How can immigrant girls be encouraged to participate in the job market?

The 'Vergezicht' project offers immigrant girls a challenging career orientation. They will learn to identify their talents and desires in terms of education and work. They then present these insights to their family and friends. Parents are counseled with regard to supporting and encouraging their daughters in their process of making choices. In this way, the emancipation and integration process of both the parents and their children is promoted.

This career project involves making of a portfolio, conducting mock interviews and debates, developing competencies, making presentations on a website and to one’s parents, going on an introduction tour to other schools and attending a final conference. During all the different stages of the process, the parents and brothers of the girls are actively involved by means of periodical meetings.

Immigrant female students from three comprehensive schools are monitored via a career orientation project.

Vergezicht is funded by the Ministry of Social Affairs, Directorate Coordination of Emancipation Matters

Noorderpoortcollege
S. Boersma, tel. +31 50 5205500

01/08/2004

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Urban Policy > Economy knowledge & employment > Urban economy

Employment