Operation Promise for Servicemembers

CVSP Trainings

The Certificate for Veterans' Service Providers (CVSP) training curriculum -- the first of its kind in the nation -- is a principal component of Operation College Promise programming. The training is intended to prepare veterans' service providers with the essential tools and knowledge to assist veterans succeed in the transition to civilian life.

The inaugural offering of this 2-1/2 day course in June 2010 brought together service providers representing six states and a myriad of agencies, educators, and members of the military. The curriculum was developed on national research and modified according to suggestions and input of participants in the OCP programming.

Program Content

• Module 1 - Military 101: A Primer on Military Culture

• Module 2 - What's New, What to Expect - An Update on the Status of the Post 9/11 GI Bill

• Module 3 - Serving My Country - A Student Veterans Panel

• Module 4 - Cracking the Code of Military Credit and Experience Transfer

• Module 5 - Invisible Injuries of Contemporary Warfare

• Module 6 - Resources for Veterans in Transition

• Module 7 - Promising Practices in Veteran Support Services:  A National Perspective

Program concludes with team exercises and presentations followed by a visit to a local military installation or other appropriate venue, as available. For more information call 609-989-1100.

To complement the CVSP endeavor and provide a transferable resource beyond, OCP drafted a comprehensive New Jersey resource guide for service providers, "The OCP Field Guide -- Creating an Environment for Veteran Success in the 21st Century." The original "Guide," now in its first reprint, will be expanded for national dissemination both in print and electronically (with the assistance of the American Council on Education and Wal-Mart) to thousands of additional institutions and veteran service providers.