Veteran Improvement

Project

Megan Campbell

Many veterans struggle to find employment in

today’s tough job market.

TAP Classes assist Veterans in learning how to succeed in finding employment.

TAP Classes teach Veterans how to write resumes, interview, and many other skills.

The Job Market

What options does TAP provide?

Pursuit of education after the military Job Search / Direct transition into the job market Or start their own business

Options

What types of jobs do the “Job Search” classes

focus on?

While interviewing Veterans who have participated in TAP classes they felt the curriculum was focused on business and office jobs.

Not everybody wants an office job.

Job Search

There are many different types of jobs that

Veterans can apply for that are not office focused jobs. Manual Labor; River Boat Pilot/Deckhand;

Mechanic, Engineer; Construction; etc. The “Job Search” TAP does not prepare

Veterans to apply for these other job markets. Veterans in the class feel that they are pushed

towards these jobs they do not want to apply for.

What Else?

By only focusing on a certain set of jobs,

Veterans are not getting a personalized class that allows them to choose a career they want to pursue.

I suggest that another section is added to the TAP program.

This section would still be for “Job Search”, but would address the necessities for jobs that the original section does not.

What Can We Do?

This addition to TAP would require only the

one extra teacher/facilitator. The resources that have been available for the previous classes would be the same needed for the addition.

The facilitator for the addition class would still teach how to write a resume and how to interview, but would instead provide key words and possible interview questions that would be found in the different types of jobs.

Requirements

With the addition to TAP classes:

Veterans can feel that they have more choice in what career they will pursue after the military.

By splitting the “Job Search” curriculum each facilitator can give more individual attention to the Veterans in the classes.

When the Veteran chooses the section of “Job Search” they want they will know that the other students will have the same goals as them and will feel more comfortable asking questions.

The additional class does not require any further resources other than an extra facilitator.

Benefits

Are there any questions?!

Thank You For Your Time