1. Licensing, Certification and Apprenticeship#5
PG# 122

2. Objectives Describe the importance of the credentialing programs
Discuss how they can be valuable aid when job searching
Understand difference between Licensure, Certification and Apprenticeship

3. Certification/Licensing
Many Veterans when they leave have skills and experience that would qualify them for their civilian occupations
However certain companies require specific license or certification that the member might need outside the military

4. Licensure
Licensure means a restricted practice or a restriction on the use of an occupational title, requiring a license.
Licenses are typically mandatory

5. Certification Demonstrates unique skills or abilities
Certification is typically optional credential also some states or occupations may require

6. Certification/Licensing
Federal, state or local Law may require
Hire only employees with certain credentials
Improve employee prospect for promotion
Demonstrate to civilian employers their skills are on par

7. Apprenticeships
An apprenticeship is a system of training a new generation of practitioners of a trade or profession with on-the-job training.
Provide affordable paths to good jobs and, ultimately, careers.

8. Utilization VA website www.gibill.va.gov/
Test must be specifically approved for the GI Bill
VA can only pay for the cost of the test

9. Resources Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Education Assistance Program
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act(WIOA)
Jacksonville USO

10. Resources Cont. O*NET www.onetonline.org
DOL Veterans Employment and Training
DOL Apprenticeship Program
CareerOneStop
GI Bill _certification.asp