INTERCULTURAL WORK IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC INTERCULTURAL WORK What is intercultural work? • Newly-established concept in the Czech Republic – Intercultural/sociocultural mediator, community/social interpreters • Aims to overcome linguistic and socio-cultural barriers in communication between migrants and public institutions and to support harmonious coexistence in a culturally diverse society. INTERCULTURAL WORKER What does the intercultural worker do? • Assistance in communication. • Interpreting and assistance services. • Basic social counselling. • Support for better orientation in a new environment. QUALIFICATION COURSE Qualification course for intercultural workers • Qualification course for workers in social services with focus on advising and assisting Immigrants. • 250 hours (including 40 hours of practice). • 6 language modules: eng, rus, mon, viet, arab, chinese - 17 graduates of the course. • Database of intercultural workers at www.interculturniprace.cz PROFESSION ESTABLISHMENT Establishment of the profession • Inclusion in the National System of Qualifications. • Setting the standards of evaluation and qualification for the profession of intercultural worker. • Inclusion in the National System of Occupations . EXAMPLE FROM PRACTICE Assistance services at the MOI • 2011 – Cooperation between NGO InBáze and the DAMP of the MoI to provide assistance services directly at the DAMP MoI. • 6 intercultural workers (arab, eng, mon, viet, ru, fr). • 3 offices, 4 days a week, 5 hours EXAMPLE FROM PRACTICE Intercultural workers – INTEGRO / SIMI • December – May 2015. • 5 intercultural workers - Russian, English, Spanish, Vietnamese and Ukrainian. • Intercultural work in practice. AIP Association for Intercultural Work – AIP • Founded in 2014 • To standardize the practice of the profession and set the basic and the continuous education for intercultural workers. • To anchor and well establish the profession within the legal norms of the Czech Republic. • To promote the intercultural work among migrants and public institutions. Thank you for your attention
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