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City of ViennaIntegration and Diversity in Vienna Project Start Wien
IOM Summer School, Česke Budejovice 5th September 2013 Goran Novaković, Municipal Department 17 – Integration and DiversitySlide2
History of Migration in Vienna1910 - Austrian-Hungarian Empire: in Vienna 2 mill. inhabitants (25% Czech speaking people)
1960s: ‚Guest-workers‘ mainly from former Yugoslavia and Turkey (recruited by companies)Since 1990: more diverse immigration (eastern European countries, Asia and Africa)Since 2005: more immigrants from EEA-countries (largest group from Germany)Slide3
Population of Vienna (2012) diif. by citizenship
Total: 1.731.236 inhabitantsAustrian citizenship: 1.344.860 (77,7%)EU citizenship: 137.090 ( 7,9%) Third country citizenship: 249.286 (14,4%)Serbia & Montenegro: 73.453 ( 4,2%)Turkey: 44.256 ( 2,4%)Germany: 34.285 ( 2,0%)Poland: 29.573 ( 1,7%)Bosnia & Herzegovina: 18.280 ( 1,1%)Romania: 16.994 ( 1,0%)Croatia: 16.684 ( 1,0%)Slide4
Population of Vienna, 2012by
citizenship, of total: 1.731.236 inhabitants Slide5
Population of Vienna (2012) diff. by ethnic background
Austria: 1.140.391 (65,9%)European countries: 475.946 (27,5%)African countries: 23.029 ( 1,3%)Asian countries*: 66.393 ( 3,8%)America: 13.410 ( 0,8%) Australia and
Oceania
: 1.024 ( 0,1%)
*
Asia
without
TurkeySlide6
Population of Vienna, 2012 by ethnic background Slide7
Population of Vienna (2012)49% Inhabitants with
‚migration-background‘:18 % non-Austrian citizenship and born abroad 3 % non-Austrian citizenship and born in Austria13 % Austrian citizenship and born abroad15 % Austrian
citizenship
and
born
in Austria,
at
least
one
parent
born
abroadSlide8
History of MA 17 – terms and policies
1992 – 2002: Vienna Integration Fund Integration Policies focused on the immigrant population, their needs and “deficits”, equal rights and chances, conflict and mediation work 2003 and currently - change of paradigms Increasingly
diverse population
– nat. origin, lang., education,
social
status, styles and modes of living
Integration
oriented diversity policies
shifts attention to the
potentials
and
ressources
of this population – enriching society
2004 Founding of MA
17:
Integration
and Diversity
Topic
structurally anchored
within the
administration BUT competence
and responsibility of
ALL
departments
(
mainstreaming process). Slide9Slide10
Integration Projects and Funding:MA 17 funds projects that promote the integration of migrants:
language acquisition measureseducation and orientation measuresadvice on legal issues such as residence, citizenship and employmentMA 17 funds projects and measures that raise awareness and promote intercultural competences:good neighbourly relations of people from different ethnic and socio-economic backgroundsgood neighbourly relations of different groups of peopleawareness raising in the areas of migration, integration and diversitySlide11
Example for Funding: 2013 - Focus on multilingualismThe City of Vienna supports non-profit projects, measures and initiatives with a maximum amount of EUR 5,000 per year if they implement the following focuses: raising public awareness on the advantages and benefits of multilingualism to enhance the appreciation of multilingualism in the general public.
The basic idea is to increase the appreciation of multilingualism and raise awareness on the equality of languages among people with German and non-German mother tongues.Slide12
Language courses and basic education:
German language and further basic skills (reading, writing, maths, ICT, citizenship, preparation for the official Austrian language diploma ÖSD)."Women's college" - advanced training courses: German as well as other important basic skills such as maths and computer skills"Mum learns German“: German language lessons for mothers at the schools or kindergartens of their children. Slide13
Language courses and basic education:For young migrants between 15 and 21 (25): with a package of specific educational measures
Holistic education plan: up to 20 hours per week, reasonably priced, creative and social education.Summer language courses for children between 7 and 14 years of age who have problems with the German language. Slide14
Municipal Department 17: Regional officesObjectives
Information and support for the local populationNetworking & projects with migrant organisations, local policy-makers, district politicians, police officers etc. Promoting dialogue, respect and mutual understanding ProjectsRegional platforms of migrant organisations„Sei dabei“ (Participate) projects for a better living together“Ehrenamtliche KonfliktarbeiterInnen – Voluntary Mediators““ Wien braucht dich - The City of Vienna is in need of you” in cooperation with the policeSlide15
Municipal Department 17:Research & Law
Research & Studies & Legal counselling Participation in nat. & internat. city networks: CLIP, ECCAR, EuroCities, Open Cities Vienna Integration MonitoringPublic Relations Workmultilingual Website („Vienna speaks many languages“)multilingual information material and brochures Slide16
Diversity management of the City of Vienna
Comprehensive task that concerns all administrative groups and municipal departments.Raising awareness among executives, further training of employees, optimising products and servicesDiversity competence is an upward development from exploratory discussions via advice/ coaching and diversity check to the Vienna Diversity Monitor.Specific further training measures for departments: advice and coaching sessions and the diversity checkFurther training measures at the Personnel Training Department for all city administration employees who are interested in the topicSlide17
Start Wien: Concept
