The context
Glocal Steps - We support people with a refugee background in entering the Swiss labour market.
Glocal Steps provides support to individuals with a refugee background who are seeking to enter the Swiss job market. Education and employment are essential for social participation, and vocational training provides a path to sustainable integration.
Whate we do:
Glocal Steps works with two-person mentoring, where a person with a refugee background and a volunteer meet weekly for over ten months. The volunteers act as coaches, helping with job applications, resumes, and motivation letters, and offer tips on how to approach potential employers. They also support refugees during their vocational training in school. Glocal Steps empowers people with a refugee background to become independent in mastering job application processes and vocational schools. The tandems take place in Zurich or the Zurich region at the coach’s request.
The place in action
The project
Become a coach at Glocal Steps
Would you be interested in becoming a coach for Glocal Steps? If you enjoy having personal intercultural interactions, then we might be the perfect fit for you. Our program provides the opportunity to establish a personal connection with individuals from a refugee background through tandems and make a contribution to their integration in the labour market. Additionally, you can connect with other volunteers within our community and exchange experiences. Tandems can be held in Zurich or the Zurich region (Säuliamt) based on the coach’s preference.
THE PROCESS
What we offer
Glocal Steps offers close support to the over 25 tandems per year by a project team and a coordination office. The project team also organizes job application workshops, interview trainings, and other content support offers for all participants. They also establish contact with employers when necessary.
Our Network
the job workshop initiative
Glocal Steps is part of the Job Workshop initiative in Ottenbach, which provides various services such as German lessons, computer courses, and more for individuals with a refugee background in Säuliamt.
Our Partners
OUR PROJECT PARTNERS
