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På vej til arbejde (PAV, Paving the Way to Jobs)
The project sought to develop the concept of e-learning (distance education) in teaching Danish As a Second Language. The training combines classroom lessons with lessons at the workplace and/or at a community centre.

At designated Community Centres, students were able to log on to the project’s website to download assignments and exercises, as well as send their completed projects to their teachers. Volunteers (ethnic Danes) served as the students’ mentors and dialogue partners. This system helped the students to establish contact with the local population, a requirement for the creation of local social networks among migrants and refugees. In Demark, these networks are important because they provide information on employment opportunities, and facilitate migrants' entrance to the local community.

The project acquired substantial experiences on the technical aspects of developing computer-based materials. New projects have been developed that built on these methods and experiences.

PAV has also facilitated the creation of networks with other similar institutions both in Denmark and in Europe. These contacts have resulted in further cooperation on different activities and projects, such as in the project, Promotion of Social Networks.

Transnational Partnerships:

The project's experiences were shared at the EU level through two trans national projects: Inclusion Power with partners from England (Cornwall Inclusive Learning Partnership, Cornwall County) and Sweden (Vuxenutbildningen Kärnan); and Coast Links with partners from Italy (Province of Livorno Development Office) and Germany (Flüchtlingsrat Schleswig Holstein e.V.).

The exchanges of "best practices" were done though project visits, trans national meetings and online conferences.

Under project Inclusion Power, a website (www.in2work.org) was established, where information on each partner organisation's best practice were presented. A publication, Social Networks: A Key Tool was produced, wherein different types of networks were presented, and how these were able to help disadvantaged groups integrate in the local community.

The project Coast Links produced two publications: Coast Links: Labour Integration of Migrants in Denmark, Germany and Italy and A Toolbox for Integration of Migrants. The first book presented the different barriers confronted by migrants in these countries in entering the labour market, while the second book compiled the various initiatives and models in integration migrants.

Publication
Coast Links: Labour Integration of Migrants in Denmark, Germany and Italy.
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Coast Links: A Toolbox for Integration of Migrants.
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