This pamphlet provides a summary of the educational benefits available to Vietnam veterans under Chapter 32 of Title 38 U.S. Code, Public Law 101-237, the Veterans Educational Assistance Program. The pamphlet, in question and answer format, includes information to help in understanding how qualified persons can receive payments under the program,…

This pamphlet provides a summary of the educational benefits available to United States Armed Services enlisted and discharged personnel under the Montgomery GI Bill Active Duty Educational Assistance Program, Chapter 30 of Title 38 U.S. Code, Public Law 101 347. The pamphlet, in question and answer form, includes information describing how…

In this congressional hearing on the Veterans' Education Amendments of 1986 and the New GI Bill, focus is on the testimony of those who will be most directly affected by its provisions--military recruiters, new recruits, senior noncommissioned officers, and leaders of National Guard and Reserve components. Testimony includes statements and…

The focus of this congressional hearing on job retraining is on examination of the linkage between industrial competiveness and retraining and examination of the actions necessary to ensure that American workers are equipped with appropriate skills. Testimony includes statements and prepared statements from Representatives in Congress and from…

In 1983, Congress established the Veterans' Job Training Act (VJTA) Program to provide stable and permanent employment for Korean Conflict and Vietnam era veterans who have been unemployed for long periods of time. About 99 percent of VJTA participants are male, 81 percent are white, 90 percent are at least high school graduates, and over 80…

Testimonies on H.R. 1400, the Veterans' Education Assistance Act of 1981, which calls for a new GI bill education and training program for the All-Volunteer Force, are presented. The nature of the GI Bill is reviewed both historically and within the context of the present needs of the All-Volunteer Force. H.R. 1400 is designed to provide education…

Recommendations are made for the correction and collection of Veterans Administration overpayments of educational benefits. They include: improved compliance surveying; updates on overpayments balance reports to the states; identification of schools liable for overpayments; notification of veterans of their obligation to report training status…

This report presents the results of a survey of 5 public and 22 private schools in which Work Incentive Program (WIN) registrants were enrolled for vocational training during the vouchering feasibility test in Portland, Oregon. The data include the responses of school representatives to an interview schedule that asked about the schools, their…

The purposes of the study were to identify disincentives to effective employee training and development in government agencies and to recommend means of offsetting them. The three stages of the study were (1) an initial search for information including a survey of employee development specialists, a literature search, a review of the findings of a…

The author analyzes the development of continuing training legislation in West Germany since 1969, especially the Labor Promotion Act Arbeitsfoerderungsgesetz (AFG). Issues discussed include: occupational mobility in relation to skills, trainee demographic characteristics, AFG funding changes, and the social consequences of unemployment and…

This pamphlet provides a summary of the educational benefits available to United States civil service personnel or others (and their families) as a result of being captured because of hostile action under the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-399) and Executive Order 12598. The pamphlet, in question and…

This pamphlet provides a summary of the educational benefits available to United States Armed Services enlisted and discharged personnel under the Educational Assistance Test Program, Section 901 of Public Law 96-342. The pamphlet, in question and answer format, includes information describing how qualified persons can receive payments under the…

Characteristics of education and training provided by corporations, and the role of corporations as providers of education and as collaborators, competitors, and supporters of traditional institutions are examined. In addition, the history of corporate-based education and training is traced, and internal and external factors that determine what…

This report describes the provisions of the Veterans' Education Amendments of 1986 (H.R. 3747), which would amend chapter 30 of title 38, United States Code, to provide for educational assistance for apprenticeship or other on-the-job training under the All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program. The first part of the report contains the…

This pamphlet contains guidelines for educational institutions that offer training to veterans and certain dependents and survivors of veterans, to keep them in compliance with present laws and regulations. Its intended audience includes veterans, schools, Department of Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Administration (VA), and state approval…