New GI Bill now covers more job training - Air Force TimesUnemployed and separating service members now will be able to train in skills that may lead more quickly to private-sector jobs as the Post-9/11 GI Bill starts covering vocational, on-the-job and apprenticeship training and correspondence schools.
Noncollege, nondegree courses are covered under the education benefits program effective Saturday. The change offers the opportunity to learn a new skill without spending two or four years in pursuit of a college degree.
A wide range of classes would be included, such as culinary arts, law enforcement training, architectural drafting and computer troubleshooting.
Common training programs include computer-related skills, long-haul truck driving, medical support such as laboratory testing, beauty and cosmetology schools, law enforcement training academies and real estate classes.
Examples of covered programs include the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Hollywood; the Myotherapy Institute of Lincoln, Neb.,