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Veteran Training Programs

Veteran Training Programs. Using industry credentials. Rebekah Hutton Director of Strategic Initiatives Manufacturing Skill Standards Council. Veteran Population. Returning from deployment Downsizing forces Increasing number of Reservists Length of service Army 80K in 5 years. Skills.

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Veteran Training Programs

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  1. Veteran Training Programs Using industry credentials Rebekah Hutton Director of Strategic Initiatives Manufacturing Skill Standards Council

  2. Veteran Population • Returning from deployment • Downsizing forces • Increasing number of Reservists • Length of service • Army 80K in 5 years

  3. Skills • Support services • Logistics / Transportation • Manufacturing / Maintenance • Soft skills • Leadership

  4. Challenges • Level of education prior to military service • Translating military experience to job skills • Close, but not quite • Transition • Higher unemployment, especially among younger Veterans ($1B)

  5. Solutions • Industry credentials • Bridge training courses • Support services prior to separation • Resume building • Interview and transition prep

  6. Funding • Federal • State and Local • GI Bill • Imbed industry credentialing programs into for-credit offerings at secondary and post-secondary schools • Increased investment by companies

  7. Get Skills to Work • Partnership with GE, Boeing, Alcoa, NAM-MI, Gary Sinise Foundation + 190 small and medium manufacturers • Certify 100,000 by 2015 • Pilots in OH, TX, IN, CA • Join in: getskillstowork.org

  8. Hiring Our Heroes • Resume building • Interview prep • Skills matching • Job fairs (sector specific) • Employer connections • USChamber.com/hiringourheroes

  9. Credentialing Task Force • White House/DOD Credentialing Task Force • Industry credentials for active duty service members • Assist with separation • Bridge training

  10. Contact Rebekah Hutton Director of Strategic Initiatives rhutton@msscusa.org 703.739.9000 x2227

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