Sure. Absolutely.
When we talk about the first two sets of four days, it's not just on communication. It is really in-depth psychological treatment for people with severe PTSD, or people with mild PTSD, or whatever varying operational stress injury. The career transition program is different from what VAC offers. I'll just be really clear here that it is intended to be very much complementary to the service model that's there. We do not offer a stand-alone program. It's required to have individual counselling on the front and back end, and many of the people who come through the program are clients of VAC or DND.
The career transition component that's different is that it looks to get to the deeper cause, whereas the current career transition modules that they hold and are funded by the government will be typically that you fill out the assessment tests and find out what your skills are and you look to make an across-the-board transition. So if you were a truck driver in the military—for example, I drove convoys overseas, so I'm qualified to be a truck driver in the civilian workforce. It helps translate the language across like that.
Our career component tries to move it further up. When I came out, I was going right into the police force; that's where I saw my competencies were; I did all the assessment tests; I said to myself that I'm qualified to be a police officer. After going through that transition program, realizing that I had a bit more energy or passion to move up and beyond, I'm now doing a master's in counselling and psychology at UBC, and I'm set to be the executive director of this national non-profit organization rolling out the program.
There are a number of cases like me. We have people coming through it and going on and saying, “You know what; I am going to get my MBA. I'm not just going to stay here and take this other vocation that I did for ten years in the military.”