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Navy Pre-separation Counselor Training

Dive into the fundamentals of the Navy Pre-separation Counselor Training, covering important aspects such as veteran employment dynamics, E-benefits, and resources to assist transitioning Sailors in preparing for civilian life and securing quality employment. Learn facilitation techniques, communication strategies, and how to effectively assist Service Members in their transition process.

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Navy Pre-separation Counselor Training

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  1. Navy Pre-separationCounselor Training Day 1

  2. Your Instructors Christine Carlson Christine.Carlson@ucdenver.edu Dr. Terry Hughes Terence.Hughes@ucdenver.edu

  3. Basic Information Class hours 0800 – 1600 Breaks every hour or so Lunch will be ~1200-1300 Restrooms across hall The Manual

  4. Eform Resources Mr. Tom Albert Tom.albert@navy.mil Phone: (901) 874-4254

  5. Monday Agenda • Introductions • Course Overview • Veteran Employment Information • Facilitation Techniques • Communication & Visual Aids • Presentation Assignments

  6. Introductions • Interview your partner and provide answers to these statements: • Your Name, Position and Location • One special knowledge with the eForm that you bring to this course • One issue you have working with Transitioning Service Members (TSMs)

  7. The 2012 VOW Act Veterans Opportunity to Work TGPS Services they have earned Individual plans for each member

  8. Additional What is TAP? TGPS Transition Assistance Program Pg. 3

  9. E-benefits

  10. It’s About Being Prepared PageS 11-13

  11. Why this is important Transitioning to civilian life is the second most significant – and complex – passage most of the Sailors you counsel will navigate up to this point in their lives.

  12. Objectives • You understand what’s at stake during the transition process • You can communicate the stakes to those you counsel • You can help Sailors connect the dots between all of Pre-Sep elements and TGPS, Track, and Capstone activities and a rewarding life and career

  13. Key Points • Military service is a great foundation for a rewarding career, but it’s not an automatic win • Distracting and competing priorities nearly always interfere with setting Goals, creating and implementing Plans, and thus Success

  14. Using this Tool Collect stories, examples, anecdotes, testimonials, and cautionary tales for as many of the benefits and dangers on the list as possible Share these with Sailors when you review these lists with them; they are much more memorable and convincing than bullet points by themselves

  15. Exercise Brainstorm at your tables to: Come up with at least 3 examples of a successful and unsuccessful transition experiences you have observed Identify additional positive or negative consequences of successful or unsuccessful transitions

  16. Veteran Employment Dynamics

  17. Objectives • Review current unemployment data • Identify skills employers care about and the capabilities transitioning Sailors can typically offer them • Explore three resources you can use to assist sailors identify their skills and interests • Practice using the resources

  18. Why this is important • Short term Help Sailors prepare for and take full advantage of: • DOLEW • MOC Crosswalk, and • Specialized Tracks

  19. Why this is important • Long Term • Not just a job, but a high quality job • Adequate pay and benefits • Satisfying work

  20. https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/2015/comm/veterans-statistics.htmlhttps://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/2015/comm/veterans-statistics.html

  21. Adequate Pay and Benefits A single E4 with less than 4 yrs, living in barracks Base pay x 12 months = Hourly rate 2080 hours $2,370 X 12 / = $13.67 hr. ($28,440/year) 2080

  22. Adequate Pay and Benefits E4 less than 4 yrs, w/ dependents, living off base in Jacksonville (Base pay + BAS + BAH) X 12 = Hrly rate 2080 ($2,370 + $357 + 1,395) X 12 = $23.78 ($49,464 yr) 2080

  23. But wait! There’s more…. • Medical and dental coverage • Specialty pay & allowances • Child care, MWR, JAG, Commissary, etc. • Tax advantage for BAH/BAQ* • Paid Time Off: Leave, sick time * militarypay.defense.gov/Pay/Tax-Information/Exempt

  24. www.federalpay.org $21,375 * 20% = $4,275 or $356/month

  25. Making ends meet * livingwage.mit.edu “Living wage” in Jacksonville Single, no dependents: $10.87/hr or $22,6010/yr Couple, 2 dependents • Both work: $15.28/hr or $31,782/yr x 2 • One parent works: $24.96/hr or $51,9165/yr

  26. Three obstacles between Service members and high-quality jobs • Civilian employers often don’t understand how military experience yields valuable workplace skills • Sailors often don’t understand or speak employers’ language • We aren’t very good at identifying all of our capabilities and interests

  27. Resources you can use to help Sailors identify their skills • ITP • VMET • Evals • O*NET’s My Next Move • MOC crosswalk sites • DOLEW Participant Guide • Today • Skills diagram • Military Experience Wheel • American Council of Education (ACE) website

  28. Ready, Relevant Training

  29. Exercise 1 Using the ACE Recommendations for Boatswain’s Mate, identify five skills a civilian employer might value. Table 1: BM3 Technical Skills Table 2: BM3 “Soft” Skills Table 3 : BM2 All skills Table 4: BM1 All skills Table 5: BMC All skills Table 6: BMCS All skills

  30. Exercise II Team up and, using the Experience Wheel, interview each other and: • Identify a key challenge or experience from one of the 6 regions of the wheel • Describe one or two tasks you performed • Rate (form 1 to 10) how satisfying or motivating you found the experience • Describe one or more positive impacts you produced

  31. Resources for Exploring Skills • O*Net Online skills inventory • Class handouts (Wheel, Skills diagram) • VMET, ACE reports, Evals, etc. • Navy COOL Learning and Development Maps

  32. “Failure is not your destination.” Duke’s Coach K - army vet.

  33. Facilitation Pg. 14

  34. Why This Is Important Being able to successfully communicate with your audience, to understand their needs and to facilitate the learning, will make you a more effective counselor and set your Sailors up for long-term success.

  35. Pg. 14

  36. The Audience Pg. 15

  37. Audience Analysis Checklist What Do You Need to Know? Who are your Subject Matter Experts? Number of participants Expectations Demographics of group

  38. Adult Learning Styles • Decide for themselves what is important to be learned • Need to validate the information based on their beliefs and experience • Expect what they are learning to be immediately useful • Have a lot of experience to draw on/SMEs • Emotional Commitment

  39. Audience Engagement Techniques Pg. 17

  40. Activity Types Pg. 18 • Icebreakers • Problem Solving Activities

  41. The Training Environment Pg. 20

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