RESOURCES FOR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE PROFESSIONALS

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1 RESOURCES FOR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE PROFESSIONALS AND IMMIGRANT SERVING ORGANIZATIONS (APRIL 2014) Prfessinal Licensing and Career Pathways Licensing Requirements fr Engineers and Healthcare Prfessins in Massachusetts (MIRA Calitin) Prvides a detailed explanatin f the state licensing requirements fr engineers, physicians, physician assistants, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, and medical technlgists/clinical scientists, including the steps, time, and csts fr freign- trained prfessinals t becme relicensed in these prfessins. licensing- requirements- fr- healthcare- and- engineering.pdf State Licensing Guides by Prfessin (Upwardly Glbal) Describes steps, time and csts required t earn a state prfessinal license r credential t return t the full practice f a regulated prfessin in ten different fields, including accuntant, architect, dentist, engineer, IT prfessinal, lawyer, nurse, pharmacist, physical therapist, physician, and teacher. The site als discusses ptins fr pursuing alternative prfessinal pathways. Guides are available fr fur states Califrnia, Illinis, New Yrk and Michigan- - but much the infrmatin is applicable t prfessins in Massachusetts. seekers/american- licensed- prfessins Prfessinal Licensing Resurces (Glbal Talent Bridge) Explains the cmplex prcess f prfessinal licensing and certificatin in the U.S. fr a wide range f jbs and prfessins, including health prfessins, accuntant, architect, engineer, lawyer, teacher, scial wrker, and psychlgist. The site prvides infrmatin and resurces t help immigrant prfessinals and thse serving them better understand licensing and certificatin pathways, pprtunities, bstacles, and career alternatives. Licensing Guides fr Refugee Prfessinals (Higher Advantage) Guides fr freign- trained prfessinals seeking t practice in the United States, including engineers, teachers, physicians and nurses, pharmacists, dentists, and accuntants. The guides describe the structure and future f the prfessin and wrkfrce cmpsitin, as well as the skills, training, and credentials needed t advance in the field. tls/#recertificatin Online Training Prgram fr Skilled immigrants (Upwardly Glbal) This training prgram is designed t prvide recently- arrived skilled immigrants and refugees with the techniques and cultural rientatin they need t becme cmpetitive in the U.S. jb market and rebuild their prfessinal careers in this cuntry. Participants have access t live nline wrkshps, classrms, discussin frums and Upwardly Glbals resume database and jb bard. They will als receive resume- writing and interview caching supprt. seekers/nline- training- prgrams Jb Search and Career Planning Infrmatin (Glbal Talent Bridge) Infrmatin and tls that address challenges high- skilled immigrant jbseekers ften face in finding U.S. emplyment pprtunities, including understanding the U.S. jb search and career planning prcess. Guide t Success in the U.S. Wrkplace (Welcming Center fr New Pennsylvanians) "Hw t Succeed in the Wrkplace: A Career Guide fr the Immigrant Prfessinal" ffers a guide t U.S. business and wrkplace culture, and includes useful tips t help guide immigrant prfessinals thrugh a prfessinal jb search in the United States.

