Last week's U.S. Senate-approved spending bill contained a provision that seeks to block student veterans from using their GI Bill benefits on career programs that won't help them land a job.
The Career Ready Student Veterans Act, which was attached to the continuing resolution to fund the government through April 28, would prohibit institutions from receiving GI Bill benefits if their programs don't meet the requirements needed for required licensing exams or certification in order to enter the chosen career field.
Walter Ochinko, a policy director with Veterans for Education Success, conducted a study that found that 20 percent of about 300 approved programs to train veterans were improperly accredited and that, as a result, their graduates were not eligible to sit for licensing exams or certification in their fields of study. The report came out last year and identified eight programs offered by 15 different institutions at 60 campuses that failed to meet employer or state requirements.
Read more at Inside Higher Ed: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/12/13/bill-seeks-guarantee-veterans-are-career-ready