Defense Employment Transition Program

WSU-EPD partnered with Macomb Community College and the Department of Labor to launch the Defense Employment Transition Program (DETP) earlier this year. The DETP is a comprehensive re-employment program created specifically to meet the needs of Michigan's unemployed, underemployed, veterans and displaced workers – both white and blue collar. This unique program offers foundational skills for the professional in transition and is highly customized to meet each individual’s needs.

The full program is 10 weeks in length, but participants have the opportunity to pick and choose which parts are relevant for their needs. The components of the DETP include:

• Individual Assessment:Comprehensive on-line tools assess personality preferences, professional interests and workplace skills. A gap analysis helps evaluate the participant's professional skills against a roster of Defense sector requirements. By the end of the assessment process, participants have a clear picture of the skills they should highlight and the skills that require further development.
• Personal Strategic Employment Plan: The Personal Strategic Employment Plan is similar to a corporate strategic plan in the sense that it drives performance with a set of specific and measurable objectives. Throughout the program participants have opportunities to develop and fine tune this plan as their career goals come into focus.
• Professional Coaching: A professional coach meets one-on-one with each participant over the course of four one-hour meetings to debrief the assessments and work to create specific and measurable career goals.
• Education Workshops and Clinics: Focused education workshops and hands-on clinics sharpen skills in resume and cover letter writing, networking, job search maximization and interviewing preparation – setting each participant up for maximum success in the Defense sector job market.
• Mock Interviewing: Mock interviews are conducted to provide a low-risk environment for practicing interviewing techniques - before interviewing in a real setting. In addition, participants receive personalized feedback from an interviewing skill expert.

The program begins with a half-day Orientation workshop that describes each of the components in more detail and provides an opportunity for participants to ask questions. There are no sessions scheduled at this time.  Please check our web site at a later date for updates. 

Click here to find out what past participants have to say about this program.