Background

All members of a society must have access to employment and education in order to advance or develop, which has implications for both economic stability and upward social mobility. Due to a host of factors, migrants frequently face difficulties because their accomplishments or credentials are either not understood, or not deemed suitable for employment in the countries they migrate to. 

This can be particularly problematic in England, a country with a migrant population that is on the rise: with the Office of National Statistics projecting a whopping 9.91 million UK immigrants by 2032. People from all over the world come to the UK in search of stability, safety, and a better life – with a majority of these immigrants hailing from India, Poland and Pakistan, as reported by The Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford. 

However, when they do arrive, their credentials are often not accepted, and they may find themselves without any readily accessible jobs, forcing them to engage in daily-wage labor or in other occupations that do not always ensure a steady standard of living. 

Given this context, it is evident that a gap needs to be filled – a means for migrants to provide transferable academic and professional credentials that they have successfully attained in developing countries. The ability to establish strong profiles and create chances for themselves would be especially beneficial to migrant students and children of migrant workers. ReFrame was created to change this.