According to sources, the Swedish Public Employment Service was tasked with creating fast tracks, which are tailored training programs for newly arrived immigrants with a professional background. Several training programs have started so far for professions such as in healthcare, and the teacher training program has now begun in Gothenburg. Stockholm was first in Sweden with fast tracks for teachers, starting its training at Stockholm University in the spring of this year.
After Stockholm, universities in Umeå, Linköping, Örebro, and the university college in Malmö have started their training programs for newly arrived teachers. The group starting in Gothenburg is primarily teachers from Syria, and they were selected by the University of Gothenburg in consultation with the Swedish Public Employment Service. Dima Shebli fled from Syria two years ago and worked as a chemistry teacher there.
I worked as a chemistry teacher in Syria, and now I hope to be able to work as that here in Sweden.
" Aya Zread fled from Palestine three years ago and worked as an English teacher. " Johan Hellgren, project leader for the Fast Track program, noted, "The group that we are starting with is primarily teachers from Syria. They were selected by the University of Gothenburg in consultation with the Swedish Public Employment Service.
" The specific criteria used to select teachers for the fast-track program have not been disclosed, and the duration of the training remains unclear. The program represents a step toward integrating skilled immigrants into the Swedish workforce.
I hope that I get a teaching license, this is really great.
The group that we are starting with is primarily teachers from Syria. They were selected by the University of Gothenburg in consultation with the Swedish Public Employment Service. It is a good training program and I believe and hope that they want to continue their teaching work here in Sweden after they have gone through the training.