Veteran Resources
NATIONAL VETERANS OUTREACH DIRECTORY
Veteran Education Resources
No Cost On-Line Coursera Specialization Courses For Military and Spouse
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EVENTBRITE: NO COST/ LOW COST Training For Veterans, Active duty, reservists and military spouses
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The VA offers Veterans education benefits like help paying tuition, help finding the right school or training program, and career counseling. Explore your benefit options. Click here
Links To Top Schools For Military Veterans with Yellow Ribbon Program
Free And Low Cost Certifications
Osha Safety Credentials
An OSHA 30 Hour Safety Card are a very good way to transfer military safety experience into a Safety Manager or Safety Technician position when combined with military experience. OSHA 30 Hour Safety Cards are for managers and supervisors and many jobs require them. OSHA Cards do not expire and they are good in all 50 states.- Call 760-798-0333 For class schedule
OSHA-Authorized Online Outreach Training Providers are listed below:
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
The military offers a LEAN Six Sigma Green Belt. (See Your Career Planner) A LEAN Six Sigma Green Belt is enough knowledge to understand the concepts of continuous improvement for an interview. Since most large companies use some form of LEAN or Six Sigma the Green Belt is important for HR to see on a resume improving your chance of a higher paying job. LEAN and Six Sigma are two different continuous improvement systems that are designed for different things.
The World War II version of LEAN was used by the United States War Department to train almost 2 million armaments plan supervisors in Job Instruction, Job Relations and Improving Job Methods to minimizing waste on assembly lines. During World War II Six Sigma was known as Army War Standards and it focused on minimizing variation in machine production using Statistical Process Control. During the American Occupation of Japan the American Military taught these Continuous Improvement Methods to Japanese Industry. LEAN tools are analogous to military methods that all veterans are familiar with and improvements can be made immediately. Six Sigma takes months to collect the data and deploy a solution so it only works with long run production. You can learn more about LEAN and how to apply it in the PDF available for sale.
RECOMMENDED READING FOR MILITARY TO CIVILIAN TRANSITION PREPARATION
What Color is Your Parachute
R. Bolles
48 Days to The Work You Love
D. Miller
Start; Punch Fear in the Face
J. Acuff
CRISIS RESOURCES
Veterans Crisis Line
1.800.273.8255 and Press 1
Military Crisis Line
1.800.273.TALK (8255)
National Call Center for Homeless Veterans
1.877.4AID.VET (424.3838)
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