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Transitioning ESL Students to Post Secondary Education
March 28, 2017Slide2
AgendaWelcome
Purpose
– Marcy Reed
College Admission
Process
Visa and Immigration
Issues
Resources for Evaluating Credentials
Career
Pathways Resources
Questions & DiscussionSlide3
College Admission Process and Requirements
Carlos Soler
Assistant Director, Office of Recruitment & Admissions, Coordinator Latin American, Latino and Caribbean Center (LALCC)
Central Connecticut State University
1615 Stanley Street New Britain, CT 06050-4010
(860) 832-2238
office
http://www.ccsu.edu
/
csoler@ccsu.eduSlide4
Change of Status, DACA,
Humanitarian Based
Immigration Benefits
(
TPS)
Erika
Taylor
Community Relations Officer District 2
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Department
of Homeland Security
450 Main Street Hartford, CT 06103
(860)728-2396 office
Hartford.CommunityRelations@uscis.dhs.govSlide5
“Brain Waste”
Individuals
with 4-yr. college degrees or higher
working
in low-skilled jobs or
unemployed
55% of CT’s foreign-born individuals who possess a college degree or higher were educated
abroad
Factors contributing to “brain waste”
Limited English Proficiency
Lack of recognition of qualifications obtained abroad
Difficulties in filling gaps in education or gaining work experience
Expensive barriers to gaining professional licenses
Poor understanding of US job search normsSlide6
Evaluation of Credentials
WES Global talent Bridge
http://www.globaltalentbridge.org/index.asp
Upwardly Global - professional licensing guides
http://www.upwardlyglobal.org
National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES®)
http://
www.naces.org/members.html
See What Your Degree is Worth in the
U.S
http
://
www.wes.org/evaluations/preliminary.asp
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Supporting Skilled Immigrants: A Toolkit for ESL Practitioners
Supporting Skilled Immigrants has been developed for ESL practitioners who teach foreign-educated and skilled immigrants. The toolkit provides:
Innovative classroom strategies and lesson plans
Best practices and effective program models
Essential information and case studies to guide students toward success
Comprehensive program and resources guide
http://www.globaltalentbridge.org/toolkit/Slide8
Supporting the Success of Skilled Immigrants (April 14, 2016)
http://
knowledge.wes.org/rs/317-CTM-316/images/webinar_gtb_4_14_16_OCTAE_WES_IMPRINT_Supporting_Success_of_Skilled_Immigrants_Slides.pdf
What Employers Want in a Job
Applicant- webinar
will guide immigrant professionals through the application process, from resume submission to completing a successful interview
.
https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQqcy7RdIuA&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWXpsak5UZ3habVppTVdVMiIsInQiOiJuRWJNSjc0clRjalp0YWxUSTNrWlIyRWFHY0VSWnQrUlVCdlNzd3dPMHQ3bTQydU9ZYU9UT2xaQ0NoRU9IcTFma25PWlZ6NWNWQzJlODZleHJaa0xRMmRPQ2JOXC9IYXh6VVlTdGlpUlwvd1Z3PSJ9Slide9
Additional ResourcesThe Adult College Completion Toolkit
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/resource/adult-college-completion-tool-kit.pdf
OCTAE’s Career Pathways Support Center on LINCS
https://lincs.ed.gov/programs/acpSlide10
Useful Links
DACA:
https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/consideration-deferred-action-childhood-arrivals-daca
https
://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/focus/immigration-resources.html
https
://www.uscis.gov/avoid-scams/find-legal-services
Change
of Status:
https://www.uscis.gov/visit-united-states/change-my-nonimmigrant-status-category/change-my-nonimmigrant-status
https
://www.state.gov/
https
://www.uscis.gov/visit-united-states/extend-your-stay
https
://
www.uscis.gov/tools/how-do-i-customer-guides/how-do-i-guides-nonimmigrants/how-do-i-guides-nonimmigrants
Humanitarian Programs
:
https://
www.uscis.gov/humanitarian
My Undocumented Life blog
-provide
up-to-date information and resources to undocumented
immigrants
https://mydocumentedlife.org
/