This pretty-cool free webinar is about
how San Francisco ‘done it good.’
While this isn't a replicable project for
Connecticut as it has been constructed in SF, this is the sort of effort that is getting traction and in which libraries can have a pretty cool role be it in physical space, collections, as a setter-of-the-table, .
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Announcing a Webinar Opportunity from ICF International
Webinar on Using
Intensive Vocationally-Focused ESL to Fast-Track Workforce Development
Skills for Refugees
Thursday, May
30th from 1:00-2:30 p.m. EST
ICF International is sponsoring a free webinar that will provide an
overview of the Vocational English as a Second Language Immersion
Program (VIP) program. The VIP program is a collaboration between
the San Francisco Human Services Agency (HAS) and the City College of
San Francisco (CCSF). The Webinar will highlight the VIP's
18-week intensive English language immersion program that is focused on
teaching the vocabulary and cultural norms of the workplace. Over
18-weeks, participants participate in full-time classes and progress
from the lowest level of language ability to a workable knowledge of
English, familiarity with common workplace technology, and an
understanding of American workplace culture. This highly
successful program has become a model for other cities with large
immigrant populations.
Speakers include:
- Kenneth Tota, Deputy Director, U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Refugee Resettlement
- Lynn Levey, VIP Program, Human Services Agency
of San Francisco
This free webinar is the first in a series that focuses on helping
refugee service providers develop robust relationships with Federal,
state, and community-based partners, especially related to the
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and workforce programs.
Bridges is a technical assistance initiative of the Office of
Refugee Resettlement that is funded through a grant to ICF
International.
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