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Achieving equal opportunities for migrants through learning and assessment

On 16 October 2019, in Strasbourg, the Council of Europe and the Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE) will organise an intergovernmental conference entitled “Achieving Equal Opportunities for All Migrants Through Learning and Assessment: Language and knowledge of society requirements for migrants in Council of Europe member states”. For the past two decades a growing number of European countries have introduced language and knowledge of society (KoS) requirements as part of their immigration and integration policies. While rarely practiced before year 2000, most countries in Europe today have formal language and KoS-requirements for citizenship, residency and/or entrance to the country. The actual level of language proficiency required varies considerably from one country to the next, and the degree to which states provide migrants with learning opportunities through tailored and free-of-charge language and KoS-courses. The purpose of the conference is to present the results of the survey which was conducted in 2018 by the Council of Europe in co-operation with ALTE to map the language and knowledge of society (KoS) requirements as well as the learning opportunities provided for migrants in Council of Europe member states. The Council of Europe and ALTE Survey on Language and Knowledge of Society Policies for Migrants: requirements and learning opportunities was a follow-up to the previous surveys conducted in 2007, 2009 and 2013, with an extended focus on vulnerable groups such as minors, low-literate migrants and refugees. The conference will provide insight into the trends in the migration policies in Council of Europe member states, discuss the implications of increasing use of language and KoS requirements and suggest concrete measures to be taken. The following topics will be addressed during the conference:

 

  • Methodology of the 2018 survey
  • Language and knowledge of society (KoS) requirements
  • Learning opportunities for migrants
  • Trends in language and KoS requirements from 2007 onwards
  • Policy recommendations based on the 2018 survey results
  • The impact of language and KoS requirements on migrants’ integration
  • Language and KoS requirements and human rights
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