Ft. Campbell Soldier Transition & Local Retention Program “101 Jobs for the 101st”

BRIDGING THE GAP -Round Holes

WORKFORCE

-Round Pegs

HR Managers Tennessee Department of Labor Communication

TRANSLATE

Soft Skills

Gap

SFL-TAP

Knowledge Unique Language

SOLDIERS

-American Job Center -Workforce Essentials (Non-profit) -Liaison -Translators -’Warm Handoff’

Ft. Campbell Soldier Transition & Local Retention Program - Data • Clients as of January 2016 – 215 • Clients currently active – 148 • Clients currently enrolled in Ft. Campbell grant – 130 • Clients placed – 60 • Hourly Average – 18.00 • 2 Highest paid positions - 103,000 95,000

Recruitment Fair

Employer Connections

Fort Campbell Career Skills Programs U.A. Veterans in Piping (VIP)

Mechatronics (NSCC)

Hiring our Heroes Corporate Fellowship

• 18 weeks of accelerated welding training

• 10 or 16 week programs

• 13 week program

• Career placement services for selected Soldiers who are still on active duty preparing to transition

• Internationally certified Siemens Mechatronics curriculum in Industrial Production Maintenance

• Provides placement at participating companies in a management or professional position for 3 months

• Graduates become an apprentice and earn college credits (12 hours) during the time in the program

• Designed for Soldiers holding military occupational skills that do not translate easily into the civilian sector

• Following apprenticeship, each Soldier has an established career as well as an Applied Science associate’s degree • Each Soldier is certified as a Union Welder and a job at their location of Choice

• 100% Placement to date

• Implemented by ACES and SFL-TAP along with Nashville State Community College (NSCC) • High demand with requests for 100% of graduates

• Soldiers work at the company site for three days a week and attend one day of classroom training provided by Austin Peay State University • Classroom portion addresses corporate skills and certification • Greenbelt Lean Six Sigma, Microsoft Certification, and Corporate Culture included • Employers include GE Aviation, Tractor Supply, Amazon • 77% hiring rate

Microsoft MSSA (ERAU) • 18 weeks in length • Students earn 18 college credits as Cloud Developers, Database Managers, and Business Intelligence Administrators • Students learn • Administered by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University • Each student receives an interview with Microsoft or one of its hiring partners • 1st Program of its kind with graduation coming on Sept 1st.

Hiller Transition to Trades (TtT) • 30, 60 or 90 day training programs in the areas of HVAC, Plumbing and Electrical • Completion leads to employment at one of Hiller’s thirteen local locations or a guaranteed interview with partner companies across the country • An attractive and convenient program for transitioning Soldiers with new programs starting each month • 100% Employment

Testimonials Mont. Co. EMS & Ft. Campbell

Ft. Campbell Mechatronics

CORPORATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

Fellow Demographics

Captain

24.68%

Bachelors

84.29%

Sergeant First Class

18.18%

Masters

12.50%

Staff Sergeant

15.58%

Some graduate

10.71%

Sergeant

11.69%

Less than Bachelors

7.14%

First Lieutenant

7.79%

Associates

3.57%

Major

6.49%

Some Associates

1.79%

Specialist

6.49%

Chief Warrant Officers

3.90%

Lieutenant Colonel

1.30%

Command Sergeant Major

1.30%

Petty Officer Third Class

1.30%

Senior Airman

1.30%

Participating Employers To-Date 7-Eleven Inc. Amazon BNY Mellon Central Texas Council of Governments Central Texas VA CEVA Logistics City of Killeen Compass Group Dal-Tile EGM-Tech Fred Hutch Fuse Networks GE Aviation Greater Waco Chamber Group Health Hangar HCA

IBM Thurston Economic Development Internet Identity Council La Quinta Inns & Suites ThyssenKrupp Aerospace NA Magnum Crane Tractor Supply MAXIMUS TransTech Fabrication McKinstry TrueBlue McLane Company UPS Nixon Power Services West Elm People Admin Williams-Sonoma Inc. Plum Laboratories Workforce Solutions of Central Texas Port of Olympia Pottery Barn RAYTHEON|WEBSENSE Ryder SCJ Alliance Starbucks Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce

Questions ? Contact: Charlie Koon [email protected] John Clement [email protected]