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Training
Our trainers deliver interactive, skills-based workshops specifically designed for front-line refugee employment staff. Click here for examples of past workshop topics.
We deliver trainings at three principle venues: Employment Training Institutes, National Conferences, and your organization or business.
Regional Employment Training Institutes
Each year, we host our popular two-day Employment Training Institutes in different cities across the United States. RefugeeWorks trainings are specifically tailored for front-line employment staff from refugee resettlement agencies, mutual assistance agencies and government programs. Each of our two-day trainings will highlight one special topic and cover a range of themes, such as vocational training, new populations, financial literacy and career upgrading:
Los Angeles, California
March 4-5, 2008
Host: Refugee Forum of Los Angeles County
Focus: Transportation, Housing & Jobs
Three quarters of low-income residents live in city centers despite the fact that 75 percent of employment in the United States today is located in the surrounding suburbs. To overcome this disparity, some refugee resettlement organizations help their clients to find housing that is closer to where they work. Others focus on improving transportation options. Bringing the workplace to the client is another potential solution. Attend this training and take back home with you solutions and practical ideas that will help bring your clients to their workplaces.
Fort Worth, Texas
April 15-16, 2008
Host: Catholic Charities of Fort Worth
Focus: Engaging Employers
Since the refugee program was created in 1980, providers have amassed a wealth of knowledge on how to entice employers to hire refugees. Over the course of this two-day workshop, we will explore some of the tactics that have worked best, and will brainstorm solutions for the future. Come and participate in exciting expert panels and discuss best job development practices with employers, refugees, employment specialists and scholars.
Indianapolis, Indiana
June 17-18, 2008
Host: Exodus Refugee and Immigration
Focus: Recertification & New Populations
Recertification allows refugees with university degrees and professional training to remain in their chosen career fields. And job upgrading can lift refugees out of entry-level employment and increase their income level and self-sufficiency. In this training, you will hear success stories from refugees who have reclaimed their careers or built new ones and meet recertification specialists. You will also learn more about new refugee populations and hear about RefugeeWorks' Iraqi Refugee Employment Survey findings.
Manchester, New Hampshire
August 19-20, 2008
Host: International Institute of New Hampshire
Focus: Employment Strategies from A-Z
This workshop is designed to bring experienced refugee employment professionals together with newcomers in the field, enabling both sides to learn from each another. Attend this training and learn the essential skills of an effective workforce development specialist. Seasoned professionals will be encouraged to share their secrets of success with new colleagues from across the country. Topics will include marketing, career upgrading, employment obstacles and more.
A schedule of 2008 Employment Training Institutes is listed in the column at the right.
To register for an upcoming institute, download a registration form.
National Conferences
Each year, RefugeeWorks is invited to deliver workshops at several national and state-wide conferences. Workshop topics are tailored for the specific needs of the conference attendees. Our workshops continually receive the highest satisfaction marks from workshop participants at these events.
Click here for examples of past workshop topics. To invite RefugeeWorks to present at your upcoming conference, email RefugeeWorks at information@refugeeworks.org.
Customized Training
Based on the specific needs of your site, RefugeeWorks can prepare customized training on a range of refugee employment-related topics. Whether you are an emerging mutual aid association or a well-established refugee resettlement organization, we can design a training that addresses the particular challenges facing your refugee employment program. Trainings typically last between 2 hours and 2 days.
Click here for examples of past workshop topics. To invite RefugeeWorks to your organization or business, email RefugeeWorks at information@refugeeworks.org. |
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EMPLOYMENT
TRAINING INSTITUTES
2008 SCHEDULE
Los Angeles, California
Focus: Transportation, Housing & Jobs
March 4-5, 2008
Host: Refugee Forum of Los Angeles County
Fort Worth, Texas
Focus: Engaging Employers
April 15-16, 2008
Host: Catholic Charities of Fort Worth
Indianapolis, Indiana
Focus: Recertification & New Populations
June 17-18, 2008
Host: Exodus Refugee and Immigration
Manchester, New Hampshire
Focus: Employment Stategies from A-Z
August 19-20, 2008
Host: International Institute of New Hampshire
To register for an upcoming institute, download a registration form.
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