Skills and integration of migrants

A NEW SKILLS
AGENDA
for Europe
SKILLS AND INTEGRATION OF MIGRANTS
#EUSkillsAgenda
In 2014, over 2.3 million third country nationals attained resident permits in the EU.
In 2015, approximately 1.3 million asylum applications were recorded in the EU.
Migrant skills – state of play
Non-EU migrants residing in the EU have a lower than average level of skills and qualifications.
On the other hand, two thirds of highly educated third country migrants work in low or medium
skilled occupations or simply fail to find employment.
Action is required to improve skills levels and qualifications among migrants and the use of their
existing skills and qualifications to support effective integration into the labour market.
Adults with only basic literacy skills
(incl. host country language, %)
Adults without upper secondary education
qualification (%)
43.5
40
40
32.2
30
30
22.4
20
20
13.9
10
0
10
Third country
nationals
Source: Eurostat, EU-LFS (2014)
Host country
nationals
0
Third country
nationals
Host country
nationals
For others, it is necessary to improve the use and visibility of existing skills and qualifications for
better labour market integration:
Over-qualification rate of tertiary educated (%)
50
41.6
30
Source: Eurostat, EU-LFS (2014)
40
22.7
19.1
20
10
0
Third country
nationals
Third country
nationals trained
in host country
Home country
nationals
Labour market status of tertiary educated (%)
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
10.2
25.9
5.1
12.1
1.0
16.6
7.1
21.1
Unemployed
65.2
Inactive
Employed in low-skilled occupations
35.7
Employed in medium-skilled occupations
Employed in high-skilled occupations
Third country
nationals
Host country
nationals
Source: Eurostat, EU-LFS (2014)
100
90
How will the New Skills Agenda for Europe support better use of third country
nationals’ skills?
• Skills Profile Tool for third country nationals:
• Early identification and documentation of skills and qualifications
• Guide on best practices to support labour market integration in Member States
• Online language learning
• European Qualifications Framework (EQF): point of reference for better understanding and
comparing qualifications.