OpportunityTitle: Veterans Accelerated Learning for Licensed Occupations Project
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible lead applicants must be a public or non-profit organization representing the postsecondary education partner as defined below.  There are two required partners (including the lead applicant), one representing postsecondary education interests, and one representing occupational licensing interests.  1. Lead Applicant:  a postsecondary education partner, which may be:   a)  A single public or non-profit postsecondary educational institution, as defined in Section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C 1001); or   b)  An existing legal entity representing multiple public and/or non-profit postsecondary educational institutions, such as an association, board, compact, commission, or system. 2. Required Partner:  an occupational licensing partner, which may be:   a)  A state regulatory board that oversees multiple licensing entities in the state or states where the educational institutions are located;   b)  An association of multiple state occupational licensing boards or agencies; or    c)  An interstate occupational licensing compact.
Description: The project aims to accomplish increasing and expediting attainment of state occupational licenses by veterans and TSMs by identifying gaps between military education and training in specific military occupations as compared to the education required for related licensed civilian occupations. For example, credit recommendations sometimes identify military education as equivalent to 1 or 2 credits of a 3-credit course&#8212;leaving gaps that are portions of courses. Where these identified gaps represent portions of multiple required courses the project will develop a bridge curriculum, as open educational resources, to address those gaps such that veterans can enter and complete a program of study required to obtain a state license needed to achieve their career objectives. Furthermore, the project seeks to identify instances in which civilian education programs can waive required courses by awarding credit for military training or giving veterans and TSM advanced standing within an existing training program.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Lessmeier.Michael.J@dol.gov
GrantorContactText: Michael Lessmeier &lt;br/&gt;Grants Management Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Lessmeier.Michael.J@dol.gov
CloseDateExplanation: The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is May 10, 2019.  Applications must be received no later than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time.