teenagers. They do not meet the requirements of high school and often fall between the chairs in the future. The OECD has pointed out that Sweden has a worryingly high unemployment rate among young newcomers. Last year brought even more challenges to educators as almost all educational program became online with distance and remote classes due to still ongoing corona pandemic. Distance education requires new skills from both, educators and students.
What kind of information and support they are getting for self-employment/creating enterprise One of the directions of Arbetsförmedlingen Etableringsprogrammet is to give a support to start own business for those migrant who shows readiness and ability. Statistics from the Swedish Public Employment Service show that the number of people within the Etableringsprogrammet who received support for starting a business has increased by more than 60 percent. But it is from extremely low levels. In total, it is only 0.2 percent of everyone in this mission who has received the support19. It is therefore clear that the conditions for new arrivals to start companies must be improved
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