2 Credential Evaluatin Natinal Assciatin f Credential Evaluatin Services (NACES) An assciatin f credential evaluatin services cmmitted t frmulating and maintaining ethical standards in the field f freign educatinal evaluatin, individuals can use NACES t find reliable credential evaluatin services. Wrld Educatin Services (WES) A nnprfit cmpany, WES is the leading internatinal credential evaluatin service in Nrth America and a member f NACES Individuals educated utside the U.S. can present WES evaluatin reprts t demnstrate their academic achievements when seeking pprtunities fr educatin, prfessinal licensing, emplyment r immigratin pprtunities in the U.S. WES Preliminary Degree Equivalency Tl Allws anyne t lk up the U.S. equivalency f freign university degrees frm mre than 150 cuntries. This tl can be a guide fr immigrants cnsidering academic and career ptins in the U.S., service prviders advising skilled immigrants, and emplyers cnsidering immigrant candidates. NOTE: The equivalency prvided nline is nt based n verified infrmatin r dcuments, and is nt an fficial credential evaluatin. An ffical evaluatin will still be required fr mst emplyment and educatinal purpses. Accessing Educatinal Opprtunities Glbal Talent Bridge Educatin Resurces Prvides infrmatin and advice t help skilled immigrants navigate the cmplicated prcess f planning further educatin. Natinal Center fr Educatinal Statistics (NCES) Cllege Navigatr Offers tls fr researching pstsecndary institutins in the United States, fields include: prgrams ffered, retentin and graduatin rates, prices, aid available, degrees awarded, campus safety, and accreditatin. nces.ed.gv/cllegenavigatr Institute fr Credentialing Excellence (ICE), Natinal Cmmissin fr Certifying Agencies (NCCA) Accredited Certificatin Prvides accurate, cmprehensive, and current infrmatin abut educatinal institutins in the United States and guidance t qualified individuals n hw best t access thse pprtunities. Resurces fr Adult Educatrs and Cmmunity Clleges A Tlkit fr ESL Practitiners: Supprting High- Skilled Immigrants (Wrld Educatin Services) Helping Skilled Immigrants: A Guide fr Adult Educatrs (IMPRINT) imprintprject.rg/images/imprintdecwebinaradulted.pdf Prmising Practices: Hw Cmmunity Clleges are serving Skilled Immigrant Students (IMPRINT) final.pdf Massachusetts Healthcare / Life Sciences Training and Internship Prgrams Medical Lab Technician Prgrams Metr Bstn Skilled Careers in Life Sciences Initiative (SCILS) sites.ggle.cm/site/metrbstnscils/healthcare- training Other Prgrams sites.ggle.cm/site/metrbstnscils/healthcare- training/mre- healthcare- trainings Life Sciences Prgrams Metr Bstn Skilled Careers in Life Sciences Initiative (SCILS) sites.ggle.cm/site/metrbstnscils/life- sciences- training Other Prgrams sites.ggle.cm/site/metrbstnscils/mre- life- science- prgrams 2

3 Organizatins Supprting High- Skilled Immigrant Integratin The Welcme Back Initiative Assists internatinally trained healthcare wrkers in utilizing their experience and training t fill the need fr culturally cmpetent healthcare in the United States in 9 cities (including the Bstn Welcme Back Center) training & resurce referrals, legal services, small business supprt, public plicy research, cmmunity utreach. Upwardly Glbal Helps wrk- authrized, skilled immigrants rebuild their prfessinal careers in the U.S. thrugh its jb seeker services and a rbust emplyer netwrk, with natinal nline presence, fcusing n engineering, financial services and healthcare. Wrld Educatin Services (WES) A nn- prfit rganizatin that prvides research abut internatinal educatin and trends and ffers expert credential evaluatin services. WES Glbal Talent Bridge Offers seminars, webinars, nline resurces, technical assistance and plicy advcacy t help skilled immigrants navigate educatin & jb search ptins IMPRINT A calitin f natinal/reginal grups (including the Welcme Back Initiative, Welcming Center fr New Pennsylvanians, Upwardly Glbal, WES and the Cmmunity Cllege Cnsrtium fr Immigrant Educatin) supprting lcal, state and natinal effrts t advance plicies and best practices. The Welcming Center fr New Pennsylvanians Reginal nn- prfit serving all wrk- authrized immigrants in Greater Philadelphia with jb search assistance, ESOL classes, emplyer placements. Cmmunity Cllege Cnsrtium fr Immigrant Educatin (CCCIE) Raises awareness f the imprtant rle cmmunity clleges play in delivering educatinal pprtunities t immigrants and prmtes the expansin f quality prgrams and services fr immigrant students. Webinars n Wrking with Skilled Immigrants Wrld Educatin Services Glbal Talent Bridge Understanding Credential Evaluatin IMPRINT Research Gems: What the Latest Findings Tell Us Abut Skilled Immigrant Success March %20final.pdf Alternative Careers fr Skilled Immigrants March Skilled Immigrant Integratin Arund the Glbe: A Lk At What Other Cuntries Are Ding February f Becming An Advcate: What Practitiners Need t Knw Abut Influencing Plicy January %20part%201.pdf %20part%202.pdf Sparking Ecnmic Develpment by Investing in Skilled Immigrants Octber pdf 3

