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Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Tuition Assistance - Benefits for on line education
| | Armed Forces Tuition Assistance (TA) is a benefit paid to eligible members of the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard. Congress has given each service the ability to pay up to 100% for the tuition expenses of its members.
Each service has its own criteria for eligibility, obligated service, application process' and restrictions. This money is usually paid directly to the institution by the individual services.
Additionally active duty members may elect to use the MGIB "top-up" in addition to their service provided TA to cover high cost courses.
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Thursday, May 03, 2012
ProTrain April Newsletter - New On-line Courses!
| | ProTrain is pleased to announce the addition of several new courses in the areas of Finance, Hospitality, Technology, and Business, as well as updated versions of Project Management. ProTrain courses match 65-75% of the Department of Labor Statistic projections for the largest career growth areas in America over the next 5 years. |
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Thursday, March 15, 2012
Post 9/11 GI Bill Transferability
| | In addition to the very generous education benefits offered by the Post-9/11 GI Bill, there is a special provision of the program that allows career servicemembers to share their remaining GI Bill (education) benefits with immediate family members. The key factor is whether or not the member has used any of his or her GI Bill in the past; only unused benefits can be transfered. This means that if the member has used 12 months of his or her GI Bill, then there is only 24 months of benefit left to share.
Servicemembers must meet specific criteria to be eligible to transfer their GI Bill benefits. This includes having at least six years of service and an obligation to serve at least four more.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
President Obama Proposes Community College to Career Fund
| | President Obama has proposed an $8 billion Community College to Career Fund that would strengthen ties between community colleges and businesses in high-demand industries, our colleague Tamar Lewin reports:
Mr. Obama has for years sought to expand resources for community colleges, the main source of education and job training for most low-income Americans. In the American Graduation Initiative he announced in 2009, Mr. Obama proposed to bolster the work force by producing millions more community college graduates over the next decade. But instead of the $10 billion for community college that the administration’s original plan called for, community colleges got just $2 billion for job training.
The new fund, announced at an event at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Va., would support community college-based training programs that would expand training to meet the needs of employers in high-growth sectors, provide workers with the latest certified training and skills, and invest in registered apprenticeships and other on-the-job training opportunities.
The fund would also support paid internships for low-income community college students that would allow them to simultaneously earn credit for work-based learning and gain relevant employment experience.
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