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| (left to right) VCCS Chancellor Glenn DuBois, JSRCC President Gary Rhodes, Lt. Governor Bill Bolling, Senator Mark Warner, Congressman Bobby Scott. |
Virginia’s leaders came together on Reynolds’ Parham Road Campus lately to update each other too the community on efforts that encourage individual sector employers to hire veterans. Following comments from Virginia’s Lt. Governor Bill Bolling, Senator Mark Warner too Congressman Bobby Scott, representatives from the Armed Forces discussed the transferable skills that today’s armed services veterans could convey to the individual sector workforce.
Noting that unemployment rates for veterans returning from state of war is now more than of 12 percent, Warner said that jobs inwards the unloose energy land offering the most potential. Dominion representatives concluded the effect amongst data close their Troops to Energy Jobs Initiative, a novel maiden designed to accelerate the preparation too employability of veterans inwards fundamental unloose energy positions. According to troopstoenergyjobs.com, Troops to Energy Jobs is currently inwards a airplane pilot stage, too includes selected airplane pilot utilities that select been recognized every bit Top Military Employers too that operate inwards states amongst a strong State Energy Workforce Consortia. Dominion Resources Services, from Dominion Virginia Power is i of those companies. The destination is to expand the programme to the entire unloose energy industry.
Virginia Community College System Chancellor Glenn DuBois too other VCCS representatives every bit good provided remarks regarding the purpose community colleges could potentially play inwards this initiative. Military personnel explained that although the skills too sense they have over the course of report of their careers ofttimes jibe individual sector needs, they lack the civilian certifications necessary for individual sector employment.
