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Everybody wants to know about refugees’ skills

While the Nordic countries tightened border controls and made it harder for refugees to seek asylum, they also changed their policies to help refugees get quicker access to the labour market. In Norway the asylum seekers can now register their skills by themselves.
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Facts about the self-registration

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  • The tool which Skills Norway has developed together with the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration and the Directorate of Integration and Diversity (IMDi) is available in the 13 most common languages among refugees, plus Norwegian.
  • The answer alternatives are coded in a way that saves the information in Norwegian, even if the answers are given in Arabic or some other language.
  • It follows the refugee in his or her contacts with different authorities. It is voluntary for all over-16s with a good chance to be granted asylum to register their skills.
  • The information does not influence the outcome of any asylum applications.
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