Upwardly Global (UpGlo) launched a new Online Employment Training Program.

Henceforth available, the program aims to help skilled immigrants rebuild their careers in the United States.

Connectikpeople observes that the program, developed in part by a grant from Accenture, can offer remote access to free interactive trainings on job search skills, resume writing, interviewing and networking.

Pending to impact about 1.8 million highly educated immigrants in US who are unemployed or underemployed, UpGlo also launched a series of specialized healthcare trainings, which are available on the organization’s website. The trainings provide requirements and employment opportunities for foreign-trained physicians, nurses,

pharmacists and dentists.

The eligibility requirements for Online Employment Training Program participants captured by Connectikpeople include Green Card or Refugee/Asylee status, as well as professional work experience and a bachelor’s degree or higher from outside the U.S. The program includes 16 self-paced training modules and more than 50 downloadable resources targeted to helping users acquire the techniques and cultural know-how needed to market themselves as competitive candidates for U.S. jobs.

About Upwardly Global
Upwardly Global, founded in 2000, is a national, award-winning nonprofit organization with offices in San Francisco, New York, and Chicago, and comprehensive online services. Upwardly Global helps work-authorized, skilled immigrants rebuild their professional careers in the U.S. by providing professional job-search training and access to employers with global talent needs. To date, the organization has coached 4,900 skilled immigrants and has assisted over 1,800 professionals back into their career field. www.upwardlyglobal.org.

About Accenture
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, with approximately 275,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the world’s most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. Through its Skills to Succeed corporate citizenship focus, Accenture is committed to equipping 500,000 people around the world by 2015 with the skills to get a job or build a business. The company generated net revenues of US$28.6 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2013. www.accenture.com.