Thematic Report on Vocational Education and Training For
Report endorsed by the CAHROM through written procedure CAHROM (2016)8 2 September 2016 AD HOC COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON ROMA AND TRAVELLER ISSUES1 (CAHROM) __________ THEMATIC REPORT BY THE GROUP OF EXPERTS ON VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR ROMA (following the CAHROM thematic visit to Cracow, Poland, on 26-28 November 2015) __________ POLAND (requesting country) Ms Agnieszka GAJEWSKA, Chief Specialist, Department of Denominations and National and Ethnic Minorities, Ministry of Administration and Digitization BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA (partner country) Ms Ljiljana ŠANTIČ, Expert Advisor for Roma, Ministry for Human Rights and Refugees FINLAND (partner country) Ms Mervi SUMMANEN, Planner, AIKOPA-Kajaani University of Applied Sciences Mr Rickhard LÅNGSTRÖM, Roma expert, Roma Working Group of the City of Kajaani “THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA” (partner country) Ms Mabera KAMBERI, Head of the Sector for Coordination and Technical Assistance, Ministry of Labour and Social Policy TURKEY (partner country)2 Mr Can ALKAN, Employment Expert, Turkish Employment Agency (İŞKUR), Foreign Relations and Projects Department, International Relations Team Ms Latife USLU, Assistant Expert, Department of Social lnclusion, Ministry of Family and Social Policies 1 The terms “Roma and Travellers” are used at the Council of Europe to encompass the wide diversity of the groups covered by the work of the Council of Europe in this field: on the one hand a) Roma, Sinti/Manush, Calé, Kaale, Romanichals, Boyash/Rudari; b) Balkan Egyptians (Egyptians and Ashkali); c) Eastern groups (Dom, Lom and Abdal); and, on the other hand, groups such as Travellers, Yenish, and the populations designated under the administrative term “Gens du voyage”, as well as persons who identify themselves as Gypsies.
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