A Design Based Research process was applied, a model that enabled the unlocking of insights from immigrants as well as various stakeholders looking specifically at challenges linked to inclusion.
All the insights from the five focus groups with immigrants were explored and themes identified at a Nordic working seminar in Reykjavík in May 2023.
Findings reveal, among other things, that a closer attention is needed regarding integration into jobs, education and society through a more focused cooperation with the target group and all relevant stakeholders based on the identified solutions. Specific “blind spots” were identified revealing that many of the current measures in place are inefficient.
The project is led by the Education and Training Service Centre (ETSC) in Iceland and the Nordic Network for Adult Learning (NVL) as a part of the Icelandic presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers.
