Vet2Tech Scholarship Challenge!
Vet2Tech provides scholarship funding to veterans for online vocational training. Taking aim at the climbing unemployment rates of veterans, Vet2Tech strives to hone and advance skills learned in the military into well-matched careers in the civilian workforce. The commercial foodservice industry is the second largest industry in the United States. The industry relies on well-trained service technicians to keep the equipment in their businesses running efficiently. Currently, there are 15,000 job openings, nationwide, for qualified candidates. These careers offer competitive salaries, benefits, and outstanding growth potential.
Vet2Tech has teamed up with TechU247 to help five career driven veterans kick-off the New Year with a new job by paying for 100% of all tuition to TechU24/7′s CFESA: Basic Technician Training program ($1,495 value.) The ideal candidate will have a passion for fixing things and making them work.
How the Challenge Works
Applicants will be judged on a variety of factors including past experience, their application essay and well as phone interview. All applications are due by Friday, January 31st. Winners will be notified by Friday, Febuary 7th.
About the Program
TechU24/7, in partnership with the Commercial Food Equipment Service Association (CFESA) has developed an online training program that teaches the fundamental skills needed to become entry-level service technicians. The online program can be completed in as little as thirty days and every graduate is guaranteed a job interview with one of more than 800 hiring companies nationwide..
| Ignitor Labs Technician Training Program DemoIgnitor Labs online basic technician training program leverages gaming techniques to help students learn in an interactive setting. View video: http://vimeo.com/48621225 | Hiring Company Map The Ignitor Labs technician training program currently has a coalition of more than 800 companies nationwide interested in hiring graduates of the technician training program.View map: http://techu247.com/hiring-companies |
How to Apply
1. Go to: https://vet2tech.org/application/
2. Fill out all required fields, in the field “Why I think a career as an equipment
repair technician is a good fit for me.”
3. Please note the organization / person who referred you
4. Press submit
5. Someone from Vet2Tech organization will be in contact with you
