Veterans to Energy Careers (VTEC)
Abstract
ABSTRACTThe U.S. is facing a shortage of skilled professionals at both the technician and professionaldegree level to fill positio"ns in the energy industry. Transitioning veterans are looking for viable,sustainable careers that utilize their skills and educatio"n. Many veterans are ideally suited tocareers in the energy industry~a rapidly changing industry with a high demand fortechnical/o"perational experience and acumen. Most veterans joined the military immediatelyfollowing high school graduation, therefore they hav"e not worked in sustainable careers beyondthe military and their knowledge of potential career paths following military service is" limited.Often veterans do not understand how their skill set, knowledge, and training might translate intothe skills required in" a successful civilian career.This project proposes a four-phase Veterans to Energy Careers Program (VTEC) to facilitate thetransi"tion of veterans into energy careers. The program will be supported by a collaborationbetween higher education, industry, and gover""nment, leveraging the resources of the triad withcoordination provided by California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) in collabo""rationwith the University of California Davis (UCD). The project outlined here leverages existingresources within industry, govern"ment and on college campuses thereby avoiding duplication ofservices where adequate resources already exist and are serving the vet"eran population well.The proposed project period is three years and the budgetary request is $2,997,263. The goal is toannually en""gage at least 30 transitioning veterans, or active duty military planning to transitionwithin two years, in pathways to energy care""ers. CSUSM will coordinate outreach, recruitment,training, education, and administrative support of individuals engaged in the prog"ram.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Dec 20, 2017
- Source ID
- N000141812023
Entities
People
- Patricia Reily
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy