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Was your bracket busted during March Madness this year? Well, networking with potential employers and finding a job in tech doesn’t have to be a bust. Visit the VET TEC Employer Consortium (EC) web page to see who’s hiring and don’t forget to request your free LinkedIn Premium Account to boost your employer network. When you finally find that perfect job, make sure you update your resume and job status on the Resume Engine™ powered by Hiring Our Heroes. |
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Important Update: Funding increase for VET TEC
Through new legislation, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-103), funding for the VET TEC program has increased from $45 million to $125 million for Fiscal Year 2022. This allows the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide more Veterans and transitioning Service members an opportunity to gain the high-tech skills sought by today’s top employers. Know someone interested in upskilling/reskilling in high-technology, encourage them to APPLY TODAY!
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Important COVID-19 Legislation Notice
VA’s authority to pay a student’s Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) at the resident (in-person) rate for VET TEC training which was converted to online training due to the COVID-19 national emergency expires on June 1, 2022. If your VET TEC program spans June 1, 2022, and your Training Provider is NOT approved for online training, you will be expected to resume in person resident training on June 2, 2022, or you may be terminated from the VET TEC program. If your Training Provider is approved for online training your MHA may be reduced to the FY22 online rate beginning on June 2, 2022.
To find out if your VET TEC training is approved for online learning, please check with your Training Provider. You may also visit: https://www.benefits.va.gov/GIBILL/FGIB/VetTecTrainingProviders.asp
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Level Up Your Career With Career Forward
As a VET TEC participant, you know the value of tech training opportunities. Is your spouse or others you know in the Veteran community interested in a career in tech, too? Career Forward is Hiring Our Heroes’ new learner-to-earner program designed to help you level up your career for free. Learn job-ready skills and start a new career in under six months with help from Google Career Certificates.
Veterans, transitioning Service members, military spouses and military caregivers are eligible to participate in Career Forward and no prior education or experience is required to enroll. Certificates are available in data analytics, IT support, project management, or user experience (UX) design.
If you know someone who might be interested in starting a career in tech, be sure to share this with them. For more information or to apply visit: https://www.hiringourheroes.org/career-forward
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Hot Job Alert: Technical Careers in the Parking Industry
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Resume Tips: Translating your military experience
Having trouble perfecting your resume? Updating your resume to highlight your military background and experience can be tricky, especially when the civilian workforce is not familiar with common military lingo. Check out these tips and resources for translating your military skills on your resume into something that makes more sense in the civilian job market.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is Hiring for STEM Fields
The Forest Service is recruiting science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) supervisory and non-supervisory program management positions at the GS-11-15 level working for the National Headquarters in Washington, DC and other locations.
For more information on available careers with the USDA Forest Service or for help in applying, click here!
Need help navigating the federal application process, including understanding qualification requirements, and perfecting your federal resume? USDA’s Forest Service National Strategic Recruitment Team has webinars to help you, check them out here.
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Join VA for the 2022 GI Bill Summit!
VA is hosting the 2022 GI Bill® Summit on Thursday, April 14, 2022, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. EDT.
The 2022 GI Bill Summit will be an hour-long virtual event through which VBA leadership will connect directly with Veterans, Service members and their families nationwide to discuss exciting updates to the GI Bill experience and answer students’ education benefits questions. This will be a great opportunity to engage directly with VBA Education Service and get the latest updates about how we’re modernizing your GI Bill experience. We hope that you will join us! Click here to register!
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Learn how to improve your well-being with VA’s Mindfulness App
Balancing the responsibilities of training, along with the rest of life can be tough, to say the least. Practicing mindfulness can help you reduce stress and improve your well-being. Learn how VA’s free Mindfulness Coach app can help you get started or enhance your existing practice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSQntf2uPnc
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The Employer Consortium (EC) team thanks Hiring Our Heroes (HOH) and Accenture for hosting our February and March EC events! In February, attendees learned about the many valuable resources available, through HOH, to help them with the career search. During our March event, over 160 attendees learned about the various career opportunities available to Veterans with Accenture.
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Employer-partners, schedule your 1-on-1 meeting with the VET TEC team to learn about your impact to the program in FY22! Email the VET TEC team to schedule, today! |
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Your hiring data helps us to share VET TEC success stories: Employer Partners, please be sure to submit your employment hiring data for the second quarter of fiscal year 2022 to the VET TEC EC team by April 11, 2022. Not only is this an important part of your responsibilities, but this information enables VA to share your VET TEC graduate hiring success stories with stakeholders to include our Congressional partners and emphasize your commitment to supporting the VET TEC program and Veteran hiring.
In addition to reporting the metrics, we hope that you will help us in telling the success stories of VET TEC graduates. We invite you to share with us the names and email addresses of the Veterans that you have hired for a possible future feature. We want to share their VET TEC success story and highlight your organization’s commitment to helping our Veterans find meaningful employment with the rest of the VET TEC community.
If you need a copy of the hiring tracker, please email VETTECPARTNER@va.gov to request one. If you would like for VA to contact someone else in your organization for the hiring data, please provide their contact information.
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US Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Benefits Administration
1-888-442-4551, TDD: 711
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Do you have a question or concern about GI Bill benefits? Contact us safely and securely with Ask VA! |
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If you know a Veteran who is in crisis, call the Veterans Crisis Line at 1-800-273-8255 and press 1. |
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