The RI Welcome Back Center

The Rhode Island Welcome Back Center (RIWBC) was founded in June 2008 as a state adult education initiative that serves an unusual population identified in RIs Strategic Workforce Plan, 2009-2014: a highly skilled, underemployed, low-wage earning adult. This person is the internationally trained professional who is seeking to use his or her skills in a higher level occupation. Until the RIWBC was founded, this population was largely invisible and underserved. Today, the RIWBC is providing resources for more than 400 professionals in Rhode Island. To help internationally trained professionals re-enter their fields in the local workforce, the RIWBC provides a comprehensive continuum of services that includes career pathway planning and employer networking, English language instruction contextualized for health, re-credentialing and licensing support, employer-based clinical exposure and internship opportunities, acculturation to the U.S. healthcare system, and tutoring and study ...