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Joint Base Lewis-McChord Transition Service Program June 2014

− 13,000 Service Members separate DoD-wide per year projected to make WA State their home − 8,000 per year separate JBLM through 2016 (we forecast ~9,500 in the next year) − Army pays $32-35 million Army Unemployment Compensation annually for WA State residents - Air Force pays $3.5-4.5 million Air Force Unemployment Compensation annually for WA State residents - DoD has announced significant force reduction initiatives increasing projected number of separations through 2016

No Job Stress Disorder (NJSD) Anxiety developed by

employment uncertainty of a service member transitioning from the military to civilian

workforce.

WA State Military Transition Council The Community Response

State

Public Non-Profit

Private Federal

• Improved the Transition Assistance Program • Authorizes DoD and Homeland Security to permit

participation in apprenticeship or pre-apprenticeship programs for transitioning Service Members

• Expands education & training opportunities • Translates military skills & training into civilian terminology • Provides tax credits for companies that hire Veterans

Veteran Opportunity to Work - VOW Act

The Challenge

The Updated Transition Program Previous Requirements Service Members attend the Pre-separation Briefing no later than 90 days prior to separation

Voluntary Services •Dept of Labor Workshop •VA Benefits briefing

Requirements as of Nov 12 • Mandatory transition counseling and planning

NLT 12 months prior to separation (Implemented NOV 12)

• Individual Transition Plan (Implemented NOV 12) • Enhanced Dept of Labor Workshop

(Implemented JAN 13) • Improved VA Benefits Briefing (Implemented

DEC 12) • Mandatory Financial Planning Seminar to include

12 month budget (Implemented DEC 12) • Capstone Event (Annotated on the new DD Form

2958) monitoring career readiness standards (Implemented APR 13)

• Additional Track Specific Required Training: • - 2 Day Boots To Business for Small Business

Track (Implemented MAR 13) • - 2 Day Higher Education and Career Technical

Track Modules (Implemented NOV 13) • - 2 Day Employment Track Curriculum

(Implemented MAR 14)

Benchmark Transition Requirements

OPR: R2C UNCLASSIFIED 4

Pre-Separation Brief

Department of Labor

Employment (DoL) Workshop

VA Brief Resume Capstone

> 12 Months > 9 Months > 6 Months > 5 months > 90 Days

• Classes can be taken in 5 straight days • Asynchronous option available • Specialty classes for Chapters, MEB/PEB, Retiree, Executives • Last 6 months focused on enhanced opportunities leading to

employment

Standard Track

Higher Education

Track

Career Technical Training Track

Small Business Track

- Designed for those Service Members whose goal is to go straight into another career -Provides advanced courses in resume writing, interview skills, networking, social media -Provides opportunities to connect with companies and agencies -Involves classes, events, individual opportunities -Approximately 45% of our Service Members select this track with an additional 12% selecting part-time employment combined with part time school

-Designed for those whose goal is to start their own business or purchase a franchise -Includes on-site courses, online courses and mentorship and off-site visits to incubator programs -Approximately 5% of our Service Members select this track

Transition Track Definitions

-Designed for those whose goal is to transition into full time higher education resulting in a baccalaureate or advanced degree -Provides advanced courses in accessing higher education options, the application process and funding education -Involves classes, events, off-site campus tours, university presentations and individual opportunities -Approximately 40% of our Service Members select this track

-Designed for those whose goal is to transition into a program that integrates technical and career proficiencies with academic content - Includes organized educational programs directly related to preparing individuals in paid or unpaid employment requiring other than a baccalaureate or advance degrees. Often results in a license or other credential. -Involves classes, off-site visits and opportunities to participate in various apprenticeship programs -Approximately 10% of our Service Members select this track

