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A Change to the Veterans Administration's Apprenticeship and On-the-Job Training Programs Should Be Made

HRD-83-12 Published: Oct 19, 1982. Publicly Released: Oct 19, 1982.
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As part of its oversight of the Veterans Administration's (VA) educational programs, GAO reviewed the VA apprenticeship and on-the-job training (OJT) programs.

Recommendations

Matter for Congressional Consideration

Matter Status Comments
Congress should limit assistance allowances to veterans in apprenticeship and OJT programs to the differences between the wages veterans earn while in training and their objective wages.
Closed – Not Implemented
The Committee members were not interested in pursuing the recommendation. GAO believes that there is little likelihood of future action because the potential savings decreases each year as the number of veterans eligible for the program declines. Unless the law is changed, most of the program will end in 1989.

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CompensationEducational allowancesProgram evaluationVeterans employment programsVocational educationOn-the-job trainingVeteransApprenticeship trainingWagesAllowances