To determine if you are eligible for
GI benefits, contact the
Department of Veterans Affairs at:
1- 888- GIBILL- 1 ( 1- 888- 442- 4551)
www. gibill. va. gov
If you are eligible for VA benefits and
you want to apply for apprenticeship or
on- the- job training, contact:
Apprenticeship and Training Bureau
1101 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699- 1101
( 919) 733- 7533
1- 800- 625- 2267
www. nclabor. com
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Department of
Veterans Affairs
Step 1
Step 2
Apprenticeship/ OJT Training for How to Begin
Veterans and Dependents
Apprenticeship is a training method that combines
on- the- job training with a minimum of 144 hours of
related classroom instruction. Apprenticeship programs
range from one to five years, depending on the occupation.
On- the- job training is short- term and ranges from six
months to two years. A veteran may receive GI Bill ben-efits,
if eligible and not fully trained, while working full
time and earning wages.
The N. C. Department of Labor is the State Approving
Agency for veterans in apprenticeship and on- the- job
training programs in North Carolina.
What are the Requirements for
Receiving VA Benefits?
Veteran must be employed with a company that has a
registered apprenticeship or on- the- job training program
through the N. C. Department of Labor Apprenticeship
and Training Bureau, which is the State Approving
Agency for apprenticeship and on- the- job training
programs in North Carolina.
Veteran must be registered with the company as an
apprentice or trainee.
Veteran must not be fully trained and receiving wages
at the fully trained rate of pay for the occupation.
Note: The veteran will be ineligible to receive GI Bill benefits
if already fully trained and receiving wages at the fully trained
rate of pay.
What veterans are eligible for the GI Bill?
Chapters of Entitlement
1. Montgomery GI Bill— Active Duty
( Chapter 30)
2. Montgomery GI Bill— Selected Reserve
( Chapter 1606)
3. Post- Vietnam Era Veterans Educational
Assistance Program ( Chapter 32)
4. Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational
Assistance Program ( Chapter 35)
5. Vocational Rehabilitation ( Chapter 31)
January 1, 2008
Basic rates for people with remaining entitlement under
Chapter 34 of Title 38, U. S. C.
Time No
Dependents
One
Dependent
Two
Dependents
Each Additional
Dependent
1st Six
Months $ 928.50 $ 940.88 $ 951.75 $ 5.25
2nd Six
Months $ 661.93 $ 671.28 $ 678.98 $ 3.85
3rd Six
Months $ 409.15 $ 415.28 $ 420.00 $ 2.45
Remainder $ 397.25 $ 403.03 $ 408.28 $ 2.45
Chapter 30/ 38 of U. S. C. completing an
enlistment of less than three years of service
1st Six Months $ 670.50
2nd Six Months $ 491.70
Remainder $ 312.90
Chapter 30/ 38 of U. S. C. completing an
enlistment of three or more years of service
1st Six Months $ 825.75
2nd Six Months $ 605.55
Remainder $ 385.35
Chapter 35 ( a surviving spouse or dependent)
1st Six Months $ 641.00
2nd Six Months $ 480.00
3rd Six Months $ 317.00
Remainder $ 160.00
Chapter 1606 of Title 10 ( National Guard/ Reserves)
1st Six Months $ 237.75
2nd Six Months $ 174.35
Remainder $ 110.95
Chapter 1607 of Title 10, U. S. C.
Service of 90
days but less
than one year
Service of
1 year +
Service of
2 years +
1st Six Months $ 330.30 $ 495.45 $ 660.60
2nd Six Months $ 242.22 $ 363.33 $ 484.44
Remainder $ 154.14 $ 231.21 $ 308.28
( Rates are proportionally reduced if less than 120 hours is worked.)
APPRENTICESHIP
TRAINING FOR
VETERANS
Apprenticeship training is skilled on- the- job training
supplemented with related instruction.
A veteran may receive GI Bill benefits
while working full time and earning wages.
The N. C. Department of Labor Apprenticeship and
Training Bureau is the State Approving Agency for
veterans in apprenticeship and on- the- job
training programs in North Carolina.
Printed 2/ 08, 10M
10,000 copies of this public document were printed at a cost of $ 515.60,
or $. 05 per copy.
Cherie Berry
Commissioner of Labor
Apprenticeship and Training Bureau
1101 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699- 1101
www. nclabor. com
Effective Jan. 1, 2008
Thank you for your military service to our country.
If you’re considering how your GI Bill benefits can
work for you, maybe the NCDOL Apprenticeship
program is the answer.
