Supported by five social institutions, including Clair-Bois and the Protestant Social Center, the Ulysse integration program begins its odyssey. Unveiled on Thursday, the latter offers professional training to migrants aged 18 to 25 who have learning disabilities. Lasting two to three years – in catering, retail or even mechanics – these training courses will offer a personalized approach to each apprentice. They will also benefit from French and general culture courses.
The program has actually been around for three years, but it was in the testing phase. Its “very positive” results, according to its instigators, have made it possible to perpetuate it. The twenty apprentices who followed it all passed their final exam: nine obtained their practical training (FPra) and eleven their professional training certificate (AFO). Initially financed by private individuals, the project could now be financed by the Canton.
Several factors are at the origin of the learning difficulties encountered by the young migrants who participate in Ulysses. Among them, “trauma linked to their migratory journey, cognitive disorders, poor mastery of French or even a fractional, or even non-existent, school career,” explained those responsible for the integration program.
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