WOONSOCKET, R.I., July 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Health
[NYSE:CVS] today announced the opening of the company's Talent
Connect Center (TCC) to serve the Fort
Bragg, NC military community. This innovative employment and
training facility will be dedicated to helping veterans and their
families transition from military life to private sector civilian
careers.
The Talent Connect Center (TCC) is part of the newly dedicated
Fort Bragg Career Resource Center which, in partnership with
Columbia Southern Education Group, serves as an employment,
skills-focused facility and connects service members who are
transitioning off active duty with companies who can provide
training and employment. The TCC combines state-of-the-art virtual
reality technology with hands-on support to help veterans and their
spouses throughout the human resources process, from resume
assistance and simulated interviewing practice to speaking with
leaders of various departments to learn about the many
opportunities within the company. CVS Health will be one of
approximately 20 companies with training centers within the Career
Resource Center.
"By 2020 the health care industry will need a projected 5.6
million highly-skilled workers, like our veterans, necessary to
compete and grow and there is no reason why we can't 'connect' the
two," said Lisa Bisaccia, Executive
Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, CVS Health. "The
Talent Connect Center is designed to expertly walk veterans through
the expanded opportunities at CVS Health, which extend past retail
and into distribution, IT and nursing, providing a gateway into
high-demand, good paying fields."
Equipped with video conferencing technology to serve and reach
military and CVS Health personnel beyond Fort Bragg, the TCC will offer training in the
Army Career Skills Program (ACSP) for management, retail and
logistics. The ACSP allows active duty soldiers within 180 days
from separation from the military to train in an interested career
field.
CVS Health has established a long history of recruiting, hiring,
training and retaining veterans to build a pipeline of workforce
talent. Since 2015, the company has hired almost 8,000 people with
military experience and more than 2,300 military spouses.
Leo Trimble, who served in the
U.S. Army for 21 years as a Signal Support Technician, said CVS
Health took steps to ease his transition when he applied for a job
at the end of his service.
"When I first made the decision to leave the military, I was all
over the place on what to do next," said Trimble, now a Field
Support Technician for CVS Health. "I was drawn to CVS Health
because they helped me to identify IT opportunities that allowed me
to continue to do what I love. I wouldn't change where I am today
for anything."
On average, enlisted service members have been leaving the U.S.
military at a rate of roughly 200,000 each year, and the U.S.
Department of Defense estimates the rate will remain high through
2019.
"As a new generation of service men and women come home, we owe
them every opportunity to live the American Dream that they helped
to defend," said David Casey, VP,
Workforce Strategies and Chief Diversity Officer, CVS Health who
also served as a U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant in Operation Desert
Storm. "The Talent Connect Center is dedicated to helping to make
the transition process easier for veterans through in-person and
virtual skill-building, training and mentoring, and to create an
environment that values diversity, leadership and working
collaboratively."
CVS Health supports our nation's military in many ways. Through
a partnership between MinuteClinic, the company's retail medical
clinic, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, veterans in
Phoenix, AZ are able to access
high quality care and treatment of minor illnesses and injuries at
the walk-in clinic. The Company also provides charitable support to
military and veteran-focused organizations, including the National
Guard, Fisher House, Operation Homefront, Operation Military
Embrace, Operation Reinvent, ThanksUSA and the USO. CVS Health's
colleague resource group – Valor – is comprised of over 500
colleagues with a passion to serve those who have served our
country.
About CVS Health
CVS Health is a pharmacy innovation
company helping people on their path to better health. Through its
nearly 9,700 retail locations, more than 1,100 walk-in medical
clinics, a leading pharmacy benefits manager with nearly 90 million
plan members, a dedicated senior pharmacy care business serving
more than one million patients per year, expanding specialty
pharmacy services, and a leading stand-alone Medicare Part D
prescription drug plan, the company enables people, businesses and
communities to manage health in more affordable and effective ways.
This unique integrated model increases access to quality care,
delivers better health outcomes and lowers overall health care
costs. Find more information about how CVS Health is shaping the
future of health at https://www.cvshealth.com.
Media Contacts:
Joe
Goode, CVS Health
(401) 770-9820; Joseph.Goode@CVSHealth.com
Fort Bragg Public Affairs Office
(910) 396-2920
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