“The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning the April launch of a new program aimed at placing vets in high-paying information technology (IT) jobs, with the department picking up the full tab for training and fees once the vet actually gets employment.”
“The Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses (VET TEC) program will work through what the VA is calling an “incentivized payment structure” to encourage the veteran to stay with the program to completion.”
“According to a VA release last week, it will pay the training provider 25 percent of tuition and mandatory fees up front, another 25 percent when the vet graduates, and the last 50 percent when the veteran “lands a job in his or her area of study and training…” Read the full article here.
Source: VA to Launch New Program Aimed at Getting Vets IT Jobs – By Richard Sisk, February 2019. Military.com.