Research on integration support programs in other European cities and CanadaInterviews with new immigrants about their needsVarious communities, trainers for German as a foreign language and experts in consulting migrants were involved in the development process of the projectThe project should be tailored to the individual needs of migrantsAll services - startcoaching, information modules, second level start coaching – should be provided in the mother tongue of the new migrantsSlide18
Start Wien: Target groupsThird-country citizens who come to Austria for reasons of family reunion – according to the immigration law they have to prove their knowledge in German language at level A2 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) within two years
EEA citizens (and third-country citizens as family members of EEA citizens) since January 2011 who have received a confirmation of registration or a residence card from Municipal Department 35 - Immigration, Citizenship, Registry Offices (MA 35).Slide19
Start Wien - begin of the Project1st October 2008 for third-country citizens1st January 2011 for EEA-citizensSlide20
Start Wien – Cooperation partners Following cooperation partners have been einvolved in the conception and implementation of the project:
Municipal Department 35 - Immigration, Citizenship, Registry Offices (MA 35)Information Centre for MigrantsVienna Employment Promotion Fund (WAFF)Vienna Public Employment Services (AMS)Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WK)Vienna Chamber of Labour (AK)Slide21
Start Wien – servicesStartcoaching: Vienna education
booklet Vienna language vouchersInformation modulesSecond level startcoachingSlide22
Start Wien – services1) Startcoaching:
Vienna education booklet Vienna language vouchers2) Information modules3) Second Level S
tartcoachingSlide23
First step: Startcoachingone-hour consultation in the mother tonguea service tailored to the individual needs of new immigrants
in 24 languagesusually held right after migrants receive their residence permit resp. registration from the Municipal Department 35 - Immigration, Citizenship, Registry Offices of after making an appointmentSlide24
Languages of Start Wien - 24Albanian BulgarianArabic HungarianBosnian/Croatian/Serbian Polish
Chinese RomanianEnglish Slovak/CzechFarsi/Dari/PashtuFrenchGermanHindi/Punjabi/UrduRussianSpanishTurkishSlide25
Startcoaching: ContentsNew immigrants
receive the Vienna education booklet that includes the Vienna language vouchersare provided with important information about the most relevant topics to
get
a
good
start
in Vienna
receive
advice
about
suitable
German
language
courses
and
valuable
tips
advice
for
their
first
few
weeks
and
months
in ViennaSlide26
Startcoaching: Vienna education bookletfor new immigrants in Vienna
includes the Vienna language vouchers in the amounts of EUR 300 or EUR 150 (EEA)all education and further training measures such as German language courses and information modules are recorded in the bookletSlide27
Vienna language vouchers, 13rd country citizens (3x100 EUR):
They are in Vienna following family reunification with an Austrian citizen or with a third-country nationalThey received an initial residence permit from Municipal Department 35 - Immigration, Citizenship, and Registry OfficesThey have collected their Vienna education booklet at their start coaching appointmentThe Vienna language voucher can be combined with the language voucher of the Austrian Integration Fund (Österreichischer Integrationsfonds, ÖIF).Slide28
Vienna language vouchers, 2Language vouchers
for EEA citizens and their family members of EUR 150 (3 X EUR 50)
EEC-
immigrants
have
to
meet
the
following
requirements
:
a)
They
are
self-employed
,
employed
,
or
family
members
b)
They
have
received
recently
a
confirmation
of
registration
or
a
residence
card
from
Municipal
Department 35 Slide29
Information modulesSubject
of information modules:Living together (held by a male and female trainer together)
Residence
matters
(
held
by
the
Municipal
Department
for
Immigration)
Education
system
in Austria
Housing
in Vienna
Healthcare
system
in Austria
Working
environment
(
held
by
the
Chamber
of
Labour, AK)
Profession
(
held
by
the
Vienna
Employment
Promotion Fund, WAFF)
Recognition
of
qualifications
(
indiviual
consultation
at
Perspektive)
Business Start-
Ups
(
held
by
Mingo
)Slide30
Trainers for Information modulsTrainers are mainly native speakers
who have immigrated theirselves to Austria (they have experience in immigration, they know both systems and structures of the country of origin and of Austria, the similarities and
the
differences
)
Trainers
are
trained
in
their
special
topics
and
mainly
come
from
professional
fields
close
to
the
subjectSlide31
3rd Step: „Second level“ StartcoachingService for all owners of a Vienna education booklet:Clarify open questions
Contact other counselling servicesClarify further issues related to integrationExchange of experiences with other immigrantsIndividual or in groupsIn 12 languagesSlide32
Reasons for positive feedbackNew immigrants
get important information for their start in Vienna immediately after their immigrationComplex and
complicated
contents
are
explained
in
the
mother
tongue
Immigrants
have
different
needs
according
to
their
origin
,
education
level
,
age
,
social
situation
etc. - individual
needs
are
taken
seriously
New
immigrants
are
motivated
to
start
learning
German
as
soon
as
possibleSlide33
Success of Start Wien - Statistics
13.000 Vienna education booklets issued: 11.400 for 3rd country citizens 1.600 for EU citizens27.500
visits
of
information
moduls
4.500
people
at
second
level
startcoachingSlide34
Success of Start Wien - StatisticsTop 5 EU-countries:
PolandRomaniaHungarySlovakiaBulgariaSlide35
Success of Start Wien – Awards2010 Austrian Award of
Integration, category ‚Promotion and Support‘2010 European Language Label, Austrian Ministry of Education2012 Guangzhou Award/ChinaSlide36
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!www.startwien.atSlide37
MA 17Integration und Diversität
Friedrich-Schmidt-Platz 3A - 1080 WienTel.: +43 1 4000 81510E-Mail: post@m17.wien.gv.atwww.wien.gv.at/english/social/integrationwww.startwien.at