Veterans

Veteran's Services

• Veterans Priority Service: Eligible Veterans may qualify for priority of service for Federal employment and training funds, provided they meet the eligibility criteria of the program to which they are applying.

  Covered persons: is the new term that now collectively refers to individuals eligible for the Veterans' priority of service provision of the Jobs for Veterans Act.

Eligible Veteran is a person who:

a) served on active duty for a period of more than 180 days and was discharged or released with other than a dishonorable discharge;

b) was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability, or

c) as a member of a reserve component under an order to active duty pursuant to section 12301(a), (d), or (g), 12302 or 12304 of Title 10, served on active duty during a period of war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge is authorized and was discharged or released from such duty with other than a dishonorable discharge.”

Other Eligible Person is defined as:

•  the spouse of any veteran who died as a result of a service-connected disability,,

•  the spouse of any member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who, at the time of application for U.S. Department of Labor employment and training services, has for a period longer than 90 days, either been declaring missing in action, has been captured by a hostile force while in the line of duty, or has been forcibly detained/interned while on active duty by a foreign government or power; or

•  the spouse of any person who has a permanent, total disability resulting from a service-connected disability, or

•  the spouse of a veteran who died while a disability so evaluated was in existence.

The Jobs for Veterans Act specifies that National Guard and Reserve personnel who served in active duty and who were released with other than a dishonorable discharge would qualify as veterans for purposes of the priority of service requirement.

Veterans' Workforce Investment Program ( VWIP ):  This is a statewide program that addresses the unique needs of veterans seeking employment, training, job counseling and related services and to develop and promote maximum employment opportunities for eligible veterans.  Job Training funds may be available for eligible veterans.

Local Veterans' Employment Representative
Susan Pollard 508 862-6127
spollard@detma.org

Local Veterans' Employment Representatives (LVERS) are employees located in the Career Centers. Their job is to provide job search services to veterans by:

• coordinating and participating in  the provision of all services to veterans including counseling, testing, and identifying training and employment opportunities
  
• monitoring job listings from federal contractors to see that eligible veterans get priority in referrals to these jobs;
  
• monitoring federal department and agency vacancies listed at local One-Stop Centers processing complaints from veterans about the observance of veterans' preference by federal employers;
  
• promoting and monitoring the participation of veterans in federally-funded employment and training programs;
  
• cooperating with the  Department of Veterans Affairs  to identify and aid veterans who need work-specific prosthetic devices, sensory aids or other special equipment to improve their employability; and
  
• contacting community leaders, employers, unions, training programs and veterans' service organizations to be sure eligible veterans get the services to which they are entitled.