Veterans Education Training and Transition

Program - VET2

Dr. James Wilburn

• 64% seek immediate employment

• 33% pursue a college degree

• 44% plan to stay in Georgia after the military

• 36% are first term separations (4-6 yrs. of experience)

• 13% Junior Military Officer (O1-O3)

• >40% have bachelors degree

• >75% have some college

10,000 Transitioning Service Members

entering the Georgia Workforce each year

Logistics/Supply Chain 18%

IT/Communications 13%

Aviation 12%

Maintenance/Mech. 11%

Human Resources 10%

Analysts 6%

Any successful strategy for developing Georgia’s Workforce must include the

integration of transitioning service members and returning Veterans.

“The long term key to veteran employment support is to engage and mobilize

communities to establish collaborative partnerships.”

Michael Michaud

Assistant Secretary

US Department of Labor 2016

• The first active duty military internship to employment program

• Approved GA workforce development program

• The VET2 Program includes the following tracks:

• Basic Course

• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

• Supply Chain Project Management

• Telecommunications

• Program duration is 2-5 weeks depending on track

Ft Stewart/HAAF71%

Ft Gordon5%

Other24%

VET2 – Veterans Education Training and TransitionProgram

VET2 Collaboration & Partnerships

VET2

Program

Faculty, Staff & Career Center

Military Installations

State and Regional

Workforce Boards

Corporate Sponsors

• Memorandums of Agreements

• Ft. Stewart/HAAF

• Ft. Gordon

• Ft. Benning

• Career Skills Program (CSP) Approval

• Information Sessions & Presentations

• CSP Needs Assessment

• Veteran, active duty and military family access to programs

• Customized and high demand skill set development

programs

• Instructional design and course creation expertise

• Programmatic review and oversight

• Career development resources and internship opportunities

• Connect Georgia military installations with employers

throughout the state and region

• Training Provider Agreement

• Program Approval/Demand Occupation List

• Program Funding (WIOA)

• Program Review and Accountability

• Veteran advocacy & support

• Sharing of “best practices”

• Internships, apprenticeships,

OJT

• Mentorship and experiential

learning opportunities

• Veteran employment programs

• Passive

• Preferential

• Customized

• Position availability

VET2 101 – Resume Writing & Interview Skills

• Online Asynchronous Program

• Fully Funded by Georgia State Grant

• The New Millennium Job Search

• Job Portals – Operation Workforce

• LinkedIn

• Constructing Your Resume & Cover Letter

• Preparing for the Interview

• Launched: June 16, 2016

• Program Goals

• Improve the quality of service member Resumes

• Improve Interview Selection Rate

• Increase awareness of Georgia Veteran employment resources

• Improve VET2 Internship Selection Rate

• Improve Employment Rate through Direct Hire

• Encourage support through the military chain of command (SFL/TAP)

“Program ranked 9 out of a

possible 10 with 100% of

service members stating that

VET2 101 met or exceeded their

expectations.”

Georgia Tech Marketing

Research, April 2017

Program Performance

FY 2014 - 2017

Program Performance

State

Performance

Metrics

FY14 FY15 FY16 Cumulative State

Standard

Enrollment 20 45 105 170 N/A

Completion Rate 95% 93% 96% 95% 70%

Employment

Rate83% 91% 84% 87% 70%

Avg. Hourly

Wage at

Placement

$23.37 $25.14 $26.94 $26.04 $10.70

Avg. Hourly

Wage 6mo. After

Completion

$26.70 $24.41 $22.22 $23.33 $11.50

Employment

Related to

Training

100% 100% 93% 96% 70%

Attain Post-

Secondary

Credential w/in 1

Year

100% 100% 95% 98% 60%

Over 550 Enrollments in FY2017

Program Recognition:

2017 University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) South – Best Program for Special Populations

What’s Next for VET2

• Awareness Campaigns at all Georgia Military Installations – VET2 101

o > Eight Active Duty Installations by end of 2018

• Overseas internships for service members stationed abroad

o Discussions with DOL, Army IMCOM, GADEcD to offer VET2 to Army

Installations in Germany with offers of employment in Georgia

• Operation Workforce: Employer Awareness & Resource Training

• Integrate VET2 program with HDCI and DOL opportunities

• Increase Active Duty Access to Georgia Worksmart Apprenticeship

Programs (Pre-Apprenticeship)

