Veterans and eligible spouses, including widows and widowers, are eligible for priority of service in all programs operated by Livingston County Michigan Works! Post 9/11 Veterans are also eligible for Gold Card services at all Michigan Works! Service Centers.
Priority of service means that veterans and eligible spouses are given priority over non-veterans in the employment, training, and placement services provided through our programs. This means that a veteran or an eligible spouse either receives access to a service earlier in time than others, or, if the resource is limited, the veteran or eligible spouse receives access to the service instead of or before others.
In addition Veterans Employment Representatives are available at Michigan Works! Service Centers. Veterans Representatives are veterans helping fellow veterans find work, build career skills and access state and federal veterans services.
Features
Here are some specific examples of how priority of service works for veterans and qualified spouses:
- All job openings posted on the Michigan Talent Bank are available only to veterans and qualified spouses for the first day of posting.
- If you wish to use our self-service resources such as computers, phone, fax, scanner, etc., and those resources are being used by a non-veteran, we will make sure you have access to those resources within 10 minutes.
- If you wish to speak to a career counselor you will be given the next available appointment.
- If you wish to register for a workshop, and the workshop is full we will make space available for you.
- If you are otherwise eligible and qualified for training assistance and funding for those programs is limited, you will receive funding before a non-veteran.
- If we are recruiting candidates for job openings and you meet the qualifications for the job, you will be referred to that opening before a non-veteran.
Here are some other services available from a Veterans Employment Specialist, or from any of our other career counselors.
- A personalized action plan can be developed to help you meet your employment goals.
- In addition to using the Michigan Talent Bank labor exchange system, a counselor can identify employers on your behalf.
- Counselors provide career exploration and planning through the use of interest inventories, labor market information and other career planning tools.
How to Access Services
A Veterans Employment Representative is normally available at the Michigan Works! Livingston Service Center at least one day per week. Schedule an appointment by calling (517) 552-2119.
Veterans are welcome to access the full range of workforce development services available at Michigan Works! at any time.
Other Useful Information
For information on other programs and services targeted to Veterans, contact the Livingston County Department of Veterans Affairs at (517) 546-6338.