In the United States, key regulated industries like education, engineering, and healthcare face significant labor shortages that are predicted to worsen in the coming years.
Experts in the healthcare area alone project a shortfall of over 900,000 nurses by 2030 and up to 86,000 physicians by 2036 as the country’s population ages and current practitioners retire.
Despite the urgent need to address labor shortages, an estimated two million college-educated immigrants are currently underemployed and underutilized. Regrettably, states very often retain unnecessary requirements that prevent immigrants with foreign training, licensure, and experience from entering these professions.
Several states, however, have implemented reforms to address this problem. This webinar will focus attention on these reforms and their relevance for the State of New Jersey. We will also examine how workforce development initiatives can address the needs of non-college educated immigrants with specialized skills and experience.
The Garden State Immigration Policy Institute is a joint project of the New Jersey Business Immigration Coalition and the New Jersey Business and Industry Association.
