"The Employability Forum is looking at the whole question of migration and the world of work in the UK. My family and many others were forced to leave their homeland and we came to this country as refugees. We brought our education, our experience and our know-how with us, and we wanted to make a real contribution as new citizens."

Ram Gidoomal, Patron, Employability Forum

Migrants come to the UK for many different reasons: to study, to make a new life, to start a business or for family reasons. How we manage migration is crucial for the future of this country, Europe and the wider world.

Please let us know if you would like further information about the Employability Forum: info@employabilityforum.co.uk

  • Latest Events and News
  • School placements for teachers
    22 May 2012, 5-7pm, Holloway Road

  • We are holding a support group on ‘school placements’ next week. The session will provide you with useful advice on how to find a school placement, what challenges they bring, and what criteria schools value the most when selecting candidates. The session will also outline how . . . (more>)

  • NEW: work placements for refugee teachers
    London only

  • We are offering a limited number of work placements in London schools for refugee teachers. These will take place in the summer and autumn terms in 2012. We will shortly be publishing the application criteria. To register your interest please contact us . . . (more>)

  • Refugee Week 18-24 June 2012
    London only

  • Refugee Week is a UK-wide programme of arts, cultural and educational events and activities that celebrates the contribution of refugees to the UK and promotes better understanding of why people seek sanctuary. Our Refugees into Schools project has a number of ways of . . . (more>)

  • Are you using our school resource packs?

  • Are you a teacher looking for ways to build lessons around refugees and asylum? With Refugee Week around the corner, now is an excellent time to introduce this topic to pupils. Our Refugees into Schools project provides schools (primary and secondary) with free resource . . . (more>)