This document provides information about a conference on veteran reintegration into the workforce held from February 17-19, 2010 in Arlington, VA. The conference aimed to help attendees develop skills and strategies to assist veterans transitioning from military to civilian life and employment. Over the three days, sessions covered topics such as creating job training programs, developing strategic reintegration plans, assisting disabled veterans, and utilizing one-stop career centers. The document provides an agenda and session descriptions to help attendees learn best practices for supporting veteran employment.

1. February 17 – 19, 2010
Arlington, VA
Recruit and Retain Returning Veterans to
Your Vacant Positions
Veteran Reintegration
into the Workforce
Identify Best Practices in Assisting Veterans
with a Successful Transition from Military to Civilian Life
You Will Learn to:
Develop an Effective Job Training Program for Returning Veterans
Equip your office with the tools necessary to train veterans returning to the civilian workforce
Create a Strategic Plan for Your Veteran Reintegration Strategy
Align your veteran reintegration workforce strategy with long term reachable goals
Assist Disabled Veterans with Employment
Learn how to work with veterans and employers to provide equal job placement opportunities for
those with service-connected disabilities
Utilize One-Stop Career Center Approaches to Reintegration
Properly screen veterans to ensure the right candidates are selected for interviews
In Association with: Make the Most of One-Stop Career
Center Veteran Services
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2. Who
Veteran Reintegration into the Workforce
Should Pre-Conference Workshop
Attend: FEBRUARY 17, 2010
• State and Local Workforce Pre-Conference Workshops are hands-on, interactive sessions with specially designed
Agencies exercises and projects that have immediate application. With this half day application
session, you will enhance your training experience by establishing a reference point
• Human Resource Directors of knowledge, language and methodologies for the rest of the event. This workshop
• Directors of Workforce will update and review veteran benefits and help improve your expertise and gain
Planning knowledge of practical tools to implement from field experts. Enrollment space is
limited, so register today to reserve your seat.
• One-Stop Administrators
and Operational Staff
• Job Corps Center Directors
11:30
• Directors of Organizational Workshop Registration
Development and Career
Administration
• Workforce Investment Program 12:00
Managers and Coordinators Update and Review Course on Veteran Benefits
The Federal Government works diligently to provide resources, services, and benefits
Top Five to military veterans to ensure a smooth transition into civilian life after their term of duty
has ended. As an organization serving veterans, it’s important to remain informed of
Reasons to changes, modifications, and additions to veteran benefits in order to best aid in the
reintegration process. During this workshop, you will:
Attend:
• Receive a refresher course on the various benefits offered to veterans and how they can
1. Learn how to better obtain those benefits
serve veterans in the • Hear an update on Federal initiatives to improve workforce reintegration
reintegration process • Identify resources available to your organization to improve the quality of service offered
2. Assist veterans in to veterans
overcoming the mental
and physical challenges of
active duty 4:00
Workshop Adjourns
3. Prepare veterans to find
job success and stability
through vocational
rehabilitation
4. Educate employers on the
value of hiring veterans
5. Enable veterans to
“Great energy, appropriate
confidently integrate into
the civilian workforce examples that were transferable.”
BRIAN HOUGHTON, TALENT MANAGEMENT ANALYST, 3M
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3. Veteran Reintegration into the Workforce
Day One
February 18, 2010
8:30
Conference Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00
Keynote Address: Transition Assistance into Civilian Life
For any soldier returning from duty, the transition from military to civilian life can be challenging. By providing veterans the
opportunity to develop skills that will enhance their academic, social and professional success, you can ensure a smooth and
successful transition into the civilian workforce. During this Keynote Address, you will learn to:
• Recognize the fundamentals of transitioning from a military job to a civilian job
• Identify the possible challenges for soldiers entering into the workforce
• Understand how the current economic situation affects veterans
10:00 11:15
Break and Refreshments Utilize Employment Resources to Actively Seek
Returning Veterans
• Discuss the resources that are available for
10:15
organizations to assist in the hiring of returning veterans
Create and Execute a Strategic Plan for
• Use current best practices and disability management
Your Short-Term and Long-Term Veteran
to help address the needs of veterans during their
Reintegration Strategy reintegration back into civilian positions
• Create a strategic plan for the organization, dividing • Discuss a lost of potential red flags that may indicate an
workforce goals into short-term and long-term initiatives individual is struggling with reintegration
• Identify the strategies, goals and demonstrated results
that you want to outline
• Develop unique ways to align your veteran reintegration 12:15
workforce strategy with long term reachable goals Lunch Break
“ Very useful information from knowledgeable
and experienced speakers.”
