Employment Assistance
The Airman & Family Readiness Center supports customers in achieving short- and long-term employment, education and training, and career goals through employment skills counseling, resources for self-employment, small business and entrepreneurial efforts.
We offer labor market information, employment trend tracking, skills and interest identification, skills development workshops, job referrals, alternatives to paid employment (volunteerism, for example), networks to local employers, and on- and off-base resources.
In Colorado, Military Spouses are entitled to file for Unemployment Insurance (UI) as a result of leaving employment due to their sponsor receiving PCS orders. File a claim at www.colorado.gov/cdle/ui and click on File for Unemployment. Questions? Call Toll-Free (800) 388-5515 or contact the Pikes Peak Workforce Center at 719-667-3790 for assistance.
Current programs help with developing a career plan, establishing community network contacts and utilizing employment listings. Classes are open to family members and civilian employees.
Click here for the current calendar of classes. For more information, please call 556-6141.
Basic Resume Writing
Learn the basic fundamentals of writing a resume, featuring the popular styles and various components of each.
Job Search Techniques
Learn how to effectively use your time searching for and applying for positions online and through networking. Held monthly.
Behavioral Interviewing
Learn the common behavior interview questions and how to best answer them.
Small Business Seminar “Start Up Basics”
Presented by Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE), this workshop focuses on the ins and outs of running your own small business.
Career Tracks – A Career Toolkit for the Mobile Military Spouse
(Free for all military spouses) A comprehensive two-day career planning workshop will help you extensively discover, clarify, and strengthen skills, values, and interests throughout practical assessment exercises. Build focus and self confidence as you network with local employers through informational forums. Learn how to strategically network.
This is an unofficial Department of Defense Web site. Only active duty military, military retirees, reservists, National Guardsmen, Department of Defense civilian employees, Non-Appropriated Fund employees and respective family members and guests of all the above are eligible users of 21st Force Support activities unless otherwise noted.