OK! Employment readiness: someone just asked me about post training services for vets in Chapter 31. Here is the scoop: Once you graduate and are actively seeking work, you are entitled to two months of subsistence allowance called an Employment Adjustment Allowance. Every vet here is entitled to the Veterans Preference for Federal Employment AND the Schedule A special appointing authority. There is a form you and your VRC should be filling out together about three months before your complete your training and then again within 30 days of your actual graduation date. It is called a Job Readiness Assessment and Preliminary Track Selection Worksheet. The first time is to see what may be needed to get your Job Ready, so that your case can be moved to the JRS (where the EAA is paid) and the second, to verify that all the planned activities have been accomplished. If you need additional work experience, the VRC can help you get into a Non Paid Work Experience (NPWE), where you can do up to 40 hours per week, in your field, with any federal, state, or municipal governmental agency. An example of this is I had a vet who did 20 hours per week at the Friend of the Court while going half time to college in his last year. He then was hired as they had an opening the minute he got his degree. And, he collected the Full Time subsistence allowance because his training was considered with both activities, to be full time! Second, if you have really severe disabilities or significant barriers to employment, your VRC can offer the employer the Special Employer Incentive in which, under the voc rehab plan, the VA will reimburse the employer 50% of your salary for the first six months of employment. It is considered part of your training program. Lastly, the Career Services office at all colleges, the State Work Force Development agency Veteran Reps, and the Employment Coordinator at each office are there to help you become Job Ready. I tell veterans to not wait until they graduate. Make sure to get into co-op, internships, or VA work study program, related to your occupational goal. Do volunteer work periodically that will add to your resume. I am attaching a copy of the JR Assessment form for you to review and be prepared for guerrilla tactics in the job search phase! Good Luck!
Posted on: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 21:33:14 +0000
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