CARMEN ORTIZ, HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST, DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY
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4. Veteran Reintegration into the Workforce
Day One (continued)
February 18, 2010
1:15 3:30
Develop Skill Training Programs to Manage Enable Veterans with Disabilities
the Veteran Workforce • Enable veterans with service-connected disabilities
• Use continued education programs and mentoring to to become employable, and obtain and maintain
find workers interested and develop their skill sets suitable employment
• Identify and provide valuable incentives to keep • Address the unique and specific needs of veterans with
talented veterans at your organization service-connected disabilities in order to help them
• Implement career ladders to promote qualified transition to civilian life
employees and fill critical positions in your organization • Identify benefit packages that rehabilitate veterans by
focusing on their strengths while remaining mindful of
their wounds
2:15
Break and Refreshments
4:30
Day One Adjourns
2:30
Properly Translate Military Talent into Civilian Skills
• Clearly identify the person’s talents, skills and what
motivates them
• Encourage development of skills regarding information
gathering and problem-solving through employment training
• Create an environment in which veterans can feel
comfortable enough to seek support due to transitional
troubles or issues associated with military duty
“ I loved hearing what other organizations are
doing to attract talent- great conference!”
KIM KOSTEK, U.S. ARMY
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5. Veteran Reintegration into the Workforce
Day Two
February 19, 2010
8:30 11:15
Conference Registration and Continental Breakfast The One-Stop Career Center Approach
to Reintegration
• Align your one-stop to provide employers with access to
9:00 the veteran labor pool
Reintegrate Veterans into the Workforce • Recruit, screen, and refer veterans ranging from entry-
through Vocational Rehabilitation level workers to highly skilled professionals
The training and skills a soldier learns while in the military • Screen veterans to ensure the right workers with the
can prove to be valuable and effective in many civilian right skills are selected for interviews
vocations. When those skills are harnessed and developed,
a veteran can successful find placement in a stable job
12:15
situation. During this Keynote Address, you will learn to:
Lunch Break
• Access employment and training services veterans need
to re-enter the labor force
• Institute vocational assessments to assist in vocational 1:15
job placement decisions Retain Veterans Integrated Into the Workforce
• Make connections between military skills and • Create follow-up programs to keep track of veterans
appropriate civilian jobs currently in the workplace
• Identify opportunities for veterans to improve skills and
advance in the civilian workforce
10:00
Break and Refreshments • Remain up-to-date with the VA’s retention programs to
keep veterans informed
10:15
2:15
Reintegration Assistance for Homeless Veterans
Break and Refreshments
• Harness productive life skills to aid homeless veterans in
work readiness
• Recognize resources and requirements determined by the
HVRP (homeless veterans reintegration program)
• Identify funding opportunities for your organization and
ways to obtain funding specifically for homeless veterans
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6. Sponsorship
Veteran Reintegration into the Workforce
Opportunities
Day Two (continued)
As a conference and training February 19, 2010
provider, The Performance
Institute is an expert in
bringing together leaders
2:30
to share and discuss best
Engage Veterans in the Reintegration Process
practices and innovations. We
connect decision-makers with • Create a sense empowerment in veterans to want to return to the civil workforce
respected solution providers. • Develop ways to encourage veterans to actively participate in the
reintegration process
The Institute offers four different • Maintain a positive outlook on reintegration despite a down economy
pre-designed sponsorship
packages:
3:30
• Event Co-Sponsor Understand the Veterans’ Workforce Investment Program (VWIP)
• Session Sponsor • Identify how VWIP funding aids veterans
• Luncheon Sponsor • Learn which organizations are eligible for VWIP funding and how to obtain
funding if currently ineligible
• Exhibit Booth Sponsor
• Recognize the program features and activities required for a competitively funded
VWIP program
For more information on
sponsorships or to get
4:30
started, contact Meredith
dith
Day Two Adjourns
Mason at 202-739-9707707
or Meredith.Mason@
PerformanceInstitute.org
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“ A wealth of
information from
this confere
conference!”
BARBARA WILLIS, MANAGEM
MANAGEMENT ANALYST
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
PROTECTIO
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/Veterans

7. Veteran Reintegration into the Workforce
Logistics & Registration
Venue & Hotel
Veteran Reintegration into the Workforce will be held at The Performance Institute REGISTRATION
Conference Center in Arlington, VA, just one block east of the Courthouse Metro
stop on the Orange Line. A public parking garage is located just inside of the 1. ONLINE at PerformanceInstitute.org/Veterans
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The tuition rate for attending the Veteran Reintegration into the Workforce is as follows:
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Pre-Conference – $299
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