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Downloads

The following is a listing of reference documents available for public download:

Employment Training Institute Material

2008 Employment Training Institute Registration Form


RefugeeWorks Newsletters

2,000 readers subscribe to RefugeeWorks, our quarterly newsletter. In each issue, you will find up to date employment related articles and resources to assist you in the refugee employment field. Below are links to PDF files of previous newsletters:

Issue 25 – Healthcare Hotspots
Issue 24 – Iraqi Refugees in Focus
Issue 23 – Tackling Transportation
Issue 22 – Engaging Employers
Issue 21 – 10th Anniversary Edition
Issue 20 – Pre-Employment Programs
Issue 19 – Financial Literacy
Issue 18 – Employer Feature
Issue 17 – Promising Partnerships
Issue 16 – Marketing and Communication
Issue 15 – Breaking Through Barriers
Issue 14 – Documentation
Issue 13 – Women and Work
Issue 12 – Job Upgrading
Issue 11 – Earned Income Tax Credit
Issue 10 – Working with WIA
Issue 9 – Identity/Documentation
Issue 8 – Interpreter Services
Issue 7 – Unemployment
Issue 6 – Unions/Title VI
Issue 5 – Youth Employment
Issue 4 – Contingency Work
Issue 3 – Transportation
Issue 2 – Employment Rights
Issue 1 – Making Work Pay


Reports

Financial Literacy for Newcomers:
Weaving Immigrant Needs into Financial Education

This 32-page document reviews existing financial literacy curriculums for immigrants and refugees. It provides recommendations for development of further materials and programs that will help newcomers establish the financial stability they need in the United States.
Download a PDF version of this document.


Visual Media

The Way to Work
Orientation Video for Somali Bantu Refugees
This 20-minute employment orientation video, produced in both Af-Maay and English versions, helps newly arrived refugees navigate the path to economic self-sufficiency in the United States by sharing the experiences of Somali Bantu who are already employed or actively seeking work. The video covers the continuum of steps on the path to work from individual employment planning, through career laddering. Somali Bantu who are establishing their lives in the United States offer guidance and encouragement to newer arrivals.
Download an order form PDF.

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