Happy and successful New Year from The JobUp.

#EnGen was built for working adults. The platform is mobile and designed for specific industries and sectors, so working adults get the real-world #English skills they need to succeed and advance in their careers. hubs.la/Q01x4XrQ0 #ELL #upskilling #workingadults

What an important revision! How can nonnatives feel truly welcomed when they’re called aliens by default. The word “noncitizen” speaks of a more positive receiving spirit. One that wants to value newcomers and help them blend with the community #Welcome2023 #welcomingcommunities

We work every day to help #immigrants & #refugees learn language skills that help advance their careers. We encourage incoming lawmakers to promote inclusive policies that acknowledge the critical role of these communities. #workforcedevelopment #congress hubs.la/Q01xhZVP0

Human trafficking is the modern-day equivalent of slavery, and ONA recognizes January as National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. #EndHumanTrafficking #HumanTraffickingAwarenessMonth For more information visit: ocfs.ny.gov/programs/human… and criminaljustice.ny.gov/pio/humantraff…

Thanks to our +130 partners who supported the #UntappedTalent campaign! As we wrap up our first national campaign, we are proud of our campaign's wins including passage of the #BridgingTheGap for New Americans Act. 1/2

Love for one’s work is no “suitable stand-in for job security, workplace protections or fair pay” and yet a “commonly held belief, especially in so-called dream jobs like writing…,” writes ⁦Simone Stolzoff⁩ in his ⁦New York Times Opinion. So sadly true. nytimes.com/2023/06/05/opi…

The JobUp was featured among the projects of 12 Italians around the globe in a new digital book by @ele_voltolina & published by CGIE/Nuove Migrazoni bit.ly/43D2GZ3 Thank you both!

What a pleasure to talk about The JobUp on this episode of Expat, by RAI-Radio 3 RaiPlay Sound raiplaysound.it/audio/2023/06/…

To all JobUppers, wishing you a great #IndependenceDay 2023 (Photo Ray Hennessy on Unsplash ) unsplash.com/photos/gdTxVSA…

Awesome news for Miami Herald !

#WelcomingWeek2023 Spotlight: A welcoming community is about embracing newcomers' talents. By removing the barriers to licensure for int'l trained physicians (ITPs) in Ontario, they can contribute to and help create a richer and more diverse community. ow.ly/WH7J50PLNsC

Sept. 26-29, 2023 World Education Services will spearhead a "Federal Health Care Advocacy!" campaign. Legislation would open pathways to healthcare jobs for internationally-trained immigrants and reduce both skill underutilization + US labor shortages. Join here lnkd.in/edjEQsgr

Our new KFF /Los Angeles Times Survey of Immigrants centers immigrants' voices and provides a more nuanced and complete picture of the immigrant experience in the US than often portrayed in debates LA Times: latimes.com/immigrant-drea… KFF reports: kff.org/KFF-LATimes-Im…

#ImmigrantDreams, a new series by the Los Angeles Times, composes a narrative mosaic of the immigrant experience by “interviewing 3,358 immigrant adults in 10 languages”: In an increasingly pessimistic era, immigrants espouse a hallmark American trait — optimism latimes.com/world-nation/s…

Read how almost 1-in-4 endure underemployment: “Most working immigrants, 68% of those surveyed, said they feel they have the right qualifications for their job, but about a quarter said they feel overqualified, having more skills and education than their job requires.”

Today we celebrate the release of the #BridgingTheGap for New Americans Study by U.S. Department of Labor. We are honored to have advocated the legislation that made this possible with our partners World Education Services IMPRINT. Read the study here.

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