EMN Italy: Attracting Highly Qualified and Qualified Third-Country Nationals

Edited by: EMN Italy
Released: Rome, 2013The aim of this focussed study is to outline policies and concrete practical measures in Italy that aim to attract highly qualified and qualified third-country nationals. It also identifies good practices from the various practical measures to attract labour migrants by drawing on national experiences and lessons learnt. More specifically, the study aims to achieve the following objectives:Provide an overview of national policies aimed at attracting highly qualified and qualified third-country nationals for the purpose of work; Outline concrete practical measures which are implemented to achieve the goals of the national policies (e.g. legislative changes, cooperation with institutions/organisations in third countries, information provision etc.)
Investigate available evaluative evidence and inform practitioners, policy officers, decision makers and others about the effectiveness (or non-effectiveness) of different practical measures for attracting highly qualified and qualified third-country nationals;
Map labour migration agreements specifically targeting highly qualified and qualified third-country nationals and analysing their effectiveness, also in the framework of Mobility Partnerships;
Identify challenges or barriers that affect the attractiveness for highly qualified and qualified third-country nationals’ immigration;
Draw conclusions on good practices and lessons learnt.