Swedish for immigrants

1. 2012-03-16
SIDAN 1
Swedish for immigrants
SFI Stockholm

2. Society Orientation Courses for
refugees at the Center for Society
Orientation Courses
 Carin Larsson
 Coordinator
2012-03-16
SIDAN 2

3. Target group
 Persons covered by the law on introduction activities for
certain newly arrived immigrants
 Anyone between the ages of 20 and 64 (or 18 and 19 with no
parents in Sweden) who has received a residence permit as a
refugee.
2012-03-16
SIDAN 3

4. The objective
 The objective is to ensure that all newcomers to Stockholm
County will receive a uniform, high-quality introduction to
Swedish society.
2012-03-16
SIDAN 4

5. The website
 www.nyistockholm.se
 The website is a guide that will help immigrants to find
information about how Swedish society works and whom you
can contact when you have questions about various issues.
 The information under the heading of How Swedish Society
Works is available in six different languages.
2012-03-16
SIDAN 5

6. Course contents according to the new law
 1. Coming to Sweden
2. Living in Sweden.
3. Supporting and developing yourself in Sweden.
4. Individual rights and obligations
5. Having a family and children in Sweden
6. Participating in the Swedish society
7. Health maintenance and medical care in Sweden.
8. Growing old in Sweden.
2012-03-16
SIDAN 6

7. Politics National Agency
for Education
Stockholm
municipality
Public and Public Employment
private schools Service
2012-03-16
SIDAN 7

8. SFI with an orientation towards work and
further studies
The sfi course shall prepare the students for the labour market
 all schools have modules of work and labour orientation
 some schools have courses within the course preparing
for work in different fields like working in a shop, working
in a restaurant, working in a daycare center
 there are special courses for people with a professional
diploma like ingeneers, teachers (sfx courses)
 the schools try to help students to find practice places in
different job places
 the schools have flexible schedules so that the students
can combine studies and work 2012-03-16
SIDAN 8

9. SFI for persons with different disabilities
Everybody is supposed to be able to study sfi. Therefore there are
different solutions for people with different disabilities:
 For some students there is technical support
 There is alternative sfi for those who for different reasons can’t
study in big groups
 There is one to one studies for certain students with special
problems
 There is sfi for blind students
 There is sfi for deaf students
2012-03-16
SIDAN 9

10. SIFA
Public schools
Sfi Söderort,
SFI Special Needs
Education
Sfi Västerort
ABF Sveavägen
Högdalen,
Competens Vällingby, Lunda
Private
schools
Hermods Stadshagen
Kista, Liljeholmen,
Lernia Globen, Globen
Alvik, Enskede,
Utbildningsborgen
Alternativ sfi
2012-03-16
Socialtjänst- och arbetsmarknadsförvaltningen
SIDAN 10
SFI Stockholm

11. National test
Prov och betyg
D
Test and Diplomas
National test
Prov och betyg
C C
National test
Prov och betyg
S3
B B
Test and Diplomas
S2
A
S1
2010-08-13
SIDAN 11