Entrepreneurship Essentials for Service Members & Military Spouses
DOL-Sussex NVTI Trainers Guide
1. Department Of Labor - Sussex
NVTI Trainers
(National Veterans Training Institute)
2. Important Players
In Descending Order:
Client/Consumer
ES Triage Staff (Front Desk Personnel)
ES (Employment Services) Personnel
DVOP Specialist
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3. The Client Qualifying
Disabled Veterans
Special Disabled Vets.
Homeless Veterans
Incarcerated Veterans
Lacking a HS diploma
Low Income
18 – 24 yrs
Transitioning Svc. Mem.
Entitled Compensation
30% or greater rating
Acc. to McKinney Act
Released w/in 12 mon.
No diploma or GED
WIA Poverty Guidelines
Youth sep. from Mil.
Within 12 mon. of sep.
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4. ES Triage Staff
YOU are the most important piece in providing
services.
As the screener, utilizing the Priority of Service
Information sheet is extremely necessary.
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5. Employment Services
Note: Consumer must be registered by an ES staff
prior to be seen by a DVOP specialist.
All other Veterans not meeting the qualification
guidelines in Title 38 are to be see by the ES staff.
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6. DVOP Responsibilities
Neutralize all Barriers to Employment by:
1. Completing comprehensive assessments: job skills,
education, training and needs……….
2. Advocating, Linking and Referring consumers to
Social Service agencies specific to their needs.
3. Referring consumer to Job Readiness Trainings and
Workshops.
4. Job development and job referrals.
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7. Case Management (CM)
Case Management is a Process,
Not an Event.
It may take several calls, referrals & advocacy
before the Consumer’s needs are met or his barriers
neutralized.
CM is Advocating, Linking & Referring the consumer
to specific services as needed.
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8. Resources
Resource Development is a Big Staple in the Case
Management Diet.
As the DOL does not supply social service needs
rather employment needs, it is necessary to partner
with other agencies in addressing the holistic needs of
the consumer.
No one Case manager has all the answers, so
conferring and networking is important.
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9. Team Work
Team work makes the Dream work
WIA
Workforce Development
Tools For Life
Goodwill
Salvation Army
VA Regional Office
VA Readjustment Counselors
Shelters……........
• LVERS
• ES Workshops
• Local Employers
• AARP
• Recruiting Events
• Job Fairs
• Network……………
• Network……………
• Network……………
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