4 What Jurnalists Need t Knw Abut Immigratin Refrm & Skilled Wrkers: September Finding Funding fr Skilled Immigrant Services: Case Studies July Integrating Immigrant Health Prfessinals: A Prgram Mdel May Building Emplyer Partnerships t Fster Skilled Immigrant Success March final.pdf Prmising Practices: Hw Cmmunity Clleges are Serving Skilled Immigrant Students February final.pdf Wh Are the Skilled Immigrants in Yur Cmmunity? Gathering the Data January %20jan.%202013%20final.pdf What Adult Educatrs Need t Knw Abut Serving Skilled Immigrants December Strengthening Rhde Island: A Case Study in Ecnmic Develpment thrugh Skilled Immigrants Nvember Research and Plicy Analysis Tapping the Ptential f Freign- Trained Engineering and Healthcare Prfessinals in Massachusetts (MIRA Calitin, 2012). This reprt lks at underutilizatin f freign- trained prfessinals in Massachusetts in the engineering and health care fields, and prvides detailed explanatins explanatin f the state licensing requirements fr engineering and healthcare prfessinals. Uneven Prgress: The Emplyment Pathways f Skilled Immigrants in the United States (Jeanne Batalva and Michael Fix, 2008, Migratin Plicy Center). This explratry study prvides an deep far reaching assessment f the brain- waste phenmenn in the United States a serius waste f human capital resulting frm the unemplyment r underemplyment f highly skilled cllege- educated immigrants. Migratin Plicy Institute Immigratin, Skills, and Mbility in the Transatlantic Labr Market Prject Five reprts ( ) frm this prject investigate hw gvernments can imprve the recgnitin f freign qualificatins thrugh dmestic public plicies and thrugh internatinal cperatin, analyzing hw Eurpean Unin and U.S. plicymakers learn frm plicy experience t date, and hw they can cperate mre effectively n this issue. prgram/transferring- skills- acrss- brders- imprving- credential- recgnitin Drexel University Studies f Skilled Immigrants in the United States ( ). Five studies and a summary reprt by Neeta Fgg and Paul Harringtn (Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA), based n the 2003 release f the Natinal Survey f Cllege Students. Supprted by a grant frm the Office fr Career, Technical, and Adult Educatin at the U.S. Department f Educatin, these studies ffer the mst detailed and data- driven analysis available f labr market pathways fr freign- educated cllege- educated immigrants in the U.S. The series includes: The Earnings f Freign- Educated Cllege Graduates: An Examinatin f the Determinants f the Hurly Earnings f Cllege- Educated Immigrants (2012) lincs.ed.gv/publicatins/pdf/immigratinhurlyearningspaper.pdf Findings frm an Examinatin f the Labr Frce Participatin f Cllege- Educated Immigrants in the United States (2012) lincs.ed.gv/publicatins/pdf/lfprcllegeeducatedimmigrantfindings2012.pdf 4

5 Unemplyment Prblems Amng Cllege- Educated Immigrants in the United States (2012) lincs.ed.gv/publicatins/pdf/immigrant_unemplyment_prblems_reprt.pdf Invluntary Part- Time Emplyment Prblems Amng Cllege- Educated Immigrants in the United States (2012) lincs.ed.gv/publicatins/pdf/pt_emplyment_reprt.pdf Mal- Emplyment Prblems Amng Cllege- Educated Immigrants in the United States (2012) lincs.ed.gv/publicatins/pdf/4_mal- emplyment- paper.pdf Labr Market Underutilizatin Prblems amng Cllege- Educated Immigrants in the United States (2013) Time t Grw: 20 Actins States and Cmmunities can Take t Capitalize n Skilled Immigrant Talent (IMPRINT 2012). Draws n the deep knwledge and cmbined experience f the five nnprfit rganizatins that make up the IMPRINT calitin, and shares practical advice n such wide- ranging tpics as vlunteer engagement, sectr wrk, and skill building fr the U.S. prfessinal jb search. _20_Actins_States_and_Cmmunities_Can_Take_t_Capitalize_n_Skilled_Immigrant_Labr_Final.pdf Talent is Ready (IMPRINT 2012). Drawing n the cllective experience f the five nn- prfit rganizatins that make up the IMPRINT calitin, this reprt addresses the challenge f serving the 2.7 millin cllege- educated immigrants in the U.S. wh are unemplyed r under- emplyed. %20imprint.pdf Skilled Immigrants 101 (IMPRINT 2012). Skilled Immigrants 101 prvides a quick verview f essential facts and talking pints t help yu discuss this issue with plicymakers, funders, emplyers, and mre. 5