The importance of education, training and language acquisition for integrating asylum seekers in the labour market

Due to a lack of data for Germany, little is known to date about the integration of asylum seekers into vocational education and training, and employment. The new IAB-SOEP migration sample included a survey of individuals who had come to Germany as asylum seekers and who have managed to remain in Germany. The articles considers the question of what characterizes this group of people and which factors facilitated their integration into the German labour market. Previous investigations have shown that, in Germany, investment in education and training, and in language acquisition, is essential requirements for this. The extent to which these investments are in turn associated with the asylum seeker’s level of education and training has therefore also been examined.