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    Workforce Recruitment Program Intern Provides Support for 200,000 Transitioning Service Members through the Transition to Veterans Program Office

    Workforce Recruitment Program Intern Provides Support for 200,000 Transitioning Service Members through the Transition to Veterans Program Office

    Photo By Katherine Berland | Pictured above, Kevin Christensen, a McDaniel College alumnus and Workforce...... read more read more

    UNITED STATES

    01.30.2020

    Courtesy Story

    DoD, Military-Civilian Transition Office

    From Transition to Veterans Program Office

    ALEXANDRIA, VA – A Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) intern has wrapped up six months of service to the Department of Defense. Kevin Christensen, a McDaniel College alumnus, provided substantive assistance to the DoD Transition to Veterans Program Office (TVPO).

    TVPO is responsible for designing, overseeing, and evaluating the DoD Transition Assistance Program (TAP). TAP provides information, tools and training to ensure service members and their spouses are prepared for the next step in civilian life. This Congressionally mandated program supports 200,000 transitioning service members on an annual basis.

    “When Kevin first started, we immediately knew he was going to have an impact on our team,” said Cmdr. Frank Lencz, TVPO Military Program Analyst. “He quickly became a valued member of TVPO and provided substantive copyediting support to our curriculum team. We were able to do so much as an office in the six months that he spent with us.”

    In his time with TVPO, he was responsible for editing, reviewing and copyediting over 500 pages of DoD curriculum for TAP. He helped the TVPO curriculum team streamline the curriculum development and review process. The TAP curriculum is executed at 185 military installations across the world.

    Christensen also provided support to the Defense Personnel and Family Support Center, TVPO’s parent organization, Zero Based Review team, and helped them to achieve a seamless execution of the ZBR process, which included analysis, reporting and review.

    “We quickly realized that he [Kevin] has a unique skill set that would be valuable to any team. He’s smart, adaptive, and has a keen eye for detail,” continued Lencz.

    He will be moving to a new position at the Headquarters Defense Human Resource Activity (DHRA) to focus on their strategic plans and initiatives and will be working on a project to improve administrative support to DHRA's military workforce.

    “I am extremely grateful for WRP and this amazing experience,” said Christensen. “The time I spent at TVPO really laid the groundwork I need to begin my career.”

    WRP is a recruitment and referral program that connects federal sector employers worldwide with highly motivated college students and recent graduates with disabilities who are eager to prove their abilities in the workplace through temporary or permanent jobs.

    Coordinated by the Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy and the Department of Defense's Diversity Management Operations Center, the Computer Accommodations Program works closely with the WRP to provide participants with assistive technology and workplace accommodations at no cost to the employing agency.

    For more information on the WRP, visit www.wrp.gov.

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    Date Taken: 01.30.2020
    Date Posted: 01.30.2020 12:24
    Story ID: 361032
    Location: US

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