The Career Bridge
The Career Bridge is a career mentoring program that bridges the gap to the labor market for individuals with refugee background, in collaboration with companies and volunteer career mentors.
Industry Specific Mentoring
Foreningen Lige Adgang has many years of experience in facilitating contact between voluntary mentors and individuals with refugee background through customized mentoring programs. The focus is to offer guidance within specific fields or industries, with opportunities for language training, building relevant networks, gaining an overview of relevant workplaces, and understanding Danish workplace culture. The mentoring program typically lasts for 6 months with about 2 meetings per month. During this period, the mentee, with support from their mentor, can work towards achieving their employment goals. Before the mentorship starts, we ensure that all mentors are well-prepared for the mentoring role by offering mentor courses, thematic webinars, ongoing support, and the opportunity to participate in a network of resourceful mentors. The program is available nationwide.
Sign Up as a Mentee if You...
- Want personal support and guidance in seeking jobs, internships and education from someone with the same professional background and interests as you.
- Seek insight into Danish labor market culture, career opportunities, application processes, networking, and language development.
- Can dedicate at least 4 hours per month for up to 6 months.
- Have refugee status or are family reunified with someone with refugee status and speak Danish or English at a conversational level.
Sign up as a mentee by clicking here.
Sign Up as a Mentor If you...
- Want to offer support and share your advice and experience with someone who has the same professional background or interests as you.
- Can dedicate 2-4 hours per month for up to 6 months.
- Can plan 1-2 meetings per month with your mentee.
- Want ongoing support from Foreningen Lige Adgang, including access to relevant tools and materials.
- Want to expand your intercultural understanding and gain insight into barriers and biases in the labor market.
Sign up as a mentor by clicking here.
Contact Us as a Workplace if You Want To...
- Strengthen your employer branding by implementing a career mentoring program with measurable impact as part of your ESG strategy and social responsibility, which can enhance your reputation and competitiveness.
- Give selected employees the opportunity to participate in corporate volunteering as career mentors for 2-4 hours monthly during work hours over a period of 6 months.
- Enhance employee engagement and social cohesion in the workplace, leading to improved employee well-being and job satisfaction.
- Establish a potential pipeline of diverse talents.
- Contribute positively to the global agenda on socially sustainable development, with a particular focus on SDG 8 and 10.
- Form a partnership with Foreningen Lige Adgang at no additional cost beyond the wages for volunteer employees.
If You Want to Refer Citizens, Residents, or Users, You Can...
- Contact us to arrange a presentation or information meeting where Foreningen Lige Adgang can provide details about the mentoring program to your employees and/or target group.
- Contact us to receive materials to share with refugees, family reunified individuals with refugee status, and unaccompanied minors aged 15 and up who have arrived alone in Denmark.
- Contact project manager Emma Klöcker-Gatzwiller at ekg@ligeadgang.dk or +45 93 89 43 83.
The project is funded with support from the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) and the Foundation Copenhagen Language Center.
