4 Top-rated Programs for Training Veterans in Skilled Trades!
Upon transitioning from the military back into the civilian population, veterans usually find themselves with one big question – Where to find employment? While technology offers a great salary it also requires extensive training and a certain amount of interest. The other popular option is getting trained on skilled trades (machinists, welding, piping, floor installation and more). The training is less extensive and the chances of getting a job are also pretty good.
Fortunately, reports show that there has been a shortage of skilled trade technicians in the USA, so there is a large gap to fill. Also, with many firms now pledging to hire veterans, many training programs have come up. In this article, we would be looking at the four top-rated programs that train veterans in skilled trades.
1) Troops To Trades
This veterans training program was birthed by the Nexstar legacy foundation and it assists veterans in four major ways. Firstly, the program aids veterans by providing them with a training grant which they don’t need to pay for. This grant covers service, technical and sales training programs. Secondly, they make available to veterans information on possible careers located within the home services country. Thirdly, they give veterans who are enrolled in educational program scholarships. And lastly, the program also connects veterans to businesses across the United States such as plumbing and electrical businesses which are scouting to train and employ service technicians. Their website is troopstotrades.org
2) United Associations Veterans In Piping
This program is developed in partnership with the United States military. It assists military officials with adequate training in the pipe trade. Consequently, when they do transition to the civilian population, they can move to a career in piping, giving them some security. The trade focus points of this training program are sprinkler fitting, HVAC-R, and welding. Their website is uavip.org
3) Painters And Allied Trades Veterans Training Program
This program focuses on advancing veterans skills by training them in finishing trades. So right after they are done serving their country, they can have a career in trades such as industrial painting, floor covering installation, drywall finishing, glass/glazing architectural metal, commercial painting, and wall covering. If you would love to know more about them, you can visit pat-vp.org
4) Code Platoon
Code Platoon was established as a non-profit organization that trains veterans for a vocation in software development. The training program runs for fourteen weeks and at the end, veterans would be sure to become quality programmers. Additionally, every veteran is assured of a $10,500 scholarship. If you desire to know more about code Platoon and its training program, you can visit codeplatoon.org
Many tier-I companies have partnered with these training schools to train and hire veterans in skilled trades. If you look at the various veteran hiring case studies then the results have been impressive. Many staffing firms have also collaborated with these schools for short-term and long-term programs for their clients.
On a final note, officers have for long complained about the lack of employment opportunities that awaits them when they are out of service. But things are fast changing thanks to veteran associations and support groups. Also, big thanks to corporates who are pledging a certain percentage of hiring from the military world.
Looking to Hire Veterans for Your Firm?
Tags In
Gary Ross
Leave a Reply Cancel reply
Subscribe For Updates
Categories
- Accountant
- AI
- Automation
- Awards and Recognitions
- Blue Collar Staffing
- Burnouts
- Campus Recruiting
- Cloud
- Co-Ops agreements
- Company Culture
- Compliance
- Contingent Workforce
- contingent workforce
- COVID-19
- Cyber Security Staffing
- direct sourcing
- Distributed Workforce
- Diversity
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Economy
- Events & Conferences
- fleet industry
- Gig Economy
- Global Talent Research and Staffing
- Government
- Healthcare
- Healthcare Staffing
- Hiring Process
- Hiring Trends
- Home Helathcare
- HR
- HR Practices
- HR Tech
- IT
- Labor Shortages
- Life Science
- Local Governments
- News
- Nursing
- Payroll Staffing
- Public Sectors
- Recruiting
- Remote Work
- Skill Gap
- SMB Hiring
- Staffing
- Staffing Augmentation
- Staffing Challenges
- Talent ROI
- Tech Staffing
- Technology
- Tips & tricks
- Total Talent Management
- UI/UX Design
- Uncategorized
- Veteran Staffing
- Veterans Hiring
- Veterans Hiring
- Workforce Management
Recent Posts
Archive
- November 2024
- October 2024
- September 2024
- August 2024
- July 2024
- June 2024
- May 2024
- April 2024
- March 2024
- February 2024
- January 2024
- December 2023
- November 2023
- October 2023
- September 2023
- August 2023
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- November 2016
- October 2016