ACOF - Associació Comissió de Formació de la Coordinadora de la Llengua

ACOF – Associació Comissió de Formació de la Coordinadora de la Llengua, is an entity that thrives on collaboration. The organisation consists of four entities: Escola de Vida, La Troca, Fundació Camins and Eicascantic. Together, they tackle the complexity of the deskilling issue in Catalonia where affordable language classes are scarce, language certificates are pre-requisites for residence and work permit, and skill recognition is impossible without regular status. The entities take a holistic approach focused on accreditation and equivalence of studies, job training, language teaching, professional experience accreditation, and community socialisation for new arrivals. They also promote dialogue and alliances with actors within the departments of education and migration as well as the Institute of Educational Sciences and the Barcelona City Council.

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