Integration of immigrant and minority groups
Good practice case study
Kongens Enghave Job Match, Denmark
Kongens Enghave Job Match is an ESF-funded project based on an empowerment strategy. In 2002 the City of Copenhagen took the initiative to form an agreement as a Public Private Partnership with key labour market organisations to enhance an inclusive labour market, especially targeting ethnic minority groups. The project partnership works with local employers to find out what their particular skills gaps might be, and then create supported employment placements for local people with training in these skills areas.
Key lessons
- This project shows the transferability of good practice models for local employment development from one city to another, from one country to another; the project was inspired by the success of the ‘matching’ employment method developed in Kista (Stockholm), Sweden.
- Local partnerships can provide a useful ‘brokering role’ building up linkages and trust between local employers with skills gaps, and local unemployed people seeking employment.
- It is important for the target group to be aware of the skills needs in the current labour market. The vocational training undertaken often overlooks the importance of the personal and communication skills required to manage a job in a modern enterprise, for example, teamwork and the ability to take your own initiative.
Case study
Kongens Enghave Job Match [pdf, en, 21kb]
