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A Council of Europe Toolkit

The Council of Europe has developed the toolkit presented on this website (available in seven languages) to support member states in their efforts to respond to the challenges posed by unprecedented migration flows. It has been produced as part of the project Linguistic Integration of Adult Migrants (LIAM) of the Council of Europe’s major Programme on language policy.

The toolkit comprises the 57 tools and other resources contained in the various sections of this website. Tools can be downloaded and adapted to meet the needs of different contexts

The toolkit is designed to assist organisations, and especially volunteers, providing language support for adult refugees. Throughout the toolkit “refugee” is understood in a broad sense and includes asylum seekers as well as refugees.

Guidelines, overview of the sections and FAQs

Launch Conference

Webinar Training on the Council of Europe Toolkit 'Linguistic Support for Adult Refugees'

Press article
Council of Europe policy principles and instruments for the linguistic integration of adult migrants.
(in French with abstract in English)

The website is available in 7 languages:

English Language support for adult refugees: a Council of Europe toolkit

French Accompagnement linguistique des réfugiés adultes: la boîte à outils du Conseil de l’Europe

Dutch Taalondersteuning voor volwassen vluchtelingen: toolkit van de Raad van Europa

German Sprachliche Unterstützung von Flüchtlingen: Handreichungen des Europarats

Greek Γλωσσική υποστήριξη για ενήλικες πρόσφυγες: εργαλειοθήκη του Συμβουλίου της Ευρώπης

Italian Supporto linguistico per rifugiati adulti: il toolkit del Consiglio d’Europa

Turkish Yetişkin Mülteciler için Dil Desteği: Bir Avrupa Konseyi Araç Seti

Migrants

The integration of migrants and the impact on it of their acquisition of competence in the language(s) of the host country are a focus for political debate and policy initiatives in a growing number of Council of Europe member states.

The Council of Europe project "Linguistic Integration of Adult Migrants" (LIAM) aims at offering support to policy deciders and practitioners to facilitate migrants’ integration in civil society.

LIAM project website