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TeamUp Academy seeks state support to scale veteran-focused workforce training in Southeast Michigan
Summary
John Bones, founder of TeamUp Academy, described a program in Warren that works with veterans, Job Corps partners and local employers and requested state funding to scale capacity from about 9–10 trainees per month to 25 per month (roughly 300 per year).
John Bones, founder and executive director of TeamUp Academy, asked the House appropriations subcommittee for state investment to expand a veteran-focused, employer-linked workforce training program operating in Warren, Michigan.
Bones said TeamUp, a nonprofit that operates in a 40,000-square-foot facility and runs short entry-level ‘‘boot camp’’ and longer step-up programs, began in 2018 and restarted programming after COVID with a pilot class in April 2024. The Academy’s entry-level program is a 30-day boot camp that prepares trainees for manufacturer entry-level jobs; step-up programs (for CNC machining and other skills) run about eight weeks. "Costs a lot of money not to work," Bones said, describing the program’s philosophy of quick, employer-directed training and placement.
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