Roma Education Fund announces a public call for improving and learning English and German language intended for young members of the Roma national minority, with the aim of better positioning on the labor market. Certified foreign language courses enable additional improvement of skills and knowledge for young people of Roma nationality, thereby strengthening their competences for employment.
Application deadline: 29.02.2024. until 00:00 h.
The English and German language courses are implemented as part of the project “Promoting the employability of young Roma women and men – phase II”, with the support of the German Financial Cooperation program implemented by the German Development Bank KfW on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Germany – Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Until now, REF has supported a significant number of Roma women and men for better positioning on the labor market with the help of attending professional practices, professional trainings, retraining, retraining, learning foreign languages, as well as through professional and career counseling.
About Roma Education Fund:
REF is an international foundation, founded in 2005, dedicated to reducing the gap in education between the Roma and non-Roma populations. With an active and growing network of representative offices throughout Central, Eastern, Southeastern Europe and Turkey, the Foundation provides support in the creation and implementation of education strategies that contribute to the inclusion of Roma men and women in education systems.
Goals of the Roma Education Fund:
• Creation of conditions for better education of Roma children;
• Improvement of results during primary education for Roma children aged 6 to 14;
• Increased rate of completion of secondary education among Roma students;
• Providing support to members of the Roma national minority during their academic studies, increasing the graduation rate of young Roma and strengthening the identity of Roma students;
• Promoting the employability of young Roma women and men;
General information about the competition:
• English and German language courses are held for up to three months;
• Classes are conducted online;
• To follow classes, it is necessary to have a computer and an Internet connection;
• Participants of English and German language courses are obliged to regularly attend classes in accordance with the plan and program of the school of foreign languages;
• At the end of the course, all participants receive certificates for successfully mastering the learning level foreign languages that they will attend;
• The exact start date of the course will be defined after the completion of the selection of participants, all participants will be informed in a timely manner about the conditions and the start of the courses;
The following can apply for the competition:
• Young Roma women and Roma with a place of residence in the territory of the Republic of Serbia;
• Young people up to the age of 36 on the day of application for participation in the Program;
• Persons with at least a three-year high school diploma;
• People open to improving and acquiring new knowledge and skills;
• Young people ready to establish and maintain effective relationships with different people national and cultural order;
• Persons dedicated to the basic goals of the Roma Education Fund.
We especially encourage young Roma women to apply for the competition for attending English and German language courses.
How to apply?
• The application can be submitted exclusively through the following LINK
• Applications can be sent no later than February 29, 2024. until 00:00 h.
• Incomplete and untimely submitted applications, as well as those that arrive via e-mail or the contact form on the website, will not be considered;
Special criteria:
• When submitting the application, it is necessary to state the reasons and motivation for learning and improving the English or German language.
Note:
After collecting the received applications, in relation to the defined competition criteria, candidates who meet the requirements participate in a standardized selection process and upon completion receive feedback on the outcome of the process. Candidates will be informed about the outcome of the competition at least five days before the start of classes.
FOR reserves the right to organize additional interviews with candidates and approaches to selection when making a decision.
As part of the latest cycle of competitions for attending English and German language courses, Roma Education Fund can support up to 50 young Roma women and men. When selecting candidates, preference will be given to candidates who attended German and English language courses in the previous cycle, as well as candidates who were not previously beneficiaries of the project “Promoting Roma Youth Employability – Phase II”.
