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San Francisco, United States
Welcome Back to a Healthier Community
Training and support to link culturally diverse health care professionals to employment and healthier communities.
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Discover practices which enable or enhance the economic contribution of migrants to the city. This includes employment, labourforce integration, recognition of qualifications and skills assessment, vocational and skills training, mentoring, workplace language and intercultural training, and workforce diversity initiatives.
Each profile includes contact information, further reading, and city-level information to help you use and adapt these practices locally, wherever you live and work.
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Auckland, New Zealand
From Alpha to Omega: Innovating in the Workplace
Importing a successful labour force integration model saves time and money
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Barcelona, Spain
Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Immigrants
What's good for business is good for new immigrants and entrepreneurs
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Bologna (Emilia Romagna), Italy
Better Business: Integrating the Chinese Business Community Into the Mainstream
Helping ethnic businesses conform to legal and regulatory practice results in better social and economic integration
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Calgary, Canada
Calgary’s Employment Forums Go Face-to-Face
Bringing the city's hiring managers face-to-face with immigrant job-seekers
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Copenhagen, Denmark
Women at Work: the KVINFO Mentor Network
Mentoring that takes the "other" out of the picture
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Glasgow, Scotland
Connecting Nurses to Healthy Employment
Connecting international health workers to professional and social networks helps unions boost recruitment and retain a healthy workforce
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Hamburg, Germany
We are Hamburg! Won’t you join us?
An innovative marketing campaign recruits diversity into local government while promoting inclusion across the city.
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Helsinki, Finland
Immigrant Businesses get a Helping Hand
Supporting immigrant entrepreneurs before problems arise.
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Lisbon, Portugal
No more Doctors as Stone Masons! Recognition of the Qualifications of Immigrant Doctors and Nurses
Solving the doctor shortage by helping immigrant health professionals re-enter their fields
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London, United Kingdom
Bringing People to Jobs: Runways to Work Programme
Investing a community with long term skills to secure competitive and economic advantage.
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London, United Kingdom
Banking on Success: Diversity at Lloyds TSB
Local recruitment is rewarded by customer satisfaction and increased profits
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London, United Kingdom
Putting Justice to Work for Domestic Caregivers
Justice and rights education for migrant domestic workers
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Melbourne, Australia
Delicious! Celebrating Culture through Food
Using food to celebrate cultural diversity in Australian workplaces
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Montreal, Canada
The World On Our Doorstep: Short Term Mentoring Opens Doors To Employment
The business case for mentoring helps both employers and skilled immigrants meet their bottom line
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New York City, United States
Interviewing the Up and Coming at Upwardly Global
Diversity training is a two-way street
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San Francisco, United States
Welcome Back to a Healthier Community
Training and support to link culturally diverse health care professionals to employment and healthier communities.
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Toronto, Canada
Building Professional and Occupational Networks: The Mentoring Partnership
Connecting skilled immigrants with their employed counterparts for greater occupational and social capital
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Vienna , Austria
Talking Business in your Mother Tongue
One stop shop for immigrant entrepreneurs offers business counselling in many languages.
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Melbourne, Australia
Delicious! Celebrating Culture through Food
Using food to celebrate cultural diversity in Australian workplaces
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Vienna , Austria
Talking Business in your Mother Tongue
One stop shop for immigrant entrepreneurs offers business counselling in many languages.
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Calgary, Canada
Calgary’s Employment Forums Go Face-to-Face
Bringing the city's hiring managers face-to-face with immigrant job-seekers
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Montreal, Canada
The World On Our Doorstep: Short Term Mentoring Opens Doors To Employment
The business case for mentoring helps both employers and skilled immigrants meet their bottom line
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Toronto, Canada
Building Professional and Occupational Networks: The Mentoring Partnership
Connecting skilled immigrants with their employed counterparts for greater occupational and social capital
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Copenhagen, Denmark
Women at Work: the KVINFO Mentor Network
Mentoring that takes the "other" out of the picture
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Helsinki, Finland
Immigrant Businesses get a Helping Hand
Supporting immigrant entrepreneurs before problems arise.
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Hamburg, Germany
We are Hamburg! Won’t you join us?
An innovative marketing campaign recruits diversity into local government while promoting inclusion across the city.
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Bologna (Emilia Romagna), Italy
Better Business: Integrating the Chinese Business Community Into the Mainstream
Helping ethnic businesses conform to legal and regulatory practice results in better social and economic integration
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Auckland, New Zealand
From Alpha to Omega: Innovating in the Workplace
Importing a successful labour force integration model saves time and money
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Lisbon, Portugal
No more Doctors as Stone Masons! Recognition of the Qualifications of Immigrant Doctors and Nurses
Solving the doctor shortage by helping immigrant health professionals re-enter their fields
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Glasgow, Scotland
Connecting Nurses to Healthy Employment
Connecting international health workers to professional and social networks helps unions boost recruitment and retain a healthy workforce
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Barcelona, Spain
Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Immigrants
What's good for business is good for new immigrants and entrepreneurs
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London, United Kingdom
Bringing People to Jobs: Runways to Work Programme
Investing a community with long term skills to secure competitive and economic advantage.
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London, United Kingdom
Banking on Success: Diversity at Lloyds TSB
Local recruitment is rewarded by customer satisfaction and increased profits
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London, United Kingdom
Putting Justice to Work for Domestic Caregivers
Justice and rights education for migrant domestic workers
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New York City, United States
Interviewing the Up and Coming at Upwardly Global
Diversity training is a two-way street
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San Francisco, United States
Welcome Back to a Healthier Community
Training and support to link culturally diverse health care professionals to employment and healthier communities.
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