Internationally Trained Professionals
Tools and Resources
- Career Pathways/Licensing Guides
- Career Pathways Interactive Guide – a tool designed to help internationally educated immigrants and refugees explore a variety of career options, which may be in the existing professional field or in alternative fields.
- E-guides – career information and advice for internationally trained immigrants and refugees with national resources for the following fields: Law, Dentistry, Allied Heath, IT, Pharmacy, Architecture, Accounting, Engineering, Nursing, Teaching.
- Ohio Licensing Guides – for immigrants and refugees trained in the fields of Nursing, Pharmacist, Physician.
- Ohio Career Paths – to help Ohioans understand how to achieve the career of their dreams. Career Pathways are by no means the only way to become employed in a given occupation, but they offer general guidelines.
- Ohio Career Clusters - OMJ’s Career Pathway’s Tool that illustrates typical paths by which an individual might reach employment in a certain occupation.
- Educational Credential Evaluators ECE - provides educational credential evaluations to professionals trained in another country. ECE® Aid is their philanthropic initiative offering free reports for refugees and other displaced populations.
- Immigrant Job Opportunities: Map to Success – Ohio’s profile of job shortages, potential career advancement and immigration in Ohio.
- NACES - Search the Current Members list to find creditable evaluation services.
- Opportunities for New Americans – find Ohio resources for job search, pursuing education, learning English and growing businesses. Additional Information links to the International Engagement site and Vibrant Ohio with local welcome initiatives that offer support.
- Upwardly Global - Apply for the free Career Coaching Program. Contact for advice and resources for ITPs transferring skills to a career in Ohio.
- WES - Access free resources (Degree Equivalency, WES iGPA Calculator), publications, and credential evaluation. The WES Gateway Program offers free credential evaluation for those educated in Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, or Venezuela.
Steps for Internationally Trained Professionals – 5 suggested steps for internationally trained professionals based on research and evidence.
Information for Teachers
