Global Talent Bridge Partner Blog

Friday June 15, 2018 | by WES Global Talent Bridge

WES Global Talent Bridge’s Skilled Immigrant Integration Program convened in Toronto for three days in early June to foster cross-border exchange with Canada, peer learning, and community building, while increasing access to the national partners who provide technical assistance to the eight communities in the program. “We couldn’t have...

Friday June 8, 2018 | by Shaunna-Marie Kerr

At the recent York University Immigration Research Symposium international academics, researchers from the immigration and settlement sector, policy makers, and service providers discussed some of the challenges and changes that may be on the horizon of the Canadian migration landscape. Whereas many Canadian conferences focus on traditional streams of...

Friday May 4, 2018 | by WES Global Talent Bridge

The Refugee and Immigrant Forum (RIF) of Santa Clara County Professional Refugees Subcommittee is leading Santa Clara’s participation in the Global Talent Bridge Skilled Immigrant Integration Program (SIIP). The RIF subcommittee was formed in 2016 after a White House National Skills and Credential Institute convening. The subcommittee has created...

Thursday May 3, 2018 | by WES Global Talent Bridge

The Global Talent Bridge New York Network gathered April 18 to share information and ideas about helping skilled immigrants.  Betsy Plum from the New York Immigration Coalition spoke about her organization’s recent report, “Blueprint for Immigrant New York.”  Pictured front row, L-R: Stacey K. Simon, IMPRINT Coalition; Betsy Plum,...

Thursday May 3, 2018 | by WES Global Talent Bridge

Denise Jillions, director of credentialing initiatives and special projects at WES Global Talent Bridge, served on an international panel on the recognition of skills and qualifications of migrants on May 3 in Geneva. Sponsored by the Global Forum on Migration and Development and the International Labor Organization, the workshop...