Skilled Immigrant Integration Program – WES https://www.wes.org/resource-library/blog/tag/skilled-immigrant-integration-program/ Mon, 12 May 2025 18:26:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.wes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cropped-WES_Logo_RGB-Primary_Green-Clearspace-e1719869905447-32x32.png Skilled Immigrant Integration Program – WES https://www.wes.org/resource-library/blog/tag/skilled-immigrant-integration-program/ 32 32 Texas: Catalyzing Statewide Synergies with SIIP   https://www.wes.org/resource-library/blog/welcoming-communities-in-action/texas-catalyzing-statewide-synergies-with-siip/ Wed, 30 Oct 2024 21:30:56 +0000 https://www.wes.org/?p=46589 In 2019, a network of Texas-based adult educators led by the Texas Workforce Commission’s Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) program joined the Skilled Immigrant Integration Program (SIIP) to ensure that the state’s adult education system was providing optimized support for its 894,000 college-educated immigrants and refugees, an estimated 21% of whom are unemployed or underemployed […]

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]]> St. Louis, MO: Creating Career Pathways with SIIP   https://www.wes.org/resource-library/blog/welcoming-communities-in-action/st-louis-mo-creating-career-pathways-with-siip/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 21:25:00 +0000 https://www.wes.org/?p=46582 St. Louis has one of the country’s fastest-growing immigrant and refugee populations, yet the city misses out on $57 million in taxable earnings each year due to their systemic underemployment and unemployment. In 2018, the International Institute of St. Louis (IISTL) joined the Skilled Immigrant Integration Program (SIIP) to address the barriers driving this disparity.  […]

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]]> Portland, ME: Championing a Vibrant, Inclusive State Workforce with SIIP https://www.wes.org/resource-library/blog/welcoming-communities-in-action/portland-me-championing-a-vibrant-inclusive-state-workforce-with-siip/ Fri, 30 Aug 2024 21:16:19 +0000 https://www.wes.org/?p=46574 Grappling with an aging population and acute labor shortages, the Portland Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) joined the Skilled Immigrant Integration Program (SIIP) in 2018 with the goal of bolstering the local workforce through immigrant and refugee economic inclusion.   For years, business leaders in Portland and throughout Maine had been sounding the alarm on a […]

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]]> Nevada: From State Office to Statewide Action with SIIP  https://www.wes.org/resource-library/blog/welcoming-communities-in-action/nevada-from-state-office-to-statewide-action-with-siip/ Wed, 31 Jul 2024 21:12:27 +0000 https://www.wes.org/?p=46567 Immigrants and refugees make up nearly 20% of Nevada’s population, and a full quarter of the state’s workforce. Yet of the state’s 87,200 immigrant and refugee workers with a four-year degree or higher, nearly 40% are unemployed or underemployed – the result of systemic barriers like limited credential recognition and uneven access to career navigation […]

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]]> Louisville, KY: A Regional Collaboration Positioned for Impact through SIIP   https://www.wes.org/resource-library/blog/welcoming-communities-in-action/louisville-ky-a-regional-collaboration-positioned-for-impact-through-siip/ Fri, 28 Jun 2024 21:06:40 +0000 https://www.wes.org/?p=46559 When a cohort of Louisville-based organizations joined the Skilled Immigrant Integration Program (SIIP) in 2017, the region had 30,000 open jobs – 9,000 requiring post-secondary training – and not enough workers to fill them. Local leaders from the Louisville Metro Government Office for Globalization (now called the Louisville Metro Government’s Office for Immigrant Affairs), KentuckianaWorks, […]

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]]> Lincoln, NE: Creating a “Ladder” for Immigrant & Refugee Inclusion with SIIP   https://www.wes.org/resource-library/blog/welcoming-communities-in-action/lincoln-ne-creating-a-ladder-for-immigrant-refugee-inclusion-with-siip/ Fri, 31 May 2024 21:02:21 +0000 https://www.wes.org/?p=46550 Nebraska has a long history as a leading refugee resettlement state, and the recent years have been no exception. In 2019, Lincoln’s New Americans Task Force (NATF) and Employ LNK partnered to join the Skilled Immigrant Integration Program (SIIP) with the goal of expanding and building systems to better support the inclusion of individuals with […]

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]]> Buffalo, NY: Continuing a Century of Welcoming with SIIP https://www.wes.org/resource-library/blog/welcoming-communities-in-action/buffalo-ny-continuing-a-century-of-welcoming-with-siip/ Tue, 30 Apr 2024 20:57:57 +0000 https://www.wes.org/?p=46540 Continuing a 100-year legacy of championing local immigrants and refugees, the International Institute of Buffalo (IIB) joined the Skilled Immigrant Integration Program (SIIP) in 2019 with a goal to better serve a growing yet largely underserved community: immigrants and refugees with education, training, and credentials earned in other countries.    As of the 2020 Census, Buffalo’s […]

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]]> How Two Immigrant-Led Organizations Are Harnessing an Opportunity to Create a More Inclusive Health Care Workforce https://www.wes.org/resource-library/blog/welcoming-communities-in-action/how-two-immigrant-led-organizations-are-harnessing-an-opportunity-to-create-a-more-inclusive-health-care-workforce/ Mon, 01 Apr 2024 19:24:19 +0000 https://www.wes.org/?post_type=gtb_blog&p=41335   The United States faces growing health care workforce shortages, which are only expected to increase in the coming decade with projections estimating a national shortfall of over 900,000 nurses and up to 124,000 physicians by the year 2030. To address this issue, analysts and policymakers have begun looking to immigrants and refugees with health […]

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]]> Boise, ID & Salt Lake City, UT: Forging an Innovative, Inter-State Collaboration with SIIP   https://www.wes.org/resource-library/blog/welcoming-communities-in-action/boise-id-salt-lake-city-ut-forging-an-innovative-inter-state-collaboration-with-siip/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 20:52:21 +0000 https://www.wes.org/?p=46531 After decades of welcoming newcomers to their programs, Idaho’s Global Talent and Utah’s One Refugee determined that a collaborative approach to immigrant and refugee workforce inclusion would bolster their efforts in the region. They joined the WES Skilled Immigrant Integration Program (SIIP) in 2018 as co-leads of a cohort including the Church of Jesus Christ […]

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]]> Promoting Immigrant and Refugee Workforce Inclusion: In Michigan, State Government Takes the Lead https://www.wes.org/resource-library/blog/welcoming-communities-in-action/promoting-immigrant-and-refugee-workforce-inclusion-in-michigan-state-government-takes-the-lead/ Mon, 04 Mar 2024 14:00:04 +0000 https://www.wes.org/?post_type=gtb_blog&p=41080 Summary: Michigan’s Innovative Approach: Michigan’s Office of Global Michigan has taken a proactive approach to promote workforce inclusion for immigrants and refugees. This includes creating resources such as occupational licensing guides and collaborating with other agencies and organizations.  Participation in National Initiatives: Global Michigan’s involvement in national initiatives like the Skilled Immigrant Integration Program (SIIP) […]

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