately. Syrian- and Eritrean asylum seekers in particular will benefit from this new policy, PvdA Minister Lodewijk Asscher of Social Affairs announced, the Telegraaf reports. Coalition partner VVD only wants to give asylum seekers language lessons once they've …

Municipalities struggling to find work for refugees
8 years, 9 months ago

Municipalities struggling to find work for refugees

NL Times  

Dutch municipalities are worried that 90 percent of refugees given residency permits in the past years will not be able to find work, according to a survey by Kennisplatform Integratie & Sameleving, the Volkskrant reports. According to 89 percent of municipalities, the biggest obstacle for a refugee to find a job is proficiency in the Dutch language. Another problem the …

Report: Asylum delays to turn refugees into impoverished underclass
9 years, 2 months ago

Report: Asylum delays to turn refugees into impoverished underclass

NL Times  

The long drawn-out asylum procedure before asylum seekers find out whether they qualify for refugee status and a residency permit, put them at a disadvantage and threatens to turn them into an impoverished underclass dominated by unemployment and crime, warn the Justice Ministry's Research and Documentation center, the Social and Cultural Planning Bureau and the Scientific Council for Government Policy, …

Ministers, local authorities reach deal on refugee housing, integration
9 years, 3 months ago

Ministers, local authorities reach deal on refugee housing, integration

Dutch News  

Ministers, provinces and local councils have reached agreement on providing ‘semi-permanent’ homes for 24,000 refugees with residency permits as well as 2,500 emergency places per province. The lack of social housing for registered refugees means action needs to be taken to provide alternative accommodation and free up space in the reception centres for new arrivals, ministers say. Social affairs minister …

Ministers, local authorities reach deal on refugee housing, integration
9 years, 3 months ago

Ministers, local authorities reach deal on refugee housing, integration

Dutch News  

Ministers, provinces and local councils have reached agreement on providing ‘semi-permanent’ homes for 24,000 refugees with residency permits as well as 2,500 emergency places per province. The lack of social housing for registered refugees means action needs to be taken to provide alternative accommodation and free up space in the reception centres for new arrivals, ministers say. Social affairs minister …

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