Our team of military veterans is dedicated to creating new futures for eligible veterans and their spouses. By prioritizing their care through the Michigan Works! network, VES provides one-on-one career services designed to reduce or eliminate barriers into the workforce.
If you are a veteran needing a job — or an employer looking to hire a veteran — we can help!
Local Veterans' Employment Representatives help employers take advantage of the many benefits that come with hiring veterans.
Veterans' Career Advisors provide one-on-one services to help veterans and eligible persons reach their employment goals.
The Michigan Incarcerated Veterans’ In-Reach Program (MIVIP) helps provide pre-release education, employment assistance and career guidance to incarcerated veterans at seven correctional facilities in Michigan.
The Michigan Patriot Care Services (MI-PCS) initiative is designed to help participating employers address critical workforce needs by attracting and retaining valuable veteran talent.
Pure Michigan Talent Connect has a great system designed to help you take advantage of current job opportunities in the state, as well as prepare for the job opportunities of tomorrow. Pure Michigan Talent Connect allows you to access hundreds of executive, technical and professional jobs with easy-to-use filters. Visit the Job Seeker section to access these and other valuable job seeking tools and resources.
Veterans with at least one day of active military service and eligible spouses are eligible to receive Priority of Service. Priority of Service veterans and eligible spouses have the right to take precedence over a non-covered person in obtaining all employment and training services funded, in whole or part, through the Department of Labor (DOL). If you are a veteran or eligible spouse, please identify yourself as such to the Michigan Works! Service Center staff. For additional information on Priority of Service, call 1-800-285-WORKS (9675) to be connected to your nearest service center.
The Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency (MVAA) recognizes employers that commit to military veteran recruitment, training and retention practices by awarding those employers Gold, Silver and Bronze-level status as Veteran-Friendly Employers. MVAA's Veteran-Friendly Employer program helps qualified organizations recruit and retain top veteran talent while providing others a road map to improve their recruitment efforts.
Missed the employer webinar on engaging Veterans in Registered Apprenticeship Programs? Catch up on what apprenticeships offer employers — a highly skilled, diverse workforce with fewer turnover costs. In this webinar, LEO-Workforce Development, including members of the Veterans' Employment Services team, talks about the benefits of Registered Apprenticeships.
Learn about what apprenticeships offer career seekers. In this webinar, the LEO-Workforce Development's Veterans' Employment Services team talks about the benefits of Registered Apprenticeships.
Please visit your local Michigan Works! One-Stop Service Center for more information.
Find a service center near you or call 800-285-WORKS (9675)
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Through advocacy, community outreach, engagement and encouragement, our “veterans helping veterans” approach allows us to make a daily difference in the lives of Michigan veterans and their families. The Veterans’ Employment Services (VES) Newsletter and VES Success Stories help illustrate the variety of services our team can provide.
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Curious about VES programs in Michigan?
Michigan's Jobs for Veterans State Grant program is 100 percent funded by the U.S. Department of Labor through awards totaling $180,000,000.
