ROSELAND, N.J., Nov. 11,
2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ADP®, a leading global
provider of Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions, today
announced it has partnered with Workforce Opportunity Services, a
nonprofit charitable organization, to pilot an employment training
program for U.S. veterans in El Paso,
Texas and Augusta, Georgia.
Workforce Opportunity Services (WOS) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit
charitable organization that places talented, driven military
veterans in scholarship programs to help prepare and secure
post-service employment.
"ADP has a long history of actively recruiting and employing
military veterans and is proud to rank as a Top 10 Company for
Veterans according to DiversityInc Magazine," said Rita Mitjans, chief diversity and corporate
social responsibility officer at ADP. "Partnering with WOS
aligns with one of our core pillars of corporate social
responsibility – employability. When individuals have the skills
and opportunity to succeed, it is good for society and good for our
business."
ADP and WOS are currently recruiting candidates for the
program. Candidates will be selected in December, 2013, each
of which will receive scholarships to begin their six month
classroom training programs to begin in January, 2014. This
scholarship includes a weekly stipend, health benefits, and full
tuition. The veterans will study at the Georgia Institute of Technology (partnering locally
with Georgia Regents University) in Augusta or the University
of Texas at El Paso, depending on their location. At
the end of the semester, the veterans will begin a one year paid
consulting period at ADP and are anticipated to be hired as full
time employees one year later.
Terry McGreehan, vice president
and general manager of ADP's Augusta and El
Paso offices, said: "We are fortunate to have operations
near Fort Bliss and Fort Gordon,
as well as strong academic partners at the University of Texas at El Paso and Georgia Tech, which is partnering with Georgia
Regents University. What's more, we are excited about our
partnership with WOS, which has a proven expertise in creating
viable opportunities to help veterans find new careers."
Ed Hurley-Wales, vice president
of diversity and inclusion and a U.S. Navy veteran who lead the
WOS-ADP engagement said, "We have found that veterans possess
strong leadership skills, commitment to innovation, teamwork, and
ethical values, all of which are hallmarks of ADP's corporate
culture."
"WOS has had great success in supporting Veterans in their
transition from the military to civilian life," said Dr.
Arthur Langer, founder and chairman
of WOS. "We are very excited to partner with ADP to bring even more
career and educational opportunities to our returning veterans—and
to help demonstrate how much value they bring to corporate
America."
Veterans interested in learning more about ADP's partnership
with WOS can click here or visit:
http://www.wforce.org/index.php/veterans/current-programs
About Workforce Opportunity Services
Workforce
Opportunity Services (WOS) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable
organization that helps companies build strong talent
pipelines through unique work-study programs. WOS
accomplishes this by placing talented, driven military Veterans in
scholarship programs that teach them actionable corporate
skills as well as interpersonal, and communication skills.
WOS students complete a semester of classroom instruction,
and then, by their second semester, WOS places them in part-time
jobs in companies where they can employ those skills in the real
world. To learn more, please visit WOS' Web site at
http://www.wforce.org.
About ADP
With more than $11
billion in revenues and more than 60 years of experience,
ADP® (NASDAQ: ADP) serves approximately 620,000 clients
in more than 125 countries. As one of the world's largest
providers of business outsourcing and human capital management
solutions, ADP offers a wide range of human resource, payroll,
talent management, tax and benefits administration solutions from a
single source, and helps clients comply with regulatory and
legislative changes, such as the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
ADP's easy-to-use solutions for employers provide superior value to
companies of all types and sizes. ADP is also a leading
provider of integrated computing solutions to auto, truck,
motorcycle, marine, recreational vehicle, and heavy equipment
dealers throughout the world. For more information about ADP
or to contact a local ADP sales office, reach us at 1.800.225.5237
or visit the company's Web site at www.adp.com.
Media Contact:
Jim Duffy
ADP
(973) 712 - 2070
Jim.Duffy@ADP.com
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