Immigrant & Refugee Resource Collaborative
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Below you will find links that can help you learn more about career development, learning opportunities, and more.
Keep scrolling for websites that offer all kinds e-learning opportunities, translated materials, and resources for New US Americans and those with whom they work.
General Employment & Career Exploration
Offered through the Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Opportunity, Pathfinder is a free online career exploration and planning tool that provides information to students, their parents, and guidance staff to make informed choices about educational and career options, as well as to help with creation of educational development plans. This free tool uses current labor market information, longitudinal wage data, and other institutional data and metrics, allowing improved skills-matching to career paths and jobs.
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Pure Michigan Talent Connect provides information on new jobs, careers and talent. It is a tool connecting Michigan’s job seekers and employers, and serves as a central hub linking public and private stakeholders who support Michigan’s workforce. Pure Michigan Talent Connect serves as the state’s labor exchange system.
Michigan International Talent Solutions (MITS)
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Michigan International Talent Solutions supports highly educated immigrants and refugees in Michigan return to their professional field. This page will show you services that may help you to become a citizen, evaluate your education, look for a job, get licensed and or improve English language.
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An Online Resource for Skilled Immigrants
This is LARA's dedicated page for skilled immigrant licensing. It includes Pathway Guides for foreign trained medical physicians, registered nurses, and dentists seeking to become licensed professionals in Michigan.
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Jobscan is a comprehensive site dedicated to helping job seekers develop their resumes, cover letters, interviewing skills and more.
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Jobversity by Upwardly Global (Resource Guide)
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Jobversity is an initiative of Upwardly Global. Jobversity offers digital learning resources, which expand the reach of Upwardly Global in supporting immigrants and refugees in fully contributing their skills to the U.S. economy.
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Their free resource library hosts materials on U.S. job searches, credentialing, and professional licensing guides.
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Sponsored by the US Department of Labor, you can enter a career or occupation in the search button at the top of the page (“Occupation Quick Search”) and from there learn more about this occupation. You can also see how many job openings are available in a given state or select “Bright Outlook Occupations” to see what careers have the greatest future growth potential (both nationally as well as by state)
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You might also consider the Interest Profiler which can help you explore careers and your interests specifically. It helps direct you towards occupations based on you interests, personality, and more
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World Education Services: Career Pathways
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WES assists with credential evaluation and also has resources and tools on its website. This site is helpful if you earned a degree abroad and hope to transition to a similar career in the US.
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Higher: Professional Development and Job Readiness Training Courses.
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Available free through their Online Learning Institute, courses are designed for refugee employment staff and job readiness instructors and can be used for professional development or training.
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IMPRINT is a national coalition of nonprofits helping underemployed, skilled immigrants, start their careers by distributing resources & best practices, advocating for policies that benefit skilled immigrants. A list of resources can be found here
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Community College Consortium for Immigrant Education
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The Community College Consortium for Immigrant Education is a national network of community colleges dedicated to giving immigrants and refugees full access to higher education in order to accelerate their success as new Americans and enable them to achieve their educational, career, and personal goals.
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Helpful Websites with a New US American Focus & Translated Materials
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BRYCS aims to strengthen the capacity of refugee serving and mainstream organizations across the US to empower and ensure the successful development of refugee children, youth, and their families. Contains translated materials
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This portal offers all kinds of information and translated materials for youth and parents. Topics include: parenting and family strengthening, education & literacy, health & wellness, navigating the US legal system and one’s new community.
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CORE offers a host of resources, trainings, tool kits, and more to assist in the growth and learning of New Americans. Some content requires registration but registration is free. Contains translated materials.
Offers e-learning opportunities, a variety of resources, podcasts, newsletters, videos, COVID-19 information and more. Contains translated materials.
Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Employment Resources:
A US government website, this link offers information on gaining certifications and credentials, to discrimination.
The Refugee Center Online offers resources that have been curated by resettled refugees and immigrants. The site has free GED and U.S. Citizenship Test classes, provides help with resumes, and offers information on how to obtain a driver’s license.
Know your Rights: Immigrant Rights
Visitors to this ACLU page can learn how to respond to various scenarios such as what to do when law enforcement asks about immigration status and how to challenge a deportation order after an arrest.