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Transferable Skills and Changing Careers: An International Professionals Program Graduate’s Experience

July 30, 2020 By Welcoming Center In Workforce Development No Comments

Dominika was born, raised, and gained education in Poland. At the end of 2017, she moved to Philadelphia, her husband's hometown. She earned a master’s degree in Public Health and Electroradiology in Poland, but she was unable to get her degree accredited in the United States due to the large differences in curricula. This meant [...]

Let’s Learn Together: Developing Inclusive Best Practices

July 9, 2020 By Welcoming Center In Employer Engagement, Workforce Development No Comments

In January, we launched the Engaging Immigrant Talent initiative with the Office of Workforce Development which is funded by the WES Mariam Assefa Fund. Our project was designed to understand existing talent strategies and develop inclusive best practices as it relates to immigrants, refugees, and English Language Learners. In February, we hosted a Corporate Cocktail [...]

Overcoming Barriers as a High Skilled Immigrant in Philadelphia

June 9, 2020 By Welcoming Center In Community Engagement, Participant Voices, Workforce Development No Comments

I am Fode Kaba Traore. I am from Guinea which is in West Africa. In 2012, I earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from University Gamal Abdel Nasser of Conakry. Also, I earned certificates in HSE and transportation. Afterwards, I worked for different companies in the transportation field in Conakry and the countryside of [...]

How inclusive are your talent strategies? Our equitable economic recovery will depend on it

April 20, 2020 By Welcoming Center In Workforce Development No Comments

For Philadelphia, workforce diversity has always been an economic imperative. As the impending economic crisis in the wake of COVID-19 looms in front of us, so much is unknown. But even amidst uncertainty and fear, familiar patterns emerge. Inequity, disparity and racism are not new, just more clear under the harsh light this crisis shines [...]

A Philadelphia Immigrant’s Story About Building Confidence and Finding Meaningful Employment

February 14, 2020 By Welcoming Center In Events, Workforce Development No Comments

Abigail grew up in northeast China, went to college in Bejing, and began her career working in education and training. After getting married in 2011, Abigail began to search for a job in Philadelphia, where her husband had been earning his PhD and working for years. Unable to move, Abigail remained in Bejing and began [...]

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