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Navigating Military Transition and the President’s Management Agenda (PMA) Lifecycle Journey Collaboration This presentation showcases a multi-year, human-centered design (HCD) research initiative that aims to improve the transition lifecycle journey and experience navigating from militar...

Military to Manufacturing – An Essential Workforce Pipeline The manufacturing industry has over 604,000 open jobs and is predicted to have 2.1 million unfulfilled jobs by 2030. Veterans are uniquely positioned to step into manufacturing careers, often having technical training, leadershi...

Off-Base Transition Training – What is it, Where is it, and Who is it for? This workshop will discuss the Off-Base Transition Training program required in legislation and provided by VETS to improve employment-related outcomes of Veterans and military spouses in areas with high Veteran un...

Promising Practice – Oregon - Serving Veterans and Businesses in Rural and Frontier Communities When we use the term “frontier”, we are referencing those remote areas of Oregon that are outside of smaller, rural cities and towns. It is our feeling that rural and frontier Veterans and bus...

Compassion Fatigue Awareness Our customers depend on caring, in-depth assistance from our front-line teams more than ever before. Over time, this intense support impacts the health and well-being of the individuals who are providing the help. Compassion fatigue comes on slow and can be di...

Housing our Veterans. A Replicable Model Forged through Public-Private Partnerships Each year, hundreds of millions of dollars are committed to combatting homelessness, yet Veterans and other vulnerable populations continue to live on the streets. The VBC Giving Foundation's replicable an...

What’s Happening In the VETS/JVSG/VA VR&E Space? As VR&E staff share caseloads across the nation, this has had an impact on how VR&E participants are referred to DVOPs for employment services. Hear about the initiatives taking place to ensure common practices are used among th...

Workforce Agencies and Legal Aid: Removing Barriers to Employment through Criminal Record Clearing Understanding that the combined effects of justice involvement, mental health challenges, and the maze of resources can lead justice-involved Veterans away from the services that can provide...

Trends and Opportunities for Disabled Veteran Employment This session will cover emerging employment trends with an emphasis on older Veterans, military spouses, caregivers and disabled Veterans who do not participate in the labor force but continue to turn to self-employment as a viable ...

Brandable: Helping Those You Serve Create A Personal Brand They Can Own (and Love) As a content strategist for personal and professional brands, I see the immediate look of fear in people's eyes when I ask them these three questions: Who are you? What's your story? What do you want to do ...