Train for a high-demand construction career and you could get double paychecks. Here’s how.
Date Posted: July 15, 2019
Posted In: Workforce,
From Military Times: Editor’s note: The following commentary was contributed by Darrell Roberts, Executive Director of the nonprofit group Helmets to Hardhats. The content may be edited for clarity, style and length.
I have a message for individuals who have bravely served our country:
If you are ready to reenter the civilian workforce, you do not have to do it alone. I lead a national nonprofit program, Helmets to Hardhats, whose sole mission is connecting our nation’s heroes to world-class apprenticeship training and quality careers in the construction industry.
Returning home can be difficult, and reentering the civilian workforce can be intimidating.
Helmets to Hardhats was designed with both of those facts in mind. Transitioning active duty military service members deserve our support. Every day and in every part of the country.
But while many groups claim to help employ veterans, there are few with proven track records of connecting veterans to federally-approved apprenticeship training — offered at no cost to the veteran — and quality careers in a booming industry.
I served in the Navy, and I was deployed with the Army National Guard, so I know the challenges that come with a transition home.
This is why I am especially proud of the work of my team at Helmets to Hardhats. They are on the ground every day, introducing veterans to viable pathways to success via the apprenticeship training of North America’s Building Trades Unions.