New Program Seeks to Place Unemployed Veterans in High-Demand Jobs
The Veteran Retraining Assistance Program will allow qualifying veterans to receive benefits for up to a year toward education costs. Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis.
A new program is offering assistance to unemployed veterans hoping to land a job in a high-demand field. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Labor have partnered to offer the program, which is geared toward veterans between the ages of 35 and 60. The program provides benefits toward education costs for up to one year. The Veteran Retraining Assistance Program, created under the Veteran’s Opportunity to Work to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, allows veterans to receive up to one year of assistance equal to the full-time Montgomery GI Bill – Active Duty rate, currently $1,473 per month, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Labor. “This important tool will help those who served our country receive the …
