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Certified Welcoming: Salt Lake County, Louisville Metro
WES Global Talent Bridge |
WES Global Talent Bridge congratulates Salt Lake County and Louisville Metro Government for achieving “Certified Welcoming” status and joining the growing Certified Welcoming movement. Their achievement was announced at the Welcoming Interactive + Welcoming Economies Convening June 19 in Louisville, Kentucky. “As more and more communities look to distinguish themselves as inclusive places for people […]
Skilled Immigrant-Focused Convening Helps Connect U.S. Communities, Provides Examples of Canadian System
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 hoped for a better outcome from […]
Spotlight on Santa Clara, California
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 local initiatives, and meets monthly to […]
Global Talent Bridge New York Network Meets at WES
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, New York Immigration Coalition; Sangita Shrestha, […]
Spotlight on St. Louis, Missouri
Our series on the WES Global Talent Bridge Skilled Immigrant Integration Program continues this month with the city of St. Louis, Mo., one of the eight sites whose participation in the national pilot program is based on their track record of supporting immigrant professional success. St. Louis’ work with the project has two focuses: Adapt […]
Mapping the Field of Immigrant Professional Integration
WES Global Talent Bridge |
What programs are serving skilled immigrants? What are the demographic trends of college-educated immigrants across the nation? And how are state policies affecting skilled immigrants? Join us as we discuss these and other questions about skilled immigrant integration. “Pinning Resources: Mapping the Field of Immigrant Professional Integration.” When: Thursday, March 29, 2-3 pm EDT Following […]
Skilled Immigrant Integration Program: Spotlight on Maryland
Morris Ardoin |
Our series on the WES Global Talent Bridge Skilled Immigrant Integration Program continues this month with the state of Maryland, one of the eight localities participating in the national pilot program based on their track records of supporting immigrant professional success through local programs and initiatives. Maryland’s work with the WES project has two thrusts: […]
A Way Forward for Refugees: Findings from the WES Pilot Project Released Today
Morris Ardoin |
Toronto, February 22, 2018 – At a stakeholder forum in Toronto today World Education Services (WES) announced the results of a pilot study it conducted to determine if a reliable process to help Syrian refugees to Canada obtain credential assessments – even in the absence of verifiable documents from their home country – is possible […]
WES Skilled Immigrant Integration Program Off to a Strong Start
Morris Ardoin |
The WES Global Talent Bridge Skilled Immigrant Integration Program is off to a strong start, as the eight communities in the program – Denver, Louisville, Santa Clara, St. Louis, and Boise and its regional partners Twin Falls and Salt Lake City, as well as the states of Ohio, Michigan, and Maryland – are developing and […]
Join Us in Phoenix for NIIC
WES Global Talent Bridge |
Please plan to join WES for the session, “Sustainability and Replicability of Programs for Foreign-Educated Immigrants” at the National Immigrant Integration Conference (NIIC) 2017, Dec. 10-12 in Phoenix. Part of the “Adult Education and Workforce” track of the conference, the WES session on December 12 will explore the needs of foreign-educated immigrants and how to […]
How can Pittsburgh do more for immigrant integration?
Debra Means-West |
In September the Change Agency, a Pittsburgh-based social enterprise, hosted an inaugural summit for its flagship project, All for All. Guided by Allegheny County’s Immigrant Community Blueprint, this full-day event brought together workforce development practitioners, adult educators, elected officials, and members of the business community to discuss how Pittsburgh and its surrounding communities can more […]
Eight Communities Selected to Pilot National Skilled Immigrant Integration Program
WES Global Talent Bridge |
WES Global Talent Bridge has selected eight communities to receive free customized technical assistance to advance their skilled immigrant integration efforts. Denver, Louisville, Santa Clara, St. Louis, and Boise and its regional partners Twin Falls and Salt Lake City, as well as the states of Ohio, Michigan, and Maryland were chosen to participate in this […]