Refugees and Immigration Skill-Me Program
The case study reflection on immigration and refugees is from the field of humanitarianism and education. The refugee and immigration international issue has become a local issue, impacting Western Sydney. The circumstance is the recent entry of Iranian Qualified Engineers to Australia, Western Sydney, shows the system is failing to employ them. Thus, professional intervention is required with Metro-Assist offering a Skill-Me program to assists migrants and refugees seeking worthwhile ongoing employment. The Skill-Me program uses third party Engineers Without Borders and their individual Professionals Engineers to assist in their voluntary mentoring Refugee and Skilled Migrants. This reflective report a case study research method seeks to find root causes and solution of Iranian refugees and migrants not gaining employment when settling in Western Sydney Australia.
Authors
- Daniel Bonatti
- Dr Ee Loon Tan
- Dr Sameera Wijesiri Pathirana
- Alan Todhunter
Institutions
- Western Sydney University (AU)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2024-11-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.71427/icaeed2025/15
- Primary Topic
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00