Ep 146 Charlene Autolino- SDVec.org

Veteran Employment Committee of San Diego County

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My name is Charlene Autolino and I’m the chair of the board of the Veterans Employment Committee of San Diego (VEC). The VEC is an all-volunteer organization comprised of:

• Veterans
• Active-duty military personnel
• California Employment Development Department (EDD) representatives
• Veteran organizations
• Employers
• Government agencies
• Community members

We are dedicated to serving disadvantaged veterans and transitioning military members of all branches of service by helping remove barriers that may prevent them from obtaining life-sustaining employment.

As we celebrate and acknowledge Veterans Day, there is an important question that must be asked: Do you hire veterans?

The SDVEC membership is comprised of many governmental and non-governmental agencies. Visit the Affiliation page for details.

Provide a “clearinghouse” for questions, complaints and recommendations concerning effectiveness of employment services available to veterans and eligible persons at the local level.

Encourage employers from the public and private sectors to list job openings with local EDD offices and participate in employment programs.

Publicize the importance and advantages of hiring, training and retraining qualified veteran and emphasize EDD’s priority services to veterans.

Encourage organized veterans’ groups and individuals to report all job openings to EDD field offices.

Form action committees to review local veterans employment issues and submit recommendations and comments on position papers to appropriate entities.

Assist individuals or organizations who may have questions, complaints, suggestions or recommendations on the employment services being provided to veterans by EDD.

Prepare grant requests to veterans’ organizations and public and private sector organizations for funding and in-kind donations to use for transportation, tools licenses, job interviews, job fairs, “Veteran Appreciation Month” activities, etc. as appropriate.

Confer regularly with field office managers and/or staff on policy matters.

Review departmental operating procedures as they apply to veteran and notify field office mangers of infringements or violations.

Assist field offices in developing jobs by encouraging employers (through PICs, EACs, etc.) to use EDD.

Initiate and prepare solutions which will promote legislative action to augment and support needed services to veterans.