1. Overview of the Overview of the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) May 9 th, 2012; 2:00 - 3:30 ET

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7. 7 Overview of the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) Presenter/Moderator Christine Ollis Office of Workforce Investment Employment and Training Administration US Department of Labor Ollis.Christine@dol.gov

8. 8 Overview of the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) Featured Speakers Welcome  Gerri Fiala, Deputy Assistant Secretary, USDOL-ETA  Curtis Coy, Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Opportunity, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)  John Moran, Deputy Assistant Secretary, USDOL-VETS Presenters  Ruth Samardick, Director, USDOL-VETS  Pam Frugoli, Analyst, USDOL-ETA, OWI  Shay Norton, Program Analyst, Education Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

9. 9 Overview of the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) Welcome Gerri Fiala Deputy Assistant Secretary, USDOL-ETA

10. 10 Overview of the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) Welcome Curtis Coy Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Opportunity, Department of Veterans Affairs

11. 11 Overview of the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) Welcome John Moran Deputy Assistant Secretary, USDOL-VETS

12. 12 Overview of the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) Presenter Ruth Samardick Director of National Programs, USDOL-VETS Program Overview

13. 13 Overview of the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) VRAP  One of the programs and activities authorized by the VOW To Hire Heroes Act, enacted on November 21, 2011  A collaborative partnership between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Labor (DOL)  Targets a specific category of Veterans  Provides participants VA educational benefits for up to one year of Vocational Training

14. 14 Overview of the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) VRAP Approved Training VA approved VRAP education/vocational education programs must:  Be in one of the “high demand occupations” identified by the Bureau of Labor Statistics –A list of high demand occupations will be available on the VA website –Applicants must have their selection prior to submitting VONAPP application  Be offered by a community college, vocational or technical school  Lead to an Associate Degree, Non-College Degree, or a Certification

15. 15 Overview of the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) VRAP Eligibility To be eligible for VRAP benefits, applicants must be:  at least 35 but no more than 60 years old  unemployed as of the submission date of the application (self-attestation by each veteran);  ineligible for any other VA education benefit program (e.g., the Post 9/11 GI Bill, Montgomery GI Bill, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment); and,  submitting an application before Oct. 1, 2013.

16. 16 Overview of the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) VRAP Eligibility To be eligible for VRAP Veterans must NOT be:  in receipt of a dishonorable discharge for their last period of military service;  in receipt of VA disability compensation due to Individual Unemployability (IU); or,  enrolled in a Federal or state funded job training program currently or within the previous 180 days.

17. 17 Overview of the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) VRAP Program Duration  The program will run from July 1, 2012 through March 31, 2014. –Applications will not be accepted after Oct. 1, 2013  Approximately 99,000 veterans will be served under the VRAP. –Up to 45,000 between July 1 thru Sept. 30, 2012 –Up to 55,000 between Oct. 1, 2012 and October 1, 2013, with training concluding by March 31, 2014

18. 18 Overview of the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) Applying for VRAP  Veterans may apply on-line at the VA’s VONAPP (Virtual On-Line Application) Site. –See ‘quick list’ at www.va.govwww.va.gov  Assistance will also be available through the resource rooms in the One Stop Career Center System in each State and: –Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Specialists (DVOP); –Local Veterans’ Employment Representatives (LVER); –Wagner-Peyser funded staff or other One-Stop staff; and –One-Stop Partner agencies and community colleges.

19. 19 Overview of the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) One Stop Role in VRAP One-Stop Center Staff will:  Advise interested veterans in the VRAP  Assist them to understand VRAP eligibility  Assist them to determine LMI for those fields selected  Identify “high demand occupations” approved for VRAP For those veterans who complete the training or terminate early, One-Stop Center Staff will:  Contact individuals within 30 days to provide assistance (additional guidance will be provided)  Assist Veterans who do not find their own jobs to do so

20. 20 Overview of the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) Tracking VRAP Applicants  Veterans found ‘not eligible’ for VRAP can: –File an appeal with the appropriate VETS State Director –Seek job or training assistance through the One-Stop Career Center system  Services and outcomes for all VRAP applicants and participants will be tracked and reported.  Additional information can be found at: –www.dol.gov/vetswww.dol.gov/vets –www.doleta.govwww.doleta.gov –http://benefits.va.gov/vowhttp://benefits.va.gov/vow

21. 21 Overview of the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) Presenter Pam Frugoli Analyst, USDOL-ETA, OWI Identifying High Demand Occupations for VRAP

22. 22 Overview of the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) Provisions of VOW Sec. 211 Veterans Retraining Assistance Program for an educational program that:  is offered by a community college or technical school;  leads to an associate degree or a certificate  is designed to provide training for a high-demand occupation (based on data from Bureau of Labor Statistics)

23. 23 Overview of the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) BLS Occupational Employment Projections  New estimates for 2010 to 2020 released February 1, 2012  Total of 751 occupations  Data on related education and training: – typical education: associate, bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree, some college (no degree), high school diploma or equivalent, less than high school – typical work experience: less than 1 year, 1 to 5 years, more than 5 years – typical on-the-job training: short-, moderate, or long-term OJT, Apprenticeship, Internship/residency

24. 24 Overview of the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) Refining the list  317 occupations aligned with VRAP educational criteria  Apply high-demand criteria  Result: 209 high-demand occupations represent 14,796,700 total projected openings (over the period 2010-2020)

25. 25 Overview of the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) High Demand Occupations http://www.gibill.va.gov/documents/VRAP_High_Demand.pdf

26. 26 Overview of the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) My Next Move www.MyNextMove.org/vets  Selecting a career objective,  Verifying local demand  Identifying related training  For Veterans Retraining Assistance Program

27. 27 Overview of the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) My Next Move

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32. 32 Overview of the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) Presenter Shay Norton Program Analyst, Dept of Veterans Affairs, Education Service Veterans Benefits Administration Application Walkthrough

33. 33 Overview of the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) VOW Website  Information on the VOW Act and VRAP can be found at: http://benefits.va.gov/vow http://benefits.va.gov/vow  Applications will begin being accepted May 15, 2012

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