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RTMA’s apprenticeship program now offering additional benefits to veterans
RTMA’s apprenticeship program now offering additional benefits to veterans
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The Rochester Technology & Manufacturing Association (RTMA) is now allowed to provide VA benefits to apprentices who served in the United States Armed Forces, following approval from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Registered apprentices under the RTMA program who are veterans are now eligible for GI Bill and other educational benefits for veterans and qualified family members to assist with tuition and career counseling.
The benefits are in addition to several already available to registered apprentices, including SUNY Tuition Assistance, complimentary Tooling U-SME licenses and several incentives for signatory companies.
Veterans Affairs backdated the RTMA’s application to Aug. 1, 2022, in order to assist Veterans previously enrolled in the NYS Registered Apprenticeship Program.
The RTMA will collaborate with its signatory companies to provide the VA with the necessary documentation needed to receive VA benefits.
In addition, RTMA Director of Workforce Development Rich Turner and Youth Apprenticeship Coordinator Keri Martin are now trained as school certifying officials with the VA.
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