Educational Approach for Supporting Reintegration - A Pilot Study. Case: Future Path
Dahab, Amiira-Kaisa (2020)
2020
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020060517355
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020060517355
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The purpose of this Bachelor’s thesis was to study the Future Path-project’s training courses. Future Path is a pilot project led by Laurea and Haaga-Helia Universities of Applied Sciences and the project’s training courses took place in Laurea’s Espoo campus from mid-November 2019 till late January 2020. The project’s objectives were to develop or improve the participant’s skillset and insight into entrepreneurship by designing and implementing a training program that focuses on the needs of Iraq’s business sector. The project goal was to create opportunities and co-operation between the Finnish SMEs and asylum seekers in the expectation of supporting effective reintegration.
The main objective of this study was to measure the participant satisfaction to determine how creating educational training courses could support asylum reintegration. This study was conducted as an exploratory research, testing the hypothesis whether organizing a brief intense training course can effectively support reintegration. The data collection methods used in this research were documentation, interview, direct and participant observations. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR) programs structure was used as a framework in the study to analyze the data and research.
The data gathered from the training courses was able to indicate how satisfied participants were with each training day as well as with the training course. The interviews and additional feedback comments gave more insight into what needs did the participants have. The data also revealed how the participants experienced the Future Path training program. Based on the results the study found the participant satisfaction received high marks and the feedback received indicated the training courses were seen as successful from the participant’s viewpoint. However, the study also showed the hypothesis tested in the study was not admissible. In addition, the author has added some suggestions of what developments the project should consider for the future to increase the support in the reintegration programs.
The main objective of this study was to measure the participant satisfaction to determine how creating educational training courses could support asylum reintegration. This study was conducted as an exploratory research, testing the hypothesis whether organizing a brief intense training course can effectively support reintegration. The data collection methods used in this research were documentation, interview, direct and participant observations. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR) programs structure was used as a framework in the study to analyze the data and research.
The data gathered from the training courses was able to indicate how satisfied participants were with each training day as well as with the training course. The interviews and additional feedback comments gave more insight into what needs did the participants have. The data also revealed how the participants experienced the Future Path training program. Based on the results the study found the participant satisfaction received high marks and the feedback received indicated the training courses were seen as successful from the participant’s viewpoint. However, the study also showed the hypothesis tested in the study was not admissible. In addition, the author has added some suggestions of what developments the project should consider for the future to increase the support in the reintegration programs.