E-asylearn is a digital learning platform that allows users to access KHRS Academy’s learning modules via an app.
It creates a connection between the instruction taking place at KHRS Academy and the digital learning platform supported by the app.

Learning takes place through 24 subject-specific modules designed to upskill participants at KHRS Academy for blue-collar job roles. The learning is made more accessible by structuring the modules as games, which makes the process easier and more motivating for users of the app.

The app should be seen as a universal tool, not only usable within KHRS Academy but also for training, upskilling, and integration in a broader sense.
This aligns perfectly with KHRS Academy’s ambition to promote integration and facilitate the transition to the Danish labor market for citizens with non-Western immigrant backgrounds, by identifying their resources and potential.

We help individuals move from passive recipients of welfare to active citizens.
In “the system”, these individuals too often end up as clients who are passivated and placed in the cash benefit system without the opportunity to participate in society on an equal footing with others.
It is precisely this systemic mindset and the passivation of citizens, such as refugees arriving in Denmark, that we aim to challenge.

What have we done to promote the integration of non-Western immigrants?

The political and public debate around integration in Denmark is often very negative and one-sided, focusing mainly on what is not working and whether it’s worth the effort. It is no secret that poor integration efforts carry significant socio-economic costs — and the opposite is also true.

KHRS Academy was established as a result of many successful integration projects we’ve worked on since the “Gribskov Model Point 44” in 2006.
This was a teaching model specifically targeting non-Western immigrant women with linguistic, health, and social barriers to employment. The employment effect was 60%.
Point 44 later evolved into the sector-package model, which is now used in several municipalities to upskill and integrate unskilled refugees into the labor market.

We have long aimed to reverse the negative trend in integration efforts and to show that with the right approach and proper upskilling, positive outcomes are indeed possible.
People who have been excluded by the system and society can, with the right support, become active participants in the workforce.
One example is Amna, who after 17 years in Denmark received her first employment contract following a 12-week upskilling course at KHRS.

Can we, as a society, accept that so many citizens are left behind and are not allowed to actively participate in the labor market and in public life?
Wouldn’t it be better if they were given a place in the workforce — with the economic stability, dignity, and recognition that follow?
In the end, active participation in the labor market and society may also help shift the media and political narrative about integration in a more positive direction.
What have we gained as a society by keeping people on passive welfare for years instead of making a genuine effort to promote successful integration?

The impact of our efforts – a major recruitment need and relatively high unemployment

KHRS has, since 1981, demonstrated that with the right efforts, integration can become something valuable — both for the individual and for the cohesion of society.
Data from KHRS’s own projects targeting non-Western immigrant women show that 90 out of 171 women who completed a program at KHRS entered regular employment — that’s 53%.
Among women from the Philippines, China, Thailand, and Vietnam, the success rate is even higher: 33 out of 51, or 65%.

This trend supports general statistics showing that immigrants from these countries are more likely to integrate into the Danish labor market compared to immigrants from MENAP countries (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan) and Turkey, who generally face greater integration challenges.
However, since the proportion of women from MENAP countries is higher in KHRS projects, the difference between these two groups of immigrant women is not statistically significant.

KHRS has for many years focused on non-Western immigrant women, as this group faces specific challenges in integrating into society and the labor market.
That makes them ideal candidates for KHRS Academy, which combines vocational Danish lessons with continuous support from bilingual mentors and on-the-job training in companies.

Currently, KHRS is running a recruitment campaign to source labor from Malmö.
Between June and October 2021, KHRS succeeded in placing 17 women and 10 men with non-Western backgrounds into regular employment.
Thus, KHRS continues its success in recruiting, educating, and upskilling individuals with non-Western backgrounds to help them enter the workforce.
At the same time, KHRS addresses the challenge of finding qualified labor in the Greater Copenhagen area, while unemployment remains high in Malmö.

1. The numbers include immigrant women with a non-Western background. However, women from Phillipines, Vietnam, China and Thailand are excluded.
2. The term includes countries from the Middle East and Northern Africa, as well as Afghanistan and Pakistan
3. Briefing to the Danish Parliament’s Immigration and Integration Committee from the Minister for Immigration and Integration, 2020