Job Step Together
Belong runs the Jobbsteget Tillsammans (Job Step Together) project, which is co-financed by the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF).
Belong runs the Jobbsteget Tillsammans (Job Step Together) project, which is co-financed by the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF). Jobbsteget Tillsammans aims to support third-country nationals (citizens of countries outside the EU) who are new to Sweden in taking steps towards the labor market and thus integrating into Swedish society. The target group of third-country nationals that the project is aimed at are quota refugees, relatives who have moved to a family member who has a residence permit or citizenship in Sweden, and Ukrainians with children who have a residence permit under the Mass Exodus Directive.
The main part of Jobbsteget Tillsammans consists of mentoring programs. Participants are enrolled in an eight-month program where they are matched with a mentor with a similar professional and educational background and who has experience working in Sweden. During monthly meetings, participants work in their mentor pairs to help the mentee (the one who is new to Sweden) take steps towards the labour market. The programme also arranges group activities for networking and skills development, and participants also receive digital tools for job search. Participants are also made visible to a pool of recruitment companies that can provide a direct link to the labor market by arranging Job Forums.
Jobbsteget Tillsammans runs from February 2023 until December 2025. The overall objective of Jobbsteget Tillsammans is that 500 third-country nationals have been placed in an individualized and successful mentoring program where their conditions for establishing themselves in the labor market have been strengthened. Furthermore, the aim is to:
90% of 500 participating third-country nationals find or take measurable steps towards employment during their time in the mentoring program.
80% of participating third-country nationals have expanded their network during their time in the mentoring scheme.
- 25 stakeholders, such as municipalities or companies, have participated in the project.
