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Military Veterans Benefits We welcome military training (TA) benefits and military spousal/CAA benefits. These Healthcare Career Training courses are approved for Veterans Benefits. Honorably discharged military personnel who meet program requirements can use their VA benefits to pay for training. For more information regarding requirements or benefits, please contact: Georgia Department of Veterans Services Floyd Veterans Memorial Building Suite E-970 Atlanta, Georgia 30334-4800 (404) 656-2306 www.sdvs.georgia.gov Outside of Georgia, contact 1-888-GIBILL1 or visit www.gibill.va.gov. In addition, most veterans know they can use their GI Bill to pay for the costs of their college education. However, did you know you can use your GI Bill benefits for on-the-job training and apprenticeship programs with most businesses? Veterans taking any of the Healthcare Career Training Courses will qualify for up to two years of OJT benefits! After you finish the program and secure a job, the OJT program will allow you to continue to receive GI Bill funding for up to 24 months. During job training, a newly hired veteran employee, if eligible, can receive up to $13,212 tax-free supplemental income from his GI Bill during a two-year, experience-based training program. National Guardsmen and reservists may also be eligible if they are currently under a six-year contract or qualify for the Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP) by having been called to active duty for at least 90 consecutive days since September 11, 2001. Also eligible to apply for OJT/Apprenticeship benefits are the spouse and dependents of a veteran with a 100% VA disability rating. There are no direct payments to the employer. Payments are made directly to the veteran and are intended to serve as a salary supplement during the training period. To use GI Bill benefits while enrolled in an on-the-job-training (OJT) or apprenticeship program (APP), a veteran must work 30 hours or more, full time employment, during the workweek and the employer must agree to establish the program. Approved training programs are evaluated annually by SAA representatives to determine their initial and continued compliance with the federal regulations. The Georgia Department of Veterans Services State Approving Agency has responsibility for approving OJT and apprenticeship programs for Georgia veterans. For more information about the OJT/Apprenticeship programs and other state benefits provided to Georgia veterans visit the SDVS website. All contents copyright © 2009. University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education All rights reserved. URL: www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/is/hccareers/veterans.phtml |
