Integration up North
Archive page - this project ended in June 2015
‘Integration up North’ was a project to improve and mainstream the integration of third country nationals [TCN’s] through a programme of research, training, guidance, strategic support and migrant participation for local authorities and other key policy-makers and practitioners. Third country nationals are people who have come to Britain to settle and who are not citizens of a European Economic Area country or refugees.
The project ran for 4 years, ending in June 2015. It was funded by a grant from the European Integration Fund.
Migration resources produced by the project
- Briefing papers A series of briefings on: migrants and community cohesion; migrants and equality and diversity; making migration a human issue; and resources to support work on migration.
- Destination integration: third country nationals in the North of England Research report.
- Initial findings from our local research project investigating the settlement and integration experiences of newly-arrived third country nationals living in the North of England.
- Introduction to migration: booklets A series of booklets on migration, covering issues such as key terms, rights and entitlements. This was supplemented by an online interactive e learning course.
- Local migration profiles [LMPs]. Summaries of the main migration trends in particular areas of Yorkshire and Humber.
- Migration in Yorkshire and Humber: an overview A review of what’s happening about migration in the region, with a short description of migration past and present, support initiatives, leadership and challenges facing service providers in 2014.
- Migration maps Migration data maps of each local authority area in Yorkshire and Humber.
- Searchable online database of summaries of research about migrants who have arrived in Yorkshire and Humber since 1999.
- Who are migrants? Easy-to-use guide.
What did the project do?
- Interviewed TCNs about their integration experiences and shared the findings throughout Yorkshire and Humber.
- Recruited TCN as volunteers to help inform the work of the project.
- Supported a network of local ‘migration champions’ in statutory services across the region to improve their knowledge of working with migrants, and that of their organisation.
- Ran training sessions in local authorities and other organisations for staff working with specific TCN groups [for example: women, young people and children, the elderly, people with disabilities and illiterate / innumerate people].
- Provided support to local authorities and other organisations to review and develop policies on integration.
- Wrote a new range of migration guidance booklets.
Project partners
The key partners in the project July 2014 to June 2015 were:
- Migration Yorkshire [lead partner] – running the training programme and writing guidance booklets
- MigrationWork - providing advice, strategic support and assistance to partners
- University of Salford - carrying out research and disseminating research findings
Your contact for more information
Bill Dennis - Integration and Partnerships Manager
Migration Yorkshire
Phone: 0113 395 2443 or 07712 214128
Email: bill.dennis@migrationyorkshire.org.uk
Page last updated: 25/07/2016 09:33:15
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