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Veterans' Employment Services
Veterans' Employment Services
Welcome!
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!
Events and webinars
Employment Readiness Series
To view our previous Employment Readiness series webinars and informational videos, visit our VES Employment Readiness Series resources.
Employer 101: Registered Apprenticeship Programs
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.
Veteran 101: 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.
Services
Local Veterans' Employment Representatives (LVER)
Local Veterans' Employment Representatives help employers take advantage of the many benefits that come with hiring veterans.
Veterans' Career Advisor (VCA)
Veterans' Career Advisors provide one-on-one services to help veterans and eligible persons reach their employment goals.
Michigan Incarcerated Veterans' In-Reach Program (MIVIP)
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.
Michigan Patriot Care Services (MI-PCS) program
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.
Find a job
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 Priority of Service
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.
Veteran-Friendly Employer program
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.
Contact us
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)
Visit Veterans' Employment Services on Facebook
Connect with Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency on Facebook
Newsletter and success stories
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.
VES helps veteran overcome barriers with community support
Frank Peasley, a Navy veteran who served as a Fleet Ballistic Missile Weapons and Navigation Systems Technician, found himself in a difficult situation after being laid off from a job he held for over eight years. Thrust into an unfamiliar job search, Frank turned to his local Michigan Works! and Veterans' Employment Services for support.
Curious about Veterans' Employment Services 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.