ADDRESSING SOCIAL INCLUSION THROUGH LANGUAGE LEARNING 24 November 2015 CASA CAVA -MATERA By Giuseppe Romaniello Commissario Straordinario Apof-il
APOF-IL Counselling and Vocational Training Agency Main fields Lifelong Learning Social Inclusion Vocational Training Active labour market policies
EUROPE 2020 Commission Priorities A strategy for SMART SUSTAINABLE and INCLUSIVE growth 1. Smart growth : developing an economy based on knowledge and innovation 2. Sustainable growth: promoting a more resource efficient, greener and more competitive economy 3. Inclusive growth: fostering a high-employment economy delivering social and territorial cohesion
SOCIAL INCLUSION
ACTIONS AND PROJECTS Apprenticeship AESCULAPIUS Communities of Practice CILS
AESCULAPIUS AESCULAPIUS - Communities of Practice The project aims at training workers in the field of health care, social security and cultural mediation all over the local territory of the Province
COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE Main objectives of the Communities of Practice Courses are Enhance skills of people working in the immigration field Define organizational models to be applied in the local communities for a more efficient management of immigration problems Define procedures, tools and protocols to apply when taking migrants into care
CILS CILS (Certification of Italian as a Foreign Language) is an official title which states the level of communicative competence in Italian as a Foreign Language. The CILS certificate is issued by the University for Foreigners of Siena (Italy). Levels of linguistic and communicative competence in Italian, as a second language, are expressed according to the Common European Framework of Reference of Languages of the Council of Europe.
CILS LEVELS CEFRL level CILS level Basic user A1/A2 CILS A1/CILS A2 Indipendent user B1/B2 CILS one/cils two Proficiency user C1/C2 CILS three/cils four
WHY CILS According to the Italian law 94/2009, migrants on the Italian territory who wish to get a residence permit, have to show evidence of their competence in the Italian language by sitting a CILS examination.
APOF-IL EXAMINATION CENTRE Apof-il is a recognized CILS Examination Centre and in 2010 an agreement was drawn up between Apof-il and University for foreigners in SIENA; since then Apof-il has organized Courses of Italian Language for adult and young both EU and non EU migrants with final CILS certification examinations.
CILS COURSES Years n. courses n. hours n. students 2012 15 2300 189 2013 15 2300 230 2015 16 2400 230
PARTNERSHIP Actions have been taken in collaboration with : The Basilicata Region SPRAR SYSTEM (Protection Service for Asylum Seekers and Refugees ) ARCI Basilicata (Italian Cultural and Recreational Association) Municipality of Potenza Ageforma (Counselling and Vocational Training Agency for the Province of Potenza) Fondazione Cittàdella Pace per i Bambini Basilicata
SPRAR SYSTEM -BASILICATA SPRAR Potenza grants cultural mediation services, counselling, health assistance, socio psychological support where needed, counselling, recreational, sport and cultural activities to ensure adequate standards of living and subsistence. Accommodation is provided in flats situated in small villages so as to offer a more homely and welcoming environment and establish a sort of sympathetic welfare system
SPRAR SYSTEM -BASILICATA SPRAR and COMPLEMENTARY CURRENCY Refugees and Migranst have been offered daily pocket money in the form of complementary currency to be spent in the local shops of municipalities that have an agreement with SPRAR Complementary Banknotes Have been designed with a social Meaningfulness of peace and brotherhood among people. Banknotes show pictures of great leaders of movements for the advancement of civil rights and freedom across the world: (mettere le banconote)
Ma aveva un cuore, quell'ombra, e non poteva amare; aveva denari, quell'ombra, e ciascuno poteva rubarglieli; aveva una testa, ma per pensare e comprendere ch'era la testa di un'ombra, e non l'ombra d'una testa. Il Fu Mattia Pascal Io e l ombra mia (Luigi Pirandello)