Despite the polarisation in public and policy debates generated by the post-2014 arrival of refugees, asylum applicants and migrants, European countries need to establish evidence-based approaches to migration and asylum rather than those approaches based on prejudice.
The SIRIUS project builds on a multi-dimensional conceptual framework in which conditions within the host country function either as enablers or as barriers to the labour market integration of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers.
The SIRIUS project has a mixed methods approach and an innovative dissemination plan involving online priority action networks, film essays, festivals, job fairs, with scientific and policy dialogue workshops and conferences and this serious game, WORKEEN, designed and developed to help users to increase their chances of successful integration, with a focus on those issues related to the labour markets.
WORKEEN aims at supporting migrants, asylum seekers and refugees from different countries seeking and finding employment in different European countries. This serious game aims also at including young unemployed people without particular skills (eg NEETS), in the same European countries represented by the SIRIUS consortium: the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Italy, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
The app is co-designed both with experts in the labour market integration of migrants, refugees, asylum seekers in Europe, and final users!
The three main objectives of this serious game are:
- how to find a job, e.g. contacts, networking, where to look, documentation needed, preparing a CV, a letter of motivation, etc.
- training on soft and practical skills for a job interview, e.g. arriving on time, suitable attire, conducting the interview, etc.
- training on soft and practical skills for a job, e.g. communication, socialisation, and organisation. The three working profiles, chosen to simulate different job situations, are ‘the storeman’, ‘the cleaner’ and ‘the receptionist’.
The game is a balanced combination of dialogues and casual games, with the focus primarily on learning.
WORKEEN is accessible by anyone interested and is available free of charge.
It is currently available in English and in other 6 languages: Arabic, Czech, Farsi, Finnish, French, Italian.
This app was created under the Horizon 2020 project 'SIRIUS' (project ref. 770515).
The sole responsibility of this product lies with the author. The European Union is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.
