The News Review:
- Military spouses have opportunity for educational assistance
- Vocational students retooling career plans
- College grads facing unemployment uncertainty
- Job hunters flood AUSA employment fair
Military spouses have opportunity for educational assistance
United States Army (press release)
The Department of Defense Military Spouse Career Advancement Account provides employment career education counseling and financial assistance for spouses of active-duty and activated reserve service members worldwide. “It’s not competitive it’s not merit based it’s not specific to one university or one skill” said Michiel DeVito Heidelberg Army Community Service Employment Readiness Program manager. “It is a generic ‘what to you want to do what do you think would be portable?’”All spouses have to do is sign up for a MyCAA account and create a career plan which includes the help of an education counselor. Funding is available for most any “portable career” a military spouse may be interested in pursuing. Spouses’ eligibility is determined through the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System.
Vocational students retooling career plans
Boston Globe
Just two of the five Minuteman seniors hoping to be electricians have jobs waiting for them. “It’s a burden lifted off my back not having to find an electrician job right now” he said. Youth employment levels are at historic lows and according to officials at vocational high schools job openings for their graduates – especially in trades closely tied to the housing industry like carpentry – have evaporated. “It’s the construction-related trades that are really taking a whack I think” said Minuteman’s superintendent-director Ed Bouquillon. “We’re seeing a downturn in drafting a downturn in welding telecommunications a little bit in retail and marketing collision repair too. “Comprehensive numbers for Minuteman weren’t available but Bouquillon said fewer seniors this year than last are participating in paid internships which often lead to full-time jobs. Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School in Franklin places about 100 students in co-op positions most years officials said but this year only about 60 seniors were able to line up one of the internships.
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College grads facing unemployment uncertainty
Norton Mirror
“What’s going to happen?”Heather Heerman director of career services at Stonehill College in Easton said more students than ever are coming through her office doors looking for help on the job front. The number of students making career services appointments has spiked 24 percent over last year Heerman said. In the past many students have been successful finding jobs on their own though this year more seem to be struggling and looking for employment support Heerman said. At Wheaton College in Norton “there’s been a real ongoing effort to talk to students about their plans” said Michael Graca a spokesman for the college. Guidance counselors at the Filene Center for Academic Advising and Career Services have had to “focus additional energy and attention throughout the year” Graca said noting that there hasn’t been an increase in students seeking employment help this year. In any given year the majority of Wheaton students visit the Filene Center he said. What’s different this year is the number of students pursing service programs such as Teach for America City Year or the Peace Corps.
Job hunters flood AUSA employment fair
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
at the Benning Conference Center Building 128. Dianne Smith-Jenkins manager of the Georgia Department of Labor’s Columbus Career Center said even though the Columbus metro area’s jobless rate registered 8. 4 percent in March and Georgia’s is 9. 2 percent it’s encouraging to see there are employers out there still looking to hire.