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Open Badges for Migrant Academics
Prof. Dr. Ilona Buchem Twitter: @mediendidaktik Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin Professor for Digital Media & Diversity
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• Unemployment in Germany is twice as high among people who have migration background compared to those who do not.
• Many migrants hold professional degrees and valuable skills and yet have problems finding adequate employment (the problem of “brain waste” and “precarious working conditions”)
• There has been a strong need for expert workforce in specialised fields in Germany and a significant gap between demand and the unused potential (the problem of “skill shortage”)
Rationale
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More information: http://www.netzwerk-iq.de/english-version.html
IQ Network Integration though Qualification
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IQ Program: www.netzwerk-iq.de/
• Improve employment opportunities for people with migration background • Ensure that professional qualifications acquired outside Germany lead to
employment appropriate to one’s level of education. • Provide counselling on credential recognition (Recognition Act of 2012)
including compensatory measures to attain full recognition to improve integration into the labour market (regulated vs. non-regulated professions).
Aims of the IQ Network
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Project Credit Points, 2013-2014
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Project website: creditpoints.beuth-hochschule.de
• 25 participants • 50% female/male • 12 countries • 20 STEM degrees • 50% employment
attainment at program end (adequate to the degree) + later positive career changes
Project BeuthBonus, 2015-2018
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Project website: beuthbonus.beuth-hochschule.de
• 40 participants p.a. • 50% female/male • STEM degrees • IT-related careers
12 Nov 2015 Kick-off with first 7 participants from e.g. Greece, Syria, Afghanistan, Kenya.
Goals:
BeuthBonus - Advisory Board
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• help understand labor market / employer requirements
• co-define competencies for employment
• advise and co-design relevant credentials
• endorsers Open Badges
Organisations from the IT / Digital Business
Goals:
Cooperations, e.g. Berlin public transport company (BVG)
Approaches to Open Badges
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2013-2014 Migrant academics with technical degrees
2013-2014 Migrant academics with IT-related degrees
Observe - Explore - Supply • observe personal development • explore individual potentials • award individual badges
Define - Develop - Request • define employment-relevant skills • develop skills along defined badges • request badges and provide evidence
“Badge last” “Badge first”
Self-/diagnose instrumentsUsing ProfilPASS to capture competencies
ProfilPASS is a method (biographical, developmental and holistic approach) and an instrument (a set of questions for self-reflection and self-assessment accompanied by expert consulting/coaching on formulation of own goals and professional orientation) to capture individual competencies from formal, non-formal and informal learning contexts.
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Digital certificates (2x)OB infrastructure and PDF as supplementPDF supplements mark the transition from electronic to digital!
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Key challenges
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internal view external viewHow to balance standardization (efficiency) with
personalization (quality) of the badging system?
How to create value added for badge-earners when Open Badges are
not recognised by employers yet?
Thanks!Ilona Buchem Beuth Hochschule Berlin @mediendidaktik [email protected]
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