1. Keep Your Guard Up LTC R. Crisostomo Victor Rodgers, GCC

2. Our Challenges  Of 600 recently deployed National Guard Soldiers, 287 were unemployed  While they have skills related to their military occupation – how do they translate?  We know that the civilian workforce requires certified employees

3. The Governors Initiative  Form a coalition from public and private agencies  Create training opportunities and offer them to the Soldiers in Afghanistan  Get the commitment from GCC to provide the instruction  Get the commitment from AHRD to assist with funding

5. Overview  Presented to all of the returning Soldiers  Of the 287 unemployed, 166 selected training through KYGU  H2H has started developing a database to include resumes and  To date, we have:

6. Training Occupations KYGU Cohort Details CohortParticipantsDegree PathStart DateEnd Date Certificate(s) Awarded* College Credits upon Completion A+43 Computer Networking, A.S. 2/16/20104/20/2010 A+ Certification, NCRC 7 Automotive14 Automotive Service Technology, A.S. 3/2/20106/9/2010 GCC Automotive General Service Technician Certificate, NCRC 26 Electricity14 Construction Technology Certificate 2/16/20105/29/2010 GCC Construction Technology Certificate, NCRC 32 EMT16 Fire Science Technology Certificate 2/16/20105/11/2010 National Registry EMT, NCRC 9 Heavy Equipment 7 Construction Technology Certificate 2/16/20104/7/2010 GCC Construction Technology Certificate, NCRC 16 HVAC19 Construction Technology Certificate 2/16/20105/9/2010USEPA, NCRC27 Supervision & Management 37 Supervision and Management, A.S. 2/16/20105/8/2010 Certified Professional Manager, NCRC 12 Welding13 Construction Technology Certificate 2/16/20105/22/2010 GCC Construction Technology Certificate, NCRC 32

8. Summary  Attributes of the Soldiers  Meet and Greet on the 23 rd  Questions?  victor.rodgers@guamcc.edu victor.rodgers@guamcc.edu  735-5646 or  735-0410