Lessons are focused on helping Kentucky workplaces understand
how military skills can be leveraged to fill civilian
positions
BOWLING
GREEN, Ky., Feb. 28,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kentucky Chamber
Foundation's Inaugural "Military Hiring Academy" graduated its
first class in February. Melanie
Hatfield, Human Resources Manager, Connected Nation (CN),
was among the first graduating class.
Our goal is to find ways to better serve
our veterans and family members who keep the home fires
burning.
The Academy seeks to bridge the gap between employers' need for
employees and those in the military community looking for
meaningful civilian employment. Hatfield will now take her
education and training back to her workplace to effectively
recruit, hire, and retain military talent.
"The military community is the backbone of our country. Yet
military spouses and veterans face some of the highest rates of
unemployment and wage inequity in the country," said Tom Ferree, Chairman & CEO, CN. "Our goal at
Connected Nation is to find ways to better serve our veterans and
family members who keep the home fires burning even as their loved
ones are deployed. To that end – we strive to be a military
friendly employer ourselves as well as to provide training and
access to jobs of the digital economy; in-demand jobs that also
meet the flexibility needs of today's military and veteran
families."
Hatfield was one of 40 graduating members of the Military Hiring
Academy. The full list can be found here:
www.kychamber.com/military-hiring-academy.
"I'm grateful for the opportunity to participate in the Military
Hiring Academy. After completing the program, I feel prepared to
implement the training, education, and resources I've learned to
tap into a new workforce of service members, veterans, and military
spouses who are ready and willing to put their unique skills to
work," said Hatfield. "I'm confident that through the Military
Hiring Academy, we can create a stronger Kentucky that is supportive of our military
community."
Launched at the beginning of 2024, the Military Hiring Academy,
sponsored by the Cincinnati/
Northern Kentucky International
Airport, provides business leaders with a comprehensive curriculum
and hands-on experience to learn how to translate military skills
to civilian roles, navigate the unique challenges faced by
transitioning service members and build supportive, inclusive
workplaces for military members.
This year's programming took place across two full-day training
sessions and job fairs at Fort
Knox and Fort Campbell. At
the graduation ceremony on February
13 at the Kentucky Chamber
of Commerce headquarters, participants were awarded the Society of
Human Resources Management "Veterans at Work" certificate.
For video footage of the Foundation Military Hiring Academy,
please contact Sawyer Coffey Noel at
scoffey@kychamber.com.
About Connected Nation: The national nonprofit's mission
is to improve lives by providing innovative solutions that expand
access to and increase the adoption and use of broadband
(high-speed internet) and its related technologies for all people.
Everyone belongs in a Connected Nation. Learn more at
connectednation.org.
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