Program To Retrain Veterans (NAPSA)—The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Labor are teaming up on a program to provide retraining and employmentassistance for up to 99,000 umployed veterans, ages 35 to 60, to prepare them for high-demandjobs. The Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) offers 12 months of training assistance to Veterans can sharpentheir skills to find meaningful employmentin a high-demand job. active duty rates—$1,564 per jobs,” 2 said Under Secretary for Befits Allison A. Hickey. “Through collaborative outreach efforts with the DOL andother federal, state, local and public-private partrs around the country, we qualified umployed veterans, equal to Montgomery GI Bill month. Eligible veterans must be enrolled in a VA-approved program of education offered by a community college or technical school. The program must lead to an Associate Degree, Non-college degree or a certificate and train the veteran for a high-demand occupation, as defid by the Department of Labor. Each VRAP participant will receive employment assistance from the DOL. “The VRAP program gives umployed veterans the opportunity to sharpen their skills through technical, vocational or academic retraining so they can find meaningful employment in high-demand will reach as many eligible um- ployed veterans as possible, and help 99,000 veterans and their families secure lasting employment.” For more information on VRAP, the definition of “high-demand occupations” and how to apply, veterans can go to www.befits. va.gov/VOWorcall VA’s call center at 1-888-GI-BILL-1. Veterans may also access the VRAP application through eBefits at www.ebefits.va.gov.
