Robert Harding

The American Legion Extension Institure

Completed the Requirements of the American Legion Extension Institute Course as PrescribedPresented Thursday, April 26, 2012 Attest: Fang A. Wong, National Commander; Daniel S Wheeler, National Adjutant;

Indiana University Bloomington

University of Colorado Denver

Access the challenges faced by job-seeking veterans arising from significant barriers to employment (SBE's), including physical and psychological disabilities, homelessness, ex-offender status, low income, extended unemployment, and lack of a high school diploma or equivalent certification.Provide intensive services to assist-job seekers neutralize those barriers to employment; including the intensive services outlined in the Workforce Investment Act: * Individual and group… Show more Access the challenges faced by job-seeking veterans arising from significant barriers to employment (SBE's), including physical and psychological disabilities, homelessness, ex-offender status, low income, extended unemployment, and lack of a high school diploma or equivalent certification.Provide intensive services to assist-job seekers neutralize those barriers to employment; including the intensive services outlined in the Workforce Investment Act: * Individual and group counseling * Career Planning * Short-term prevocational services to strengthen learning skills, communication skills, punctuality, personal maintenance skills, and professional conduct.Utilize a case management delivery strategy with clients when providing intensive services, including conducting assessments to identify a job-seeker's strengths and barriers to employment, and assisting clients with the creation, implementation, monitoring, and modification of Individualized Development Plans. Show less

University of Colorado Denver

Relevant provisions of veteran-related legislation, including the roles and responsibilities of LVERs and DVOP Specialists, which veterans are eligible to work with DVOP Specialists, and how to implement Priority of Service within your AJC.Employment dynamics that contribute to the employment of veterans (and non-veteran job-seekers, too).Strategies for improving JVSG staff integration within the AJC, and for more effectively working with a diverse clients, employers, and staff… Show more Relevant provisions of veteran-related legislation, including the roles and responsibilities of LVERs and DVOP Specialists, which veterans are eligible to work with DVOP Specialists, and how to implement Priority of Service within your AJC.Employment dynamics that contribute to the employment of veterans (and non-veteran job-seekers, too).Strategies for improving JVSG staff integration within the AJC, and for more effectively working with a diverse clients, employers, and staff of external service agencies.How to advise clients to use online resources to research labor market information, individual businesses, and job postings, as well as apprenticeship, licensing, and certification opportunities.How veterans can translate military experience into terms employers will find attractive, and how to communicate their abilities in cover letters, resumes, and other application materials, and when interviewing. Show less