Veterans Benefits Administration

1. On-The-Training (OJT)/Apprenticeship Training Veterans Benefits Administration March 26, 2015

2. Agenda • Education Programs • Certification • Payment Rates • Flight Training • Processing Delays • Questions

3. OJT)/Apprenticeship TrainingEducation Programs OJT/Apprenticeship is payable under the follow Education programs: • Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB), Chapter 30 • Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB), Chapter 1606 • Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP), Chapter 1607 • Dependent Educational Assistance Program (DEA), Chapter 35 • Post 9-11/GI Bill, Chapter 33

4. OJT)/Apprenticeship Training Education Programs • NO OJT / APP payments if claimant is on active duty for all benefits • NO duplication of benefits – cannot overlap with any other OJT / APP / Corresp / FLT / IHL / NCD awards • We can ONLY pay retroactively one year from date of claim (1995 / 1990 / hc1999) – and we must always calculate elapsed time

5. Certification

6. OJT)/Apprenticeship TrainingCertification Forms to submit to VA: • Training Agreement • Enrollment Certification: VA Form 22-1999 (Side B) • Monthly Certification of APP/OJT: VA Form 22-6553d-1

7. OJT)/Apprenticeship TrainingCertification Training Agreement Requirements: • Name of Training program (schedule of work processes in which training will be provided and approximate amount of time to be spent in each process) and the approved wage scale. • Beginning and ending dates of training. • The information shown on the training agreement should agree with the information certified on the VA Form 22-1999. • Signature of the claimant and the certifying official

8. OJT)/Apprenticeship TrainingCertification Enrollment Certification (VA Form 22-1999 side B): • The information the information certified on the VA Form 22-1999 must match the training agreement • If there are changes to the beginning or end dates then a new training agreement must be completed matching the VA Form 22-1999. • Monthly hours can be reported on the VA Form 22-1999(these hours should never be for future months)

9. OJT)/Apprenticeship TrainingCertification Monthly Certification of On-the-Job and Apprenticeship Training (VA Form 22-6553d): The employer must certify the hours worked each month on VA Form 22-6553d. Form includes the training dates (matches the training agreement), the number of hours worked for the month being certified, claimant’s name and address, file #, facility code, signatures of the claimant and certifying official.

10. Payment Rates

11. OJT)/Apprenticeship TrainingPayment Rates All GI Bill Programs other than Chapter 33, the payment rates are as follows: • 75% of the full-time GI Bill rate for the first six months of training • 55% of the full-time GI Bill rate for the second six months of training • 35% of the full-time GI Bill rate for the remainder of the training program

12. OJT)/Apprenticeship TrainingPayment Rates Chapter 33 payment rates are as follows: Claimants will receive 100 percent of the applicable MHA during the first six months of training in these increments: • 80 percent of your applicable MHA during the second six months of training • 60 percent of your applicable MHA during the third six months of training • 40 percent of your applicable MHA during the fourth six months of training • 20 percent of your applicable MHA during the remainder of the training

13. OJT)/Apprenticeship TrainingPayment Rates • Full payment is based on 120 hours in 1 full month. In months in which less than 120 hours are worked, benefits are proportionately reduced. • Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients will also receive up to $83 per month for books and supplies.

14. OJT)/Apprenticeship TrainingPayment Rates Individuals pursuing an approved OJT or Apprenticeship under Chapter 33 may receive the following benefit payments: - Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) - Chapter 30 / Chapter 1606 Kickers (if the benefit is relinquished and the claimant is eligible) - Books and Supplies Stipend (lump sum)

15. OJT/Apprenticeship TrainingPayment Rates Individuals may receive a MHA based on the zip code for the facility. If eligible for a Chapter 30 or 1606 kicker the kicker will be paid with the MHA. The payment is adjusted by a Step Level and claimant’s Benefit Level (%):

16. OJT/Apprenticeship TrainingPayment Rates • Chapter 30/1606 Kicker Payments -Payment after entry of a monthly certification - Adjusted by the claimant’s Step Level - Adjusted by the Fifteenth value when a claimant works less than 120 hours in a month - Chapter 30/1606 Kicker Calculation: Kicker Rate X Step % X Fifteenth Value Example: A claimant is enrolled in an OJT program and is currently at Step 2 and has a Ch30 Kicker in the amount of $900.00 per month. A monthly certification is received for 120 hours $900.00 X 80% (Step 2) X 1.00000 = $720.00

17. OJT/Apprenticeship TrainingPayment Rates • Books and Supplies Stipend: -May receive a stipend in the amount of $83.00 per month (up to an annual* of $996.00) - Paid as a lump sum for the current academic year - Adjusted by the claimant’s Benefit Level and pro-rated for partial months of attendance - Books and Supplies stipend calculation: Number of Days in Enrollment ÷ 30 X $83.00 X Benefit Level

18. OJT/Apprenticeship TrainingPayment Rates • Books and Supplies Stipend Example: Number of Days in Enrollment ÷ 30 X $83.00 X Benefit Level Example: A claimant is enrolled in an OJT program that begins November 15, 2014 and ends November 14, 2015 (256 days 2014-15, 104 days 2015-16). 256 ÷ 30 X $83.00 X 100% = $708.27 104 ÷ 30 X $83.00 X 100% = $287.73 Payment for this academic year is $708.27 and additional Books and Supplies Stipend will be sent when a subsequent academic year certification is entered into the system. Note: Academic year ends 7-31-14

19. Processing Delays

20. OJT)/Apprenticeship TrainingProcessing Delays • VA Form 22-1999 and Training Agreement do not match: • Training beginning and ending dates • Program names • Incomplete Forms: • Documents do contain all required signatures • Specific dates not given: Dates should be DD/MM/YYYY format • VA Form 22-6553d-1 not complete; VA cannot identify the claimant • Monthly certification forms sent prior to the end of the month.

21. Questions