HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 23-0755 (2) BUDGET RESPONSE TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 23-0755
p,ATkt. To the Mayor and Members of the City Council October 10, 2023
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SUBJECT: MILITARY PARTNERSHIP — SKILLBRIDGE AND HIRING OUR HEROES
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The purpose of this report is to provide an update on the City's new military partnership with the SkillBridge
program. Human Resources (HR) is committed to hiring talented and diverse individuals and desires a
workforce that reflects the community we serve. The City's recruitment efforts seek to be inclusive so that
all individuals have equal employment opportunities. The City's goal is to provide diverse options of talent
pipelines for departments to recruit and identify top talent.
SkillBridge Program
The SkillBridge Program is a program that was started by the Department of Defense (DOD) in 2011. The
program allows service members to receive on the job training with a civilian employer through an internship
or apprenticeship during the service member's last 180 days of active service. The DOD will cover the
service member's Military pay and benefits while the active service member is assigned to an approved
industry partner. At the conclusion of the assignment, the service member will receive an interview for the
position trained or similar position.
The City of Fort Worth is now approved to be an industry partner and is able to promote City opportunities
on the DOD SkillBridge website. The SkillBridge program provides an opportunity for the City to gain an
individual with transferrable skills and extensive military training. As an organization, the City will be able to
train an individual to fill critical roles and be a contributing member of departments for 90 to 120 days. The
overall goal is that the departments will be able to train and transition individuals to be full-time employees
in the organization.
The Code Compliance department will be the first department to participate and has identified a service
member who has a window of eligibility to begin in early 2024.
Hiring Our Heroes
Hiring Our Heroes (HOH) is an organization that connects service members with civilian employers. HOH
has an established, DOD approved Corporate Fellowship Program (CFP) that is for 12 weeks, three times
a year. The CFP is an approved SkillBridge Program under DOD Instruction 1322.29 that is offered to job
seekers and employers at no cost to participate. As interest and participation by City departments grow, the
City will partner with Hiring Our Heroes to present additional options to recruit talent to the organization.
Dianna Giordano, Human Resources Director, is available for any questions
(dianna.giordanno(a�fortworthtexas.gov).
David Cooke
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS