WASHINGTON, D.C. (PRWEB)
May 09, 2012
Under the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP),
veterans who are ages 35 to 60, unemployed, and not eligible for other VA
education benefits, can receive 12 months of job training in fields that are
expanding and hiring. The program launches July 1 to provide retraining for
older veterans hardest hit by current economic conditions.
“The retraining assistance program has the power to
transform the lives of tens of thousands of veterans,” said Raegan Rivers,
Chief Administrative Officer of DVNF. “This is an outstanding benefit of the
VOW to Hire Heroes Act, and employment counselors at DVNF are available to help
veterans determine if they are eligible and assist them with the application
process.”
The program is limited to 45,000 participants during fiscal
year 2012, and to 54,000 participants from October 1, 2012, through March 31,
2014. Participants may receive up to 12 months of assistance at the full-time
payment rate under the Montgomery GI Bill Active Duty program, which currently
is $1,473 per month. Applications will be submitted through the U.S. Department
of Labor, and the Department of Veteran Affairs will pay the benefits.
The labor department, along with DVNF, will provide
employment assistance to veterans upon completion of their training program.
To be eligible, veterans must be least 35 but no more than
60 years old, unemployed as determined by the labor department, have other than
an dishonorable discharge, not be eligible for other VA education benefit
programs, not receive VA compensation due to un-employability, and not be
enrolled in a federal or state job training program. Read more here…
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