Refugee Assessment and Guidance Unit (RAGU)

The Refugee Assessment and Guidance Unit (RAGU) at London Metropolitan University provides specialist careers advice and guidance as well as employability training for all refugee health professionals. This programme is part of the Building Bridges Programme, an NHS-funded partnership. We work with our partners Glowing Results and the Refugee Council.

We support: 

  • doctors and dentists
  • nurses and midwives
  • pharmacists and biomedical scientists 
  • allied health professionals eg physiotherapists and radiologists

We offer the following services:

  • individual appointments with a specialist careers adviser
  • up-to-date information and guidance on routes to professional registration
  • practical employability workshops focused on getting work in the health sector – includes CV writing, networking, job applications, interview skills, NHS familiarisation and cross-cultural communication
  • work placements in the NHS
  • funding for some professional exams and training
  • extensive advocacy with professional bodies

Our careers programme supports clients to move forward into:

  • paid work in the healthcare sector
  • professional training in the healthcare sector
  • professional registration
  • alternative healthcare employment
Photograph of a Refugee Assessment and Guidance Unit (RAGU) service user.

Contact us

Refugee Assessment and Guidance Unit (RAGU)
London Metropolitan University  
Tower Building
166 – 220 Holloway Road
London
N7 8DB

For all enquiries, please contact: ragu@londonmet.ac.uk

Refugee Assessment and Guidance Unit