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Spotlight on Des Moines: Skilled Immigrant Integration Program
Image by Tony Walker from Pixabay The WES Global Talent Bridge Skilled Immigrant Integration Program, now in its second year, involves training for communities working to advance immigrant success. Sanjita Pradhan reports on plans from the Greater Des Moines Partnership, one of the eight communities in the 2019 program. The Greater Des Moines Partnership is the economic […]
How Boise and Its Partners Are Using Their Career Pathways Grant
Global Talent, an organization based in Boise, Idaho that helps college-educated immigrants and refugees connect with professional roles in the U.S., was recently awarded a three-year Refugee Career Pathways grant through the Office of Refugee Resettlement. Building on a regional partnership cultivated through the WES Global Talent Bridge National Skilled Immigrant Integration Program, this grant […]
Eliminating Barriers to Education for Refugees: Fanshawe College
Anne Greenwood |
Fanshawe College in London, Ontario is one of Ontario’s largest colleges. The college provides “flexible learning arrangements and experiential education opportunities” to ensure students are prepared for an ever-shifting labour market. In 2015, as Syrian refugees began arriving in Canada, Fanshawe saw a similar influx in their admission offices: “each of our admissions advisors was […]
Preparing Internationally Educated Professionals for the Future of Work
Jodi Tingling |
Those who work in the immigrant serving sector may be aware that the economy is shifting. This shift includes roles becoming more automated, changes in skills needed by employers, and employers requiring more creativity and soft skills in the workplace. It’s imperative for those who work with internationally educated professionals that they understand the relevant […]
8 New Communities! The 2019 Skilled Immigrant Integration Program
WES Global Talent Bridge |
WES Global Talent Bridge has selected eight communities to receive customized technical assistance to help advance their skilled immigrant integration efforts. The eight communities join eight “alumni” localities from a 2018 pilot that will stay connected to the growing program by mentoring and other activities going forward. Thus, 16 cohorts across the country – from […]
New E-Guide: Engineering Career Pathways for Internationally Trained Engineers
Career Pathways in Engineering is the latest release in the WES Global Talent Bridge Pathways e-guides series. This new e-guide outlines career and academic pathways in the field of engineering, with specifications of the field in the U.S., step-by-step pathways to top engineering careers, licensing and certification requirements, and an array of helpful state-specific resources. In addition, Career […]
Immigrants Can Help Lessen Teacher Shortage in STEM, Other Fields
WES Global Talent Bridge |
In our new report, Can Immigrant Professionals Help Reduce Teacher Shortages in the U.S.?, we look at how experienced and skilled immigrant professionals can help fill teacher shortages in STEM, bilingual education and other fields, and strengthen teacher diversity in increasingly diverse schools. Download the report and executive summary. Click here for more from WES Global Talent […]
15 Years of Immigrant Skills Inclusion in Toronto: A Report on Progress
The prominence of the conversation on diversity and inclusion has risen over the last few decades across Canada. In Toronto, much of the progress can be attributed to the work of the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC) that has been driving this conversation for 15 years now. To mark the anniversary, TRIEC released the […]
Year in Review: Skilled Immigrant Integration Program
WES Global Talent Bridge |
Representatives from organizations around the country attend a convening in Toronto as part of the Skilled Immigrant Integration Program As the Successes Mount, We’re Looking Ahead This past year marked the launch of WES Global Talent Bridge’s Skilled Immigrant Integration Program (SIIP), a national pilot program offering selected communities the opportunity to leverage technical […]
Congratulations to the Organizations Awarded ORR Funding for the Refugee Career Pathways Program!
WES Global Talent Bridge |
WES Global Talent Bridge congratulates the 17 communities awarded funding from the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to implement the Refugee Career Pathways program. Four of the recipients – organizations from Denver, Santa Clara, St. Louis, and Boise/Salt Lake City – have partnered closely with Global Talent Bridge in 2018 through their participation in its […]
WES Gateway Program Launches in Canada
WES Global Talent Bridge |
The new WES Gateway Program reliably assesses credentials of immigrants displaced by conflict, environmental disasters, and economic turmoil when verifiable documents are not available. Almost 50 percent of the 47,000 Syrian refugees who escaped to Canada since 2015 attained college degrees in their home country, yet many of these individuals fled their homes without documents […]
Spotlight on the Boise, Twin Falls, Salt Lake City Team
WES Global Talent Bridge |
Boise, Twin Falls, Salt Lake City delegation at Toronto convening 2018. How has the team progressed since the start of the program? The Skilled Immigrant Integration Program has provided a structured opportunity for us (One Refugee and the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Salt Lake City; College of […]