Upskilling gives immigrant workers a chance to restart their careers

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Before the pandemic, Omoyemi Oni was living in Nigeria working in broadcast radio and television, hoping for the chance to one day move to the U.S. The beginning of the pandemic in 2020 granted him the opportunity to finally leave, and thanks to access to continued education, he was able to build on his skills and land on his feet.

Today, Oni works as a game producer for Game Studio, a small video game development start-up. But as is the case with many immigrant workers, his journey began with a lot of uncertainty and a dream. 

Paola Peralta
Associate Editor

Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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