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Skilled Immigrant Integration: Spotlight on Denver
WES Global Talent Bridge |
Photo: Emily Griffith Technical College representatives at Toronto Convening. Pictured L-R: Barbara Lindsay, director of Workforce Development and Career Services; Tiffany Jaramillo, career navigator; and Heather Colwell, student navigator. Photo by Anthony Castro. Q&A With the Denver Skilled Immigrant Integration Team How has the Denver team progressed since the start of the program? Emily Griffith […]
Impact of Language on Shifting Public Discourse on Immigration
Anne Greenwood |
Photo: The 2018 conference of the WC2 University Network at Ryerson University. Photo by Aurore Hochard. There is a felt shift in the public discourse on immigration across North America as ‘irregular migration’ joins our common lexicon and immigration increasingly becomes a topic of debate. The Honourable Ratna Omidvar, C.M., O.Ont., independent senator for […]
Skilled Immigrant Integration Program Spotlight: Louisville, Kentucky
WES Global Talent Bridge |
Louisville Forward, Jewish Family Services, and KentukianaWorks make up the Louisville cohort in the WES Global Talent Bridge Skilled Immigration Integration Program. We asked Bryan Warren, who directs the Office for Globalization at Louisville Forward, about the group’s progress. How has the Louisville team progressed since the start of the program? Our professional career […]
New WES Report Showcases the Mission in Action
WES Global Talent Bridge |
In 2017, WES undertook a number of initiatives to empower skilled immigrants and international students. Along with providing thousands of credential evaluations, the organization built the foundation for offering blockchain-based digital badges to its customers, approved the creation of a philanthropic fund to accelerate efforts to help skilled immigrants integrate into the workforce, and conducted […]
New Global Talent Bridge Site: Our Content at a Glance
Morris Ardoin |
With the launch of the new Global Talent Bridge landing page on the World Education Services website, we want to engage visitors with robust content that reveals the breadth of our focus areas — at a glance. Features of the new site include recent blog posts; a list of tools, including webinars and training endeavors; […]
Spotlight on Ohio: Progress in the Buckeye State
WES Global Talent Bridge |
As we pass the midway mark of the Global Talent Bridge Skilled Immigrant Integration Program, which involves eight U.S. communities working to advance immigrant success, the Ohio team reports great momentum. “We’ve been very successful in getting the attention of Governor Kasich’s office,” says Nadia Kasvin, co-founder and director of US Together, Inc., a nonprofit […]
Strengthening the Future of Canadian Immigration
Anne Greenwood |
Digitization, cross-sector collaboration, and innovation are going to drive how Canada approaches immigration going forward. Those factors and others influencing the immigration process were among the key topics of discussion at “Strengthening Our Economy and Settlement Program,” a Conference Board of Canada summit held in May in Ottawa. The annual conference is an opportunity to […]
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 […]
In Brief: York University Immigration Research Symposium
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 migration and subsequent settlement efforts, The […]
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, […]