Standard Track

Higher Education

Track

Career Technical Training Track

Small Business Track

-Advanced Resume/ Interview Workshops -Social Media Workshop -Hiring Events/Employer Events -Career Days -Federal and State Application Seminars -Updated Department of Labor Employment Workshop -Center For Advanced Manufacturing Puget Sound (CAMPS) Orientations/Training -Operation Good Jobs On-Site -Hire America’s Heroes Pipeline Project -NW Edge Program for those staying in WA (partnership with Governors Veteran’s Employee Resource Group, ProLango, UW and Economic Development Council)

-Boots To Business Workshops -Veterans Outreach for Training and Education (VOTE) Series (9 week course, 4 hours each week) -Starting a Business Seminar -UW-T Incubator Program -Off-site Incubator Visits in conjunction with Boots To Business Workshops

Transition Track Support on JBLM

-Higher Ed Track classes and Campus Visits -College 101 Workshops -Professional Educational Counseling Sessions -Assessment and College Placement/Credit Testing -Graduate Degree Admission Testing -Troops to Teachers -College and Apprenticeship Fairs -GI Bill Information Sessions -College Application Seminars -GoArmyEd 101 -Financial Aid Application and Scholarship Seminars -Army Credentialing Opportunities Online (COOL) -Experiential, Joint Services Transcript and Community College of the Air Force Evaluations

-Veterans in Piping (VIP) -Helmets to Hardhats -Career and Technical Colleges Orientation -Veterans in Construction Electric (VICE) -Joint Aerospace Training Center -Center for Advanced Manufacturing -Union Sponsored Training and Placement Programs -Career Technical Track Training and off-site visits -Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVAC-R) training on-post -Microsoft Software & Systems Academy

Transition Program Enablers • Center for Advanced Manufacturing Puget Sound

• Operation Good Jobs (Goodwill Grant)

• Hire America’s Heroes

• Washington Employment Security Department

• Camo2Commerce • Rally Point 6

7 week program, meeting every Tuesday, facilitated by different partnering agencies providing specialized transition workshops covering:

NW Edge Program

Cohort Participants Hired Information Interview/ Interview

1 Jan 14- Feb 18

22 5 75%

2 Apr 1- May 13

33 6 80%

3 Jun 10- Jul 22

25 currently registered, 10 on wait status

Speaking Civilian (UW, Dylan Medina) Social Media-LinkedIn (ProLango, Paul Anderson) WA State Economic Demographics (EDC, Michael Cade) Resume Tailoring (Owner, of THROC, Nancy Zellers) Interview Workshop (ACAP, CPT Reiter) Mock Interviews (partnering with, private, corporate, state and federal) WA State Opportunities (WA State VERG & HR) NW Edge Social (The Roadhouse Bistro at Russell’s Landing)

Future Transition Partners

Major Upcoming JBLM Transition Events

• 10 Jun - NW Edge Orientation • 19 Jun - Veteran Resource Networking Event • 20 Jun - Hire America’s Heroes Symposium (Air Force Focus) 0800-1500 @ JBLM • 16-17 Jul- Employer Spotlight: Patterson/UTI, 0900-1600 @ Hawk Transition Center Auditorium (Immediate hiring opportunities with drilling company) • 6 Aug- Hiring Heroes Career Fair, 0900-1400 @ McChord Co-located Club, Bldg 700 • 27 Aug- Work Force Central Boots 2 Work Military Career Fair, 0900-1500 @ Cheney Stadium, Tacoma • 5 Sep – Hire America’s Heroes Career Day 0900-1500 @ Tacoma Convention Center

https://www.facebook.com/JBLM.ACAP

For More Information See Our Facebook Page Under Events At:

• Participate in or sponsor a networking event: – 1st Wednesday of the month in Seattle with

Marine For Life or 3rd Thursday in Pierce County – “Brown Bag” lunch network event during

Transition Assistance Program workshops – as requested at ACAP Center

How to Connect with Service Members (1 of 2)

• Conduct workshops for transitioning Service Members – “How to:” Interview/ Write a Resume/ Network

