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Education and Training

Education Service Webinars

The Webinars provide information on the GI Bill, related legislation, and processes. These presentations are provided to a closed audience that includes School Certifying Officials, Education Liaison Representatives, State Approving Agency employees, VetSuccess on Campus Counselors. Veterans and dependents. Please note you will need the free Adobe viewer to view the Adobe PDF presentations.

Webinar FAQs by topic on the School Certifying Official FAQs page.

Disclaimer: The information in these presentations should be considered talking points for discussion and information sharing only. This information is not comprehensive and should not be used as a definitive source of information. Information on these presentations was current and correct on the date given.

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Upcoming Webinars

APRIL 2020 - 107 Recertification Training
VA will host virtual training sessions to walk through the 107 recertification process for Phase 1 and Phase 2 schools. Invites will be sent via Gov.Delivery. Registration is required.

This phased approach is based on several factors, including feedback from schools regarding the time it would take to complete recertification, as well as a commitment to making students whole who were underpaid.

Phase 1 (Begins April 29, 2020 through the end of calendar year 2020): All schools with an extension campus with a higher Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) than the associated main or branch campus, and the top 60% of schools with enrollments at extension campuses that require recertification based on VA data since December 1, 2019.

Phase 2 (Begins May 26, 2020 through the end of calendar year 2020): All other schools.

Training topics will include:

107 Recertification Timeline
107 Recertification Waiver
107 Recertification Process
VA-Once Demo
Next Steps

Training will count toward the SCO Annual Training requirement. To earn credit a profile needs to be created on the SCO Training portal on the GI-Bill website

Section 107 Recertification Training

Videos:
Prerequisite Scenario: Adding facility code
Recertification Scenario 1: All hours recertified at extension campus
Recertification Scenario 2: Half hours recertified at extension campus
Recertification Scenario 3: Hours recertified at multiple extension campuses
Recertification Scenario 4: Hours reduced and recertified at main and extension campus
Recertification Scenario 5: Hours reduced and recertified at multiple extension campuses
Recertification Scenario 6: Recertifying a terminated enrollment
Recertification Scenario 7: Recertifying a terminated enrollment with hours at main and extension campus

Section 107 Recertification VA-ONCE Quick Reference Guide
Facility Extension Campus Report (interactive spreadsheet)

Webinars

March 26-27 and 30, 2020
VBA Education March SCO/SAA Office Hours

COVID-19 Information
COVID-19 SCO FAQs

February 27, 2020
VBA Education February SCO/SAA Office Hours

January 29, 2020
VBA Education January SCO/SAA Office Hours

School Resources Page Walk Through
Colmery Act Retroactive Recertification
VR&E e-Authorizations and e-Invoicing
SCO Training Requirements

December 11 & 12, 2019
VBA Education December Colmery Sections 107/501 SCO/SAA Office Hours

Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) and DoD Rates implementation (Colmery Act Sections 107/501)
Study Abroad
SCO Training Requirements & Reminders

November 13 & 14, 2019
VBA Education November Colmery Sections 107/501 SCO/SAA Office Hours

Sections 107 and 501 implementation update
REAP sunset and how this impacts beneficiaries
Graduate Non-Standard Term refresher

October 2, 2019 and October 3, 2019
VBA Education October Colmery Sections 107/501 SCO/SAA Office Hours

Important Note for California SCOs
Implementation Timeline
Second Extension Campus Upload Progress Update
Certifying at Extension Campuses
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

October 30, 2019 and October 31, 2019
STEM Schlolarship and Training Requirements for SCOs

STEM Scholarship

Eligibility Requirements
SCO Responsibilities
Certifying Enrollments
Reapplying/Priority Information
VA-ONCE Functionality

Training Requirements

SCO Training Requirements
Key Dates

October 10 & 11, 2019
VA acting as California SAA

October 2, 2019 and October 3, 2019
VBA Education October Colmery Sections 107/501 SCO/SAA Office Hours

Important Note for California SCOs
Implementation Timeline
Second Extension Campus Upload Progress Update
Certifying at Extension Campuses
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

September 19, 2019
Hybrid Courses and Section 305 of the Colmery Act of 2017

Update On How Hybrid Courses Are Certified
Frequently Asked Questions

Most up to date info on how to certify Hybrid Programs
Procedural changes beginning on or after August 15, 2019
Distinguished which courses the SCO should certify as in-residence
Identified which courses the SCO should certify as distance only
Recognized the update to procedures and why it is NOT retroactive

Section 305