Friday, September 30, 2011

Career Ready Course Sections Coming Your Way!



Come in and learn about the upcoming CRC section designed for military service members and veterans. Receive an overview of the CRC program, WorkKeys, KeyTrain, and meet your instructors while learning about how you WILL benefit from this course!


While meeting the standards set forth in public sections of CRC, the Military Service Member and Veteran sections of CRC is a 6-week fast track course designed specifically with a focus on translation of prior military skills and experience to the civilian workplace. The course is team-taught by CCV faculty who are also veterans.


Learn to successfully translate your military experience to the civilian job market. Further develop your skills with computers, math, and locating information. Learn about starting and growing your own business. Refine your resume and interviewing skills. Build a professional portfolio to use in getting the job you want. Whether you are trying to find employment, keep employment, or earn a promotion, the Governor’s Career Ready Course is a proven and effective program to help you reach your goals. Registration Required. No cost to participants.

Montpelier:

Information Session, Thursday 10/20, 5:00 – 7:00 at the Montpelier CCV Academic Center
WorkKeys Assessment and Intro (Required): 10/31, 1:00-4:00
Class start Thurs 11/3 (meeting 2xweekly Mon & Thurs 1:00-4:00)
End date Thurs 12/15
No Class on Thanksgiving

Instructors: Mel Donovan and Bill Hancy, CCV Faculty, Ret. USAF

To register, contact Elizabeth King, elizabeth.king@ccv.edu / 802.828.0467

St. Albans:

Information Session, Tuesday 18 October from 5pm – 7pm at the St. Albans CCV Center
WorkKeys Assessment and Intro (Required): Tues 11/1
Class Start: Fri 11/4 (meeting 2x weekly, Tuesday and Friday 2:45 – 5:45pm)
CRC End: Fri 12/16
No class on Fri 11/25 (day after Thanksgiving)

Instructors: Bill Hancy, CCV Faculty, Ret. USAF and Chara L. Vincelette, CCV Staff, Cpt., VTARNG

To register, contact Chara L. Vincelette, chara.vincelette@ccv.edu / 802.527.4116

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Student Veteran Upcoming Events at CCV St. Albans



Happy Fall! Here are a few upcoming events:



Meet and Greet for Student Veterans. Thursday, 13 October. St. Albans Academic Center, 4:30pm to 5:45pm. No charge. Did you know that the St. Albans Academic Center has the second highest number of student veterans at CCV? Did you know that CCV now has the highest number of Military Connected Students of any Vermont college? Based on requests from several of our student veterans, we will be holding a “Meet and Greet” for Student Veterans. Come in, enjoy some snacks, and connect with other CCV student veterans in the area. Please RSVP to Chara Lee if you would like to attend so we can be sure to have enough food and materials for everyone.

Governor’s CRC, Military/Veteran-Specific Section. Information Session and Open House. Tuesday 18 October, 5pm – 7pm. Room #9, St. Albans Academic Center. No charge. Come in and learn about the upcoming CRC section designed for military service members and veterans. Receive an overview of the CRC program, WorkKeys, KeyTrain, and meet your instructors while learning about why this course will benefit YOU!


Governor’s Career Ready Course, Military/Veteran-Specific Section. Tuesdays and Fridays 11/1 – 12/16. St. Albans Academic Center, 2:45 – 5:45pm. No charge to participants. “Are You Hirable?” This 6-week fast track course is designed specifically for military service members and/or veterans. The course is team-taught by CCV faculty who are also veterans. Learn to successfully translate your military experience to the civilian job market. Further develop your skills with computers, math, and locating information. Learn about starting and growing your own business. Refine your resume and interviewing skills. Build a professional portfolio to use in getting the job you want. Registration Required. Contact Chara Lee Vincelette if you wish to be registered for this course.

We will continue to update our student veteran blog as well as our veterans’ benefits page on our public website: (http://www.ccv.edu/veterans_benefits/index.html) throughout the semester. If you would like to contribute to our blog, please let me know. One thing I want to start soon is to showcase our CCV Military Connected Students on a monthly basis on our blog. Please let me know if you are willing to let me interview you and/or if you have pictures we could use.



I am located in the St. Albans center on Tuesdays and Thursdays but am available via email (chara.vincelette@ccv.edu) anytime.

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Military Connected Student Numbers are UP!

Fall Semester 2011 at the Community College of Vermont brings us many things - including higher numbers of Military Connected Students!

According to this week's registration data, we have 350 Military Connected Students. That number is over a 71% increase from last year at this time and an amazing 173% increase from Fall 2009.

Academic Centers with the highest numbers of military connected students are:
1. Winooski (109)
2. St. Albans (53)
3. Rutland (40)

In order to meet the needs of this very important student population, CCV has been expanding their existing services since February of 2011. Some of those services include hiring a full-time Veteran Student Resource Advisor, providing newsletters and a new blog that focuses on military connected student issues, development of a seminar to assist returning veterans with their transition into college, additional veteran's section offerings of the Governor's Career Ready Certificate program, and training development for faculty and staff who work with military connected students. Every CCV Academic Center has a dedicated advisor who works specifically with this population. To find an MCS advisor nearest you, please refer to our webpage at
http://www.ccv.edu/veterans_advisors/index.html

The military connected student (MCS) population at CCV is any student who is a current or former military service member regardless of prior deployment status or use of benefits. The MCS population also includes dependents using the Post 9/11 GI Bill.

Stay tuned for future updates as we get this blog off the ground! You are also able to see an overview of our services on our Veterans' Benefits page at
http://www.ccv.edu/veterans_benefits/index.html

Easy Steps to College Success « Student Veterans of America

Easy Steps to College Success « Student Veterans of America