Immigrant groups, vocational training, and employment

Kvist, Ann Valentin

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“…Studies show that most of those born abroad have previous work experience from their home countries (29). However, it is difficult for employers to assess this work experience and their abilities and competence, which leads to employers avoiding hiring these people (29). An education strengthens a person's human capital (30).…”

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When time does not heal all wounds: three decades’ experience of immigrants living in Sweden

Krupić,

Moravcova,

Dervišević

et al. 2024

Medicinski Glasnik

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Aim To investigate how immigrants from the Balkan region experienced their current life situation after living in Sweden for 30 years or more.&nbsp; Methods The study was designed as a qualitative study using data from interviews with informants from five Balkan countries. The inclusion criteria were informants who were immigrants to Sweden and had lived in Sweden for more than 30 years. Five groups comprising sixteen informants were invited to participate in the study, and they all agreed.&nbsp; Results The analysis of the interviews resulted in three main categories: &ldquo;from someone to no one&rdquo;, &ldquo;labour market&rdquo;, and &ldquo;discrimination&rdquo;. All the informants reported that having an education and life experience was worth-less, having a life but having to start over, re-educating, applying for many jobs but often not being answered, and finally getting a job for which every in-formant was educated but being humiliated every day and treated separately as well as being discriminated against.&nbsp; Conclusion Coming to Sweden with all their problems, having an education and work experience that was equal to zero in Sweden, studying Swedish and re-reading/repeating all their education, looking for a job and not receiving answers to applications, and finally getting a job but being treated differently and discriminated against on a daily basis was experienced by all the in-formants as terrible. Even though there are enough similar studies in Sweden, it is always good to write more to help prospective immigrants and prospective employers in Sweden.

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When time does not heal all wounds: three decades’ experience of immigrants living in Sweden

Krupić,

Moravcova,

Dervišević

et al. 2024

Medicinski Glasnik

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“…They have to be able to adjust to the new cultures. Migrant workers will also face socio-cultural problems such as social relations with coworkers, competition and the demands of professional work that occur in the work environment, salary issues, awards and feelings of confusion and homesickness felt by workers are often the case for migrant workers who work abroad (Kvist, 2012;Granskaya & Lizhenkova, 2015;Kirana, 2013).…”

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Pre-Departure Training and Personal Resources: How it Affects Acculturative Stress?

Widayanti

Sartika

2020

Etikonomi

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One of the efforts made by the government to reduce the unemployment rate in Indonesia is by conducting an overseas apprenticeship program. As an international assignment, this apprenticeship program leads to social problems such as stress. This research seeks to examine and analyze the influence of pre-departure training on acculturative stress with personal resources as a moderating variable. The respondents of this study were 215 migrant workers from West Java. This research used process analysis to analyze data. The result shows that there is a negative influence of pre-departure training on acculturative stress. Besides that, personal resources strengthen the influence of pre-departure training on acculturative stress. The higher a level of personal resources possessed, the more it will strengthen the influence of pre-departure training on acculturative stress. These findings support the statement that personal resources are one of the leading indicators that affect an individual's performance at work.JEL Classification: M53, J61How to Cite:Widayanti., & Sartika, D. (2020). Pre-Departure Training and Personal Resources: How it Affects Acculturative Stress?. Etikonomi: Jurnal Ekonomi, 19(1), 31 – 40. https://doi.org/10.15408/etk.v19i1.11884.

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Training for Immigrants

Smith

2017

The International Encyclopedia of Intercultural Communication

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Immigration is one of the defining population characteristics around the globe today. The topic of immigration/immigrants is one of the unique intercultural fields of inquiry that is directly impacted by government policy decisions. In addition, the vast majority of immigrant training is conducted by a combination of government‐funded practitioners and community partners. As immigrants transition from their country of origin to their new host country there are numerous demographic, sociological, and personal implications. Training immigrants in various professional and life skills is critical for successful adjustment in the new host culture. Research in this area has emphasized pragmatic skills like language and vocational training in order to improve economic mobility, while deemphasizing contextual factors and cultural intelligence.

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Immigrant groups, vocational training, and employment

Cited by 7 publications

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When time does not heal all wounds: three decades’ experience of immigrants living in Sweden

When time does not heal all wounds: three decades’ experience of immigrants living in Sweden

Pre-Departure Training and Personal Resources: How it Affects Acculturative Stress?

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