Services for Military Veterans
The Workforce Development Division (WDD) and the network of American Job Centers (AJCs) offer an array of employment and training services to veterans and other eligible persons. Specialized veteran staff known as the Local Veterans Employment Representative (LVER) & Disabled Veterans Outreach Program (DVOP) are employed at the AJCs to offer assistance to employers seeking to hire veterans with specific skills and experiences. These staff are military veterans and have received specialized training at the National Veterans Training Institute (NVTI) to work with veterans and employers. They understand how to bridge the skills and experiences of veterans with that of the job requirements in local industries.
Priority of Service
Priority of service means that, with respect to any qualified Department of Labor employment and job-training program, Veterans and Eligible Spouses shall be given priority over non-Veterans for the receipt of employment, training, and placement services, notwithstanding any other provision of the law.
Our representatives offer the following services:
- Priority of services for job and training referrals
- Assessment of skills and experience with vocational case management
- Job fairs and job search workshops
- Assistance with resume development
- Employer recruitments
- Information and referrals to other resources
All federal programs administered by the State of Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Workforce Development Division are 100% federally-funded by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration through awards totaling $28,345,728.
Resources to help you get started:
- Learn which military occupations match civilian jobs: https://www.careeronestop.org/BusinessCenter/Toolkit/civilian-to-military-translator-help.aspx
- Identify the kinds of jobs that match your interests, skills, and experience: https://www.mynextmove.org/vets/
- Find current local job openings that match your skills and interests: https://www.hirenethawaii.com/vosnet/Default.aspx
- VA Benefits for Service Members (Spark Matsunaga VA Clinic next to Tripler: https://www.benefits.va.gov/honolulu/
- Off base transition training workshops open to military veterans, veterans serving in National Guard and Reserve, and their spouses: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/tap/off-base-transition-training
- Veterans Education and training: https://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill/
- GI Bill and other education benefit eligibility: https://www.va.gov/education/eligibility/
- For help in finding a job, contact your nearest American Job Center: http://labor.hawaii.gov/wdd/
- Information and referrals to construction trades and other occupations: https://helmetstohardhats.org/
- Transitioning Service Members (active military within one year of separating from active duty)
- Acquire real life work experience and skills through DOD Skillbridge Program: https://skillbridge.osd.mil/index.htm
- Education and employment opportunity for Wounded Warriors and Transitioning Service members to complete a national-level VBA training program while still on active duty: https://benefits.va.gov/transition/WARTAC.asp
- Federal Resources to help veterans and employment:
- U.S. DOL Veterans Training & Employment Service.(VETS)
- U.S. DOL USERRA – Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
USERRA is a federal law, passed in 1994, that protects military service members and veterans from employment discrimination on the basis of their service, and allows them to regain their civilian jobs following a period of uniformed service. For more information and to determine whether your USERRA rights have been violated, please visit the USERRA Advisor.
