1. Yevgeniya Averhed
Project manager
Immigrant women with low
educational / working experience
Grundtvig project
1/10/2010 – 30/09/2012
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author,
and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

2. Agenda
 Welcome
 Project background:
- Situation on integration today
- Liberal Adult Education in Sweden
 Project aims
 Project activities
 Expected results

3. Situation today
Social
activities
Ice-breaking
activities
Pre-
vocational
education
Vocational
Education /
Labour Market
Training
Labour
market

4. Reasons
 Low self-esteem
 Lack of social network
 Language and cultural restrictions
 Complexity of information
 Lack of prior references / competences for admission
and attendance to VET education
 Lack of cooperation between stakeholders around the
target group

5. Project aims
To developTo develop
partnershippartnership
network aroundnetwork around
the target groupthe target group
To assistTo assist
immigrant womenimmigrant women
to VET/ labourto VET/ labour
marketmarket
EM – kit:EM – kit:
-To informTo inform
-To motivateTo motivate

6. Folkbildning /Liberal Adult Education / in
Sweden
• Swedish folkbildning is the collective name for the
activities conducted by the country’s folk high
schools and study associations in the form of
courses, study circles and cultural activities.
• Folkbildning is a part of the liberal non-formal
educational system.

7. Liberal Adult Education concept
• Voluntary
• Participants influence the content
• Learning and social interaction go hand in
hand
• Contributes to strengthening of civic society
through close cooperation with volunteer
organisations, NGOs

8. Study circles
The study circle is the most important form of study
in the study associations. In the study circle, a small
group meets to learn together based on a plan of
study and with a study circle leader.
There are study circles in hundreds of different
subjects. Some have a more theoretical emphasis,
such as language, history and studies in current
social issues.
Others are more practically oriented, such as dance,
woodworking, instrumental music and so forth.

9. Every year, the 10 study associations arrange:
• Approximately 285,000 study circles with a total of almost 2 million
Participants
• Approximately 250,000 cultural programmes with more than 15
million participants
Every term, the 150 folk high schools have:
• Approximately 26,500 participants in extended courses
• Approximately 80,000 participants in short courses
Public grants to folk high schools and study associations in 2009:
• From the state: approximately EUR 328,565,000
• From county councils: approximately EUR 82,496,000
• From municipalities: approximately EUR 42,517,000
Current figures on Folkbildning
2009

10. Project activities flow
1. Country
reports
2.Pilot Info.
Modules
3.Facilitating
exercises
4.Support
documents
for mentors
5.Translation
6. Training of
trainers
and
mentors
• Common
implementation
plan
• Recruitment of
participants
• Test
• Evaluation
• Roger
• EAEA (?)
• Web-site
• Organise 2
workshops
• Participate
in 2
conference
s
• Publish 3
articles
TestDesign of
EM-kit
Evaluation
Finalisation Dissemination

11. The product
Informational
Modules
Support
documentation
for trainers /
mentors
Individual
Action Plan
Motivational
Modules

12. Network / Partnership around the target group
Public
Em
ploym
ent
Services
(AF)
W
elfare
O
ffice
VET
provider
NG
O
s
Immigrant
women

13. Contact person:
Yevgeniya Averhed
yevgeniya.averhed@folkuniversitetet.se
+46 18 68 00 36