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National Skills Summit
Skills Summit Highlights
Serving Those Who Have Served Our Country
 Pictured with Secretary Herman are Vice Admiral Josiah and Secretary Danzing (seated). Standing from left to right are Master Chief Petty Officer Vincent W. Patton III (U.S. Coast Guard) Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and Training Service Espiridion A. (Al) Borrego (U.S. Department of Labor), Master Chief Petty Officer James L. Herdt (U. S. Navy), Rear Admiral Marianne B. Drew (U. S. Navy), Major General Terrence P. Murray (U.S. Marine Corps) and Sargeant Major Alford L. McMichael (U.S. Marine Corps). |
Kicking off the National Skills Summit, Secretary Herman called on all sectors of the economy to explore ways of solving the nation’s skills shortage. She spoke of veterans as an "untapped pool" of workers for the new economy and announced the Department’s certification of nationally recognized training and apprenticeship standards for the U. S. Military Apprenticeship Program (USMAP). The standards, signed by Labor Secretary Alexis M. Herman, Navy Secretary Richard Danzig and U.S. Coast Gard Chief of Staff Vice Admiral Timothy W. Josiah, establish a uniform set of criteria for training in 107 military occupations, many of which readily cross into civilian jobs. These standards affect over 37,000 people in the Navy, Marines and Coast Guard.
USMAP was formed in August, 1999 when the Navy and the Marine Corps combined their apprenticeship programs. At that time, over 17,000 veterans had completed the program while on active duty. Recently, the Coast Guard became a member of USMAP, adding even more service members to the program. USMAP is the largest apprenticeship program sponsor registered with the Department of Labor.
"We are working to make sure that the private sector recognizes that people leaving military service are highly trained, experienced workers who are ready to do the job."
Alexis M. Herman
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