This publication maps and analyses the non-formal and informal learning and competences of Syrian refugee youth and young adults living in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey (the five main hosting countries since the beginning of the Syria crisis). 

This publication aims at helping policy makers in these countries setting up appropriate recognition systems that will formally recognize, validate and accredit the qualifications of refugees, so that in turn, these refugees are able to re-enter education and training or integrate the work of work and regain their dignity. 

This publication is the result of close collaboration between the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), in Hamburg, Germany, and the UNESCO Beirut Office and Regional Bureau for Education in the Arab States. It will be translated into Arabic very shortly. You can find it in English on our website with the other publications made by our Office, or by clicking the link below.