About Displaced Talent Hub
Displaced Talent Hub is a central hub for training, resources and best practices on refugee labour mobility.
Millions of people each year relocate internationally for work – a phenomenon known as labour mobility. ‘Refugee labour mobility,’ or ‘displaced talent mobility,’ looks at how the international labour mobility system can be made more accessible for displaced people, enabling them to migrate safely and legally on the basis of their skills.
The Talent Beyond Boundaries team created the Displaced Talent Hub to highlight the many factors that make refugee labour mobility programs both necessary and possible.
The goal of the Displaced Talent Hub is to help guide a wide variety of actors as they gradually adopt, integrate, and replicate the labour mobility model that was initially developed by TBB. This is particularly important given that the model itself is still so new: many stakeholders, such as employers, have not previously engaged with refugees, while others, like resettlement organizations, have had little exposure to private-sector recruitment processes. The complexity of this model—along with the diversity of existing information resources—can sometimes make it challenging to provide efficient support to partners and build their capacity to undertake activities autonomously.
As the global leader in labour mobility for displaced talent, we set out to create a comprehensive, accessible new resource that addresses current needs, challenges, and gaps in the labour mobility ecosystem. As the model for this work continues to evolve, we anticipate that the Displaced Talent Hub will too, and we look forward to your feedback. In the meantime, thank you for being a part of this transformational solution and helping us ensure that it reaches all those who need it.
– The Talent Beyond Boundaries Team
The Displaced Talent Hub is funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and supported by the Global Task Force on Refugee Labour Mobility. Content is developed and managed by Talent Beyond Boundaries in consultation with a broad range of partners, all of whom are working to expand the ability of displaced people to move internationally on the basis of their skills
FAQs
Who is this tool for?
We anticipate that the following stakeholders will benefit from the Displaced Talent Hub:
- Current practitioners in the field of displaced talent labour mobility
- Service delivery partners (such as migration agents, recruiters, and mobility companies)
- Organizations considering starting a labour mobility program for displaced talent
- Governments considering designing a labour mobility pathway for displaced talent
- Donors and other stakeholders who are considering financial or non-financial support to partners to promote labour mobility pathways for displaced talent
The Displaced Talent Hub is NOT designed for:
- Candidates: If you’re a displaced person seeking additional information about solutions for you and your family, we encourage you to explore the options described by the United Nations Refugee Agency here.
- Employers: If you’re an employer considering hiring skilled displaced people, please reach out to Talent Beyond Boundaries.
What is DTH and what can it be used for?
We have designed the Displaced Talent Hub to be used as:
- An onboarding and orientation tool. Users who are new to labour mobility are guided to learn more about the background and context for this model.
- A knowledge hub. Information is organized into specific thematic areas for easy reference through targeted searches.
- A help center. Technical guides are shared to help users navigate complex processes. Future versions of the Displaced Talent Hub will connect to a detailed user manual for the Talent Catalog.
How should I use the Displaced Talent Hub?
Choose which articles are relevant to your needs
The Categories tab offers an inventory of all categories and articles that are available on the Displaced Talent Hub. The ‘Categories’ section shows a collection of articles around thematic issues. Each article covers a specific topic, and the articles are organized sequentially, each one building on information that was shared in earlier articles. We recommend that partners who use the Displaced Talent Hub as an onboarding tool review the articles in the order in which they’re listed, and use the “previous” and “next” buttons to navigate through the articles.
Search
The ‘Search’ tool allows you to narrow your search parameters by entering keywords. The system will then suggest articles that may be relevant to your search. This tool allows you to find targeted results more quickly, and is particularly helpful if you are interested in specific topics.
If you are looking for definitions of terms, please visit the glossary section.
Review recommendations by audience to find the right articles for you
If you are not sure where to start, visit the collection of articles we recommend for different audiences on the homepage.
Contribute to the community of practice
Interact with the content on the Displaced Talent Hub by leaving comments or indicating if you found the articles helpful. Please note that Talent Beyond Boundaries will moderate the comments.
I have an edit/question
This is a live resource, and we regularly add and revise content. If there’s a topic you’d like to see addressed, a resource you’d like to see included, or an error, please contact us here.