The Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Veterans Employment Services (VES) team’s Off-Base Transition Training (OBTT) West Texas Road Show is on the go again. After its highly successful debut that attracted hundreds of veterans, the VES team is again bringing this free training to veterans in smaller cities and rural areas.
OBTT’s goal is to prepare unemployed veterans and their spouses to enter meaningful employment on a long-term basis. The training offers four high-quality workshops covering creating resumes, job fair strategies, networking, how to perform proper introductions with employers and interview skills. This also prepares veterans for job fairs including the upcoming state-wide Hiring Red, White & You! in November.
The West Texas OBTT Road Show has the following scheduled stops:
- October 7 – Amarillo
- October 9 – Lubbock
- October 11 – Wichita Falls
- October 15 – Odessa
- October 17 – Abilene
- October 18 – San Angelo
Register for one of these workshops at OBTT Road Show.
( https://www.signupgenius.com/go/2024OBTTRoadShow#/ )
The OBTT program consists of a series of job search skills-oriented workshops developed by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The workshops are designed to assist U.S. military veterans and their spouses in reestablishing themselves in civilian employment after separating from the military or serving in the National Guard and Reserves. OBTT workshops are regularly held in many urban areas around the country.
( https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/tap/off-base-transition-training#register )
“We wanted to bring the highly effective OBTT classes out of the big city to smaller towns and more rural areas where there are significant concentrations of veterans that might not otherwise receive the training,” said VES West Texas District Manager and Air Force veteran Trey Hubbard.
The West Texas District of Veterans Employment Services worked with DOL and its contractor SERCO to organize the OBTT workshops and presentations to smaller communities.
Helping veterans starts here. The Texas Veterans Commission advocates for and provides superior service to veterans that will significantly improve the quality of life for all Texas veterans, their families, and survivors. The TVC assists veterans with receiving their benefits, provides funding to agencies which provide direct services to veterans and administers the Hazlewood Act education benefits. Learn more at www.tvc.texas.gov .
