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Workforce Alliance Veterans’ Employment Representatives offer you:
· job search and placement assistance
· career planning and counseling
· case management
· assessment and testing services
· interviewing skills training
· referral to educational and vocational training programs
· referral to on-the-job training (OJT) programs
· veterans' job fairs
· job clubs
· employability skills workshops
· unemployment compensation
· resume preparation/writing
· job development
· knowledge, skills and abilities assessment
· labor market information
· apprenticeship programs
· referrals to supportive services
· veterans' stand downs
· indentification of civilian jobs that use skills acquired in the military
· cross walking from military to civilian occupation codes
· access to computer, fax, copier, phone usage for job searches
Additionally, you may qualify for veterans’ programs specifically designed for you, such as:
· Florida’s Transition Assistance Program (TAP) provides employability skills training and other benefits for military members and their spouses as they transition to civilian life. For additional information, visit www.dol.gov/vets/programs/tap/main.htm
· The VA Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program assists disabled veterans who are being trained/retrained and rehabilitated for new careers by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. For information, visit www.va.vba.gov/bln/vre/
· REALifelines Programs helps transitioning wounded and injured military service members and their families with employment and reemployment issues. For additional information visit: www.dol.gov/vets/programs/real-life/main.htm
· HireVetsFirst provides information for both veterans and employers who want to hire veterans. For information, visit http://www.HireVetsFirst.gov
· Veterans’ Workforce Investment Program provides veterans with access to skills assessment, individual job counseling, labor market information, classroom or on-the-job training, skills upgrading and retraining, and job placement services. For information, visit www.dol.gov/vets/programs/vwip/main.htm
No-cost services offered by Workforce Alliance are available to you at our three locations:
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Workforce Alliance Central Career Center and Professional Placement Network 1951 N. Military Trail, Suite D, WPB. FL 33409 561.340.1060, ext. 2309
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Workforce Alliance South Career Center 901 N. Congress Ave., Ste C201, Boynton Beach, FL 33435 561.853.0181, ext. 2051 or 2020
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Workforce Alliance West Career Center 1085 S. Main Street, Belle Glade, FL 33430 561.820.2040, ext. 2106
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