• Partnership/Collaboration with other GT Programs/Initiatives

Connecting Veterans to Careers through Education and Training

Georgia Veterans Education Career Transition Resource (VECTR) Center

www.gavectr.orgTrish Ross, Chief Operating Officer 7 Nov 17

Connecting Veterans to Careers through Education and Training

Connecting Veterans to Careers through Education and Training

Veterans – 762,499 (Georgia Department of Veterans Service, 2016 Annual Report)

Active Duty Military – 61,288 (Defense Manpower Data Center, 2016)

Selective Reserve – 27,233 (Defense Manpower Data Center, 2016)

Georgia Guard – 13,940 (State of Georgia, 2015 Annual Report)

*14,000 separated from the military in 2016 (GADOL)*

** Separating military spend on average 22 weeks unemployed **

(Department of Veterans Affairs, 2015 Veteran Economic Opportunity Report)

Georgia Demographics

Connecting Veterans to Careers through Education and Training

Timeline

Proposal Submitted

(USG/TCSG)

2013

Approved in Governor's

Budget

Apr 2013

Ground Breaking

Aug 2014

Construction begins 2015

Grand Opening

Aug 2016

VECTR Center Costs

Construction and Design 10,000,000$

Truck pad construction 1,400,000$

O&M 1,300,000$

Vocational equipment 1,200,000$

Total 13,900,000$

Connecting Veterans to Careers through Education and Training

Center Overview

Mission: The VECTR Center is Georgia’s centralized primary access agency for veterans and family members seeking

educational and employment assistance, accelerated training opportunities, and connection to vital state and community

resources required to transition from military service and successfully re-enter

the civilian workforce.

Connecting Veterans to Careers through Education and Training

• The education and training offered by the VECTR Center is unique, providing accelerated programs in high demand and strategic industries tailored to abbreviate the process of receiving post-secondary training for veterans by recognizing the extensive training they receive received during their service.

Accelerated Training

Central Georgia Technical College

• Commercial Truck Driving*

• CISCO Networking Academy* **

• Welding* **

• HVAC (Spring ‘18)**

*Governors’ High Demand Career (state funded tuition)** WIOA funded (workforce board funded tuition)

Connecting Veterans to Careers through Education and Training

Kings Bay NSSB

201 miles

2,420 AD military

Ft Stewart/Hunter AAF

152 miles

20,835 AD military

Home Builders Institute

Troops into Transport

VET2

VA’s WARTAC

Marco’s Pizza

Ingalls Shipbuilding

Southern Co/Georgia Power

Ft Gordon

123 miles

10,939 AD military

VET2

Savannah River Operations

Albany MCLB

96 miles

318 AD military

Ft Benning

102 miles

22,841 AD military

Troops into Transport

NCR/Raytheon

VET2

Microsoft Software Systems

Marco’s Pizza

VECTR

1 mile from Robins AFB

3,430 AD military

*Commercial Truck Driving

*CISCO Networking

*Welding and Joining

*Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning

*VET2

*Pending approval by IMCOM

Data from Military OneSource 2015 Demographics Report

Moody AFB

139 miles

5,766 AD military

Center Location

Connecting Veterans to Careers through Education and Training

• 32,000 sq/ft building on 44 acres

• 2 large industrial training bays

• 10 classrooms (4 telepresence)

• 2 computer labs

• 2 active learning classrooms

• 2 industrial training classrooms

• 2 conference rooms

• Testing center (16 person capacity)

• Offices for staff and adjunct faculty

• Student break area

Facilities

Connecting Veterans to Careers through Education and Training

• Georgia Department of Veterans Service• Two (2) VSOs full-time to assist with VA benefit claims

• Georgia Department of Labor • Two (2) times a week to assist with employment

• Workforce Development• Veteran’s training and employment funding

• Department of Veterans Affairs• HUD/VASH counselor, Macon Mobile Vet Center

• United Way - Mission United

• Case Management/referral to community resources

Partners

Connecting Veterans to Careers through Education and Training

2 Aug 16 – 3 Nov 17:Provided 13,546 requested services to 11,381

veterans, service members, and their families

• 60% — within 11 surrounding counties

• 40% — from elsewhere within the state

• 29 — outside Georgia

• 1,176 — Education planning

• 1,259 — Employment coaching

• 563 — Community resource assistance

• 577 — Tested

Hosted 6,886 more for base training/events

Statistics