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AIRMAN & FAMILY READINESS CENTER (A&FRC)

SPOUSE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM

Visit the Airman & Family Readiness Center to review employment and educational resources available. Schedule an appointment to review your resume or send to our organizational website 2BW.AFRC@us.af.mil. A member of our staff will review your resume and send it back to you via email. Workshops available: Additional Services: Boots to Business (Small Business Workshop) Mavis Beacon Typing Instruction/Test Career Assessment Federal Employment Resume Traditional Resume Visit www.barksdalelife.com, Airman & FAMILY READINESS CENTER, PROGRAMS, EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, to view our local Employment Resource Guidebook.

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Helping Individuals Reach Employment (HiRE)

HiRE is the Louisiana Workforce Commission’s self service system. This site can be ac-cessed at www.laworks.net. Once you register and become a member, you will have ac-cess to many online resources. Job seekers can search for a job, create a resume, find training providers and much more. If you need assistance with registration or have addi-tional questions, visit one of the locations listed in the brochure attached to this news-letter.

Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA)

The WIOA is a federally funded, locally administered program designed to create an em-ployment and training system dedicated to improving the quality of employment services provided to employers and citizens of Northwest Louisiana. A state and local community partnership, WIOA provides its workforce development programs through Business and Career Solutions Centers. The Coordinating and Development Corporation (CDC) in con-junction with the Workforce Development Board (WDB), administers the Workforce Inno-vation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) program in Northwest Louisiana. If you need assis-tance with registration or have additional questions, visit one of the locations listed in the brochure attached to this newsletter.

Military Spouse Priority Placement Program

The following is the point of contact at civilian personnel for the Military Spouse Priority Placement Program (PPP). You must be listed on the Service Members’ PCS orders. You will need a detailed resume in word format with a local address. Be sure to include any volunteer work on your resume and bring an unofficial transcript if applicable. Send Ms. Sanders an email and she will schedule an appointment for you, tell you what documents to bring, and answer any questions you might have regarding the PPP. Civilian Personnel Office Mrs. Ginger Sanders, Human Resource Specialist Commercial #: 318-456-4079 801 Kenny Drive Bldg. 4400, Suite 1100 FAX: 318-456-3552 Barksdale AFB, LA 71110 gin-ger.sanders.1@us.af.mil

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Just Arriving? Attend the

BAFB RIGHT START Newcomer’s Orientation

17 Jan, 7 Feb & 21 Feb 0730—1100

This program is facilitated by the A&FRC staff. It brings together various base and community

speakers to give our new arrivals an overview of the base and local community programs, services, history, recreational and

cultural opportunities. Are you the spouse or dependent of a service member just arriving at Barksdale AFB? Get Linked-In to

a variety of resources to ease your transition. Contact the A&FRC at 456-8400 to register for this very informative

Have you heard about the MYCAA program ? It is open to spouses of service members on active duty in pay grades E-1 to E-5, W-1 to W-2, and O-1 to O-2 who can start and complete their coursework while their military sponsor is on Title 10 military orders, including spouses married to member of the National Guard and Reserve Components in these same pay grades. Stop in and visit the A&FRC resource room for local area schools partnering with MYCAA. To set up your MYCAA, account, visit https://aiportal.acc.af.mil/mycaa or call 1-800-342-9647 to speak with a MyCAA Career Education Consultant.

New to Shreveport/Bossier City area? Visit the following sites for area information:

Newcomer Tab at: www.barksdale.af.mil

Shreveport Chamber of Commerce—www.shreveportchamber.org

Bossier Chamber of Commerce—https://bossierchamber.com

Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau— http://www.shreveport-bossier.org

Pay for College with Scholarships Tailored Just for You! Make college more affordable by using MySECO’s Scholarship Finder to search through more than 90 scholarships carefully chosen just for you. Browse their database of financial resources offered specifically to military spouses and family members to make paying for college fast and easy. For additional information, visit: https://myseco.militaryonesource.mil/Portal/SpouseProfile/SpouseFundingSources/Search.

General Henry H. Arnold Education Grant New Grant Application for the 2018-2019 academic year will be available in early JANUARY 2018. Please check back at that

time for further details at www.afas.org.

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During the month of January, the Spouse Education and Career Opportunities (SECO) program office will host several events that we would like to invite mili-tary spouses to attend. Please review the following information for more details about each event and for registration procedures to join the discussions. To join the LinkedIn discussions, participants will need to have a LinkedIn profile and request approval to join the MSEP Spouse Group page at the following link: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4159976 . Once approved, members can join all group discussions hosted by the MSEP Spouse Group. We find the link works better using Google Chrome versus Internet Explorer. 1. Military Spouse Employment Partnership Partner Facebook Live Please join us on Thursday, January 18 at 3 p.m. ET for Facebook Live event with one of our newest partners, Harland Clarke Corp.. This is an op-portunity for military spouses to ask questions and communicate with human resources and hiring experts from companies committed to hiring military spouses. If you or military spouses in your community are interested, but are not able to attend, you can check out the thread and find more information by clicking on https://www.facebook.com/DoDMilSpouse/events/ <https://www.facebook.com/DoDMilSpouse/events/> . For a list of upcoming Facebook chat discussions, visit the MySECO website <https://myseco.militaryonesource.mil/Portal/Content/View/3854> . 2. LinkedIn Military Spouse Employment Partnership Networking Series Please make plans to join us on at noon ET on January 11, with featured employer Worldwide 101. During the discussions, participants will have the opportunity to: * Connect with key human resources professionals and hiring managers from the companies and organizations of the Military Spouse Em-ployment Partnership. * Discover new employment resources and services. * Ask questions and get feedback. * Network with other military spouses and share employment experiences. Visit https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4159976 for more information about the networking series and to join the discussions. 3. What’s in it for Me? Learn How SECO Career Coaching Can Help You! Join us January 10-12 for the Ask the Expert Chat: What’s in it for me? Learn How SECO Career Coaching Can Help You! Learn how SECO career coaches can help you meet your unique education and career goals. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/1611765105555371/to RSVP for this event. 4. Building Your Personal Brand – Using Social Media Please make plans to join us at 2 p.m. ET on January 17 for the webinar: Building Your Personal Brand – Using Social Media. Learn what your personal brand is, how to build it and what you should to perfect and maintain it. Visit https://einvitations.afit.edu/inv/anim.cfm?i=376698&k=0166440F725F to RSVP for this event.

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