The Military Spouse Education and Career Opportunities Program: Recommendations for an Internal Monitoring System

Abstract

In 2007, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)s Military Community and Family Policy office established a portfolio of initiatives under the Spouse Education and Career Opportunities (SECO) program. These initiatives include career counseling services available through the SECO Call Center at Military OneSource; scholarships for testing, education, and training for portable career fields through the My Career Advancement Account Scholarship; avenues to connect spouses with potential employers through the Military Spouse Employment Partnership; and efforts by the DoD State Liaison Office to improve the portability of occupational licenses and credentials across state lines and to expand unemployment compensation eligibility to military spouses following their service members permanent change of station moves.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1016622

Entities

People

  • Gabriella C. Gonzalez
  • Laura L. Miller
  • Thomas E Trail

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Employment
  • Families (Human)
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Law
  • Military Families
  • Military Personnel
  • National Governments
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Social Media
  • Social Psychology
  • Students
  • Unified Combatant Commands

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Care for Military Service Members and Veterans with Limb Loss or Disability.

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