• Provide Mentorship/ Site Visit Opportunity

• Employment /Employer Events – ACAP Center Employer Events (Monthly) – ACAP Employment Fairs ( 2-4 per year) – next one 22-23 OCT at JBLM – Company Interview/Hiring Event (As requested)

• List employment opportunity – ACAP Center/ACAP Facebook page – H2H.jobs

• Present Company and/or opportunity brief to Career

Counselors

How to Connect with Service Members (2 of 2)

Questions/Contact Info

Robin Baker – Transition Services Manager, JBLM ACAP, robin.j.baker10.mil@mail.mil;

Office 253-477-4752 or BB 253-686-0105

Elisabeth Rocha – Employer Liaison; elisabeth.m.rocha.ctr@mail.mil

ACAP Job Fair Email Group:

usarmy.jblm.imcom.list.dhr-ACAP-job-fair-team@mail.mil.mail.mil

A PROJECT OF PACMTN, WORKFORCE CENTRAL, AND ITS PARTNERS:

U.S. Department of Defense:

JBLM Transition Plan

Federal Government: VOW to Hire Heroes Act of

2011

State of Washington: Governor’s

Transition Council

Public Workforce System:

Camo2Commerce

C2C Vision

To fully integrate the public workforce system into the transition services provided on military installations. Through one on one career coaching and job placement services, we will enable the transitioning service member to seamlessly shift into the civilian workforce, and specifically into high demand career opportunities.

Career Counselors

Placement Specialist Employers

Customers

A New Mindset

Customers are transitioning

service members.

Career Counselors use their market knowledge to prepare customers for their career transition into the civilian workforce.

Placement Specialist develop career opportunities based on the workforce availability.

Employers actively recognize the transitioning military workforce as an asset and hire from regional installations.

Seamless Transition to Civilian Life

Enroll 900 Transitioning Service Members

Prevention of Unemployment

Positively Place At Least 84% In Full-Time/Permanent Employment

Connect Employers with a Quality Workforce

PARTNERS

Service Members

Employers

Military

Community

Government

TOOLS

One on One Career Counseling

Job Placement

Support Services

On-The-Job-Training (OJT)

Hiring Fairs

Academies

Short Term/Rapid Certifications

Math Boot Camps

Apprenticeship Fairs

Business Outreach

Entrepreneurship Training

Partner Organization Referrals

Goals/Deliverables Goal:

Integrate the public workforce

system into military transition

services.

Deliverable: Streamline

processes allowing for smooth

transition from JBLM to the

civilian workforce.

Goal: Connect high

demand sector driven careers

with transitioning service members.

Deliverable:

Develop short-term training

modules in high demand sectors.

Develop tools

such as NW Edge and materials for

our Career Counselors to

educate service members on high demand regional

sectors.

Goal: Develop models of short term/national certified, employer driven training for service members.

Deliverable:

In partnership with large region

employers, develop short term training that will allow for a

guaranteed interview, and an

upper hand for service members working to secure

employment.

Goal: Streamline the

process for service members looking to

become entrepreneurs.

Deliverable:

Help to organize region field trips for

service members going through

Boots2Business.

Provide at least 30 service members

with entrepreneurship

training.

Goal: Leverage resources provided by other government/non-

profit organizations to better support

service members in all facets of transition.

Deliverable:

Develop formal partnerships and

MOU’s when possible, with local, regional, state, and

national organizations to better leverage funding to serve

transitioning service members.

Goal: Develop regional best practices for

resume formatting – federal, state/local, and private sector.

Deliverable:

Partner with JBLM, state, and other

private entities to standardize resume

formats, so consistent training is

provided.

Goal: Replicate the model

into other installations.

Deliverable:

Provide Camo2Commerce to transitioning service members at other

installations around the state, and

possibly the country.

Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Council Cheryl Fambles - CEO

(360) 570-4240 Cheryl@pacmtn.org

Camo2Commerce

Sean Murphy – Project Director (360) 470-3162

sean@pacmtn.org