To advance and update appropriate training among
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by organising high quality training courses in partnership with the UK's leading educational training institutions, such as Birkbeck,
Institute of Education (University of London), and Thames Valley
University
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To create opportunities for refugees to return to their professions
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by providing both work placement and monitoring
for each refugee, as part of their training |
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through supporting self-help groups where refugee
members share knowledge and experience of the UK's professional
employment market |
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by providing one-to-one advice and guidance on
all employment aspects |
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To focus attention on the vital role that refugees can play in development |
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by organising Refugee Development Groups that
develop refugee-led projects. Here refugees from shared
professional backgrounds design small, highly specific projects
that
- develop their skills / career
- target clearly identifiable needs in
developing countries
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To promote awareness about the underlying causes of displacement and to transforms the negative impact of displacement into a positive experience
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by actively involving refugees in development and
through them, engaging with the wider public
- raising refugees awareness about the aims,
polices and employment opportunities in UK as well as in
developing countries
- raising the level of awareness among
potential employers regarding the available skills and
expertise and issues affecting refugees
- raising the level of awareness among the
public, policy makers and the media about the positive
contribution refugees can make to their host community and
their countries of origin
- raising public awareness about the
underlying causes of displacement and 'brain drain' and its
consequences
- engaging public dialogue on how to
transform the negative impacts of displacement into a positive
experience
Reconnect is a member of the
Development Education Association (DEA)
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