Veteran Services
Welcome Broward County Veterans. As you seek to enter today's workforce, whether it's due to recent discharge from the military, company downsizing or career change, there are some basic steps you should take:
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- Conduct a personal "skills" inventory
- Research occupation, industry, employer and local economic market
- Understand the application and hiring process
- Make a career or goal oriented plan (Plans A, B, and C)
- Seek employment assistance from WorkForce One
The Local Veterans' Employment Representatives (LVER) and Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program (DVOP) Specialists assigned to each of the WorkForce One Centers provide employment and training assistance to eligible veteran personnel and/or qualified family members (see criteria below). Each center offers job referral/placement assistance, resume preparation, workshops, in-house recruiting, training, a Professional Placement Network (PPN) and career counseling. We offer free use of computers, faxes, copiers, telephones, and research materials to provide you with maximum support in your job search efforts.
If you are a veteran and would like more information and employment or training assistance, please contact a Veterans' Representative at one of our three centers.
Veteran Eligibility Criteria
A veteran is any person who served on active duty (US Army, Marines, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard, Active National Guard or Reserve) for more than 180 days and was discharged/released with other than a dishonorable discharge.
Former service members medically discharged for a service connected injury/illness and members of a reserve component under an order to active duty during a period of war are included based on the date of release.
Eligible persons include the spouse of veterans who died of service-connected disabilities or are listed as Prisoners of War, Missing in Action, captured in line of duty by a hostile force, forcibly detained or interned by a foreign government or listed as totally disabled due to service-connected injuries.
