Supporting Unemployed National Guard Soldiers Through Training Initiatives
Presentation outlines challenges faced by 287 unemployed National Guard soldiers and details the Governors' Initiative to provide training opportunities with commitments from GCC and AHRD. Training programs in various occupations have been implemented, leading to successful outcomes for many participants. For further information, contact victor.rodgers@guamcc.edu.
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Keep Your Guard Up LTC R. Crisostomo Victor Rodgers, GCC
Our Challenges Of 600 recently deployed National Guard Soldiers, 287 were unemployed While they have skills related to their military occupation how do they translate? We know that the civilian workforce requires certified employees
The Governors Initiative Form a coalition from public and private agencies Create training opportunities and offer them to the Soldiers in Afghanistan Get the commitment from GCC to provide the instruction Get the commitment from AHRD to assist with funding
Overview Presented to all of the returning Soldiers Of the 287 unemployed, 166 selected training through KYGU H2H has started developing a database to include resumes and To date, we have:
Training Occupations KYGU Cohort Details College Credits upon Completion Certificate(s) Awarded* Cohort Participants Degree Path Start Date End Date Computer Networking, A.S. A+ Certification, NCRC A+ 43 2/16/2010 4/20/2010 7 GCC Automotive General Service Technician Certificate, NCRC GCC Construction Technology Certificate, NCRC Automotive Service Technology, A.S. Automotive 14 3/2/2010 6/9/2010 26 Construction Technology Certificate Fire Science Technology Certificate Construction Technology Certificate Construction Technology Certificate Electricity 14 2/16/2010 5/29/2010 32 National Registry EMT, NCRC EMT 16 2/16/2010 5/11/2010 9 GCC Construction Technology Certificate, NCRC Heavy Equipment 7 2/16/2010 4/7/2010 16 HVAC 19 2/16/2010 5/9/2010 USEPA, NCRC 27 Supervision & Management Supervision and Management, A.S. Certified Professional Manager, NCRC 37 2/16/2010 5/8/2010 12 Construction Technology Certificate GCC Construction Technology Certificate, NCRC Welding 13 2/16/2010 5/22/2010 32
Summary Attributes of the Soldiers Meet and Greet on the 23rd Questions? victor.rodgers@guamcc.edu 735-5646 or 735-0410
