The process of migration to a new country brings with it a host of challenges, and therefore also learning needs. Some countries have systems in place to facilitate the transition of migrants into society, often including adult education programs. Those programs, however, cannot be effective if blithely designed in ignorance of the interrelationship between established systems for facilitating integration and the experiences of migrants during the integration process. Focusing on the transition into the labor market and drawing on the expertise of adult educators who work in these systems in Germany, this article explores several stumbling blocks that make a successful integration for migrants more difficult and describes three strategies to address them: challenging the logic of the labor market, dealing with failure, and acknowledging multiple forms of discrimination. The analysis of Germany can provide insights that are useful in other national contexts.

迁移到新国家的过程带来了许多挑战，因此也带来了学习需求。一些国家建立了促进移民向社会过渡的制度，通常包括成人教育计划。但是，如果不理会那些旨在促进融合的既有系统与融合过程中移民的经验之间的相互关系，那么这些方案就不会有效。本文着眼于向劳动力市场的过渡，并利用在德国这些系统中工作的成人教育者的专业知识，探讨了几个绊脚石，使成功融入移民变得更加困难，并描述了解决这些问题的三种策略：挑战逻辑劳动力市场，应对失败，并承认多种形式的歧视。对德国的分析可以提供对其他国家/地区有用的见解。