CVS Health opens Fort Bragg training facility
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health has opened a new Talent Connect Center that will serve the Fort Bragg, N.C. military community as part of the newly dedicated Fort Bragg Career Resource Center. The center serves as a skills-focused employment training facility that connects service members leaving active duty with companies who can offer training and employment.
"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," CVS Health EVP and chief human resources officer Lisa Bisaccia said. "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."
The new Talent Connect Center combines virtual technology with hands-on support throughout the human resources process — offerings resume assistance, simulated interviewing practice and a chance to speak with department leaders to learn about the company’s opportunities. CVS Health will be among 20 other companies in the Career resource centers. Because it is equipped with video conferencing technology to reach people beyond Fort Bragg, the TCC will offer management, retail and logistics training to active duty soldiers wtithin 180 of separation from the military through the Army Career Skills Program.
"When I first made the decision to leave the military, I was all over the place on what to do next," said Leo Trimble, a former Army signal support technician who CVS Health helped transition into the workforce and is now a CVS Health field support technician. "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."
Since 2015, CVS Health said it has hired roughly 8,000 people with military experience and more than 2,300 military spouses. The Dept. of Defense estimates that through 2019, service members will continue to leave the armed forces at a rate of around 200,000 per year.
"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 CVS Health VP workforce solutions and chief diversity officer David Casey, who also served as a U.S. Marine Corps sergeant during 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."