How does experience as an aviation ordnance technician or work in the airborne infantry translate to the civilian workforce? “There aren’t really civilian occupations like that,” said Robert Kennedy, an Army veteran and electrical instructor at Home Builders Institute’s Norfolk location. Home Builders Institute is working to connect the dots between skills gained during military service and .
The Department of Defense Skillbridge Program, in partnership with The Home Depot Foundation, offers transitioning service members the opportunity to participate in a cost-free 12-week program that will certify them in safety, electrical and carpentry and help place them in a job.
Home Builders Institute is working to connect the dots between skills gained during military service and job opportunities once members separate or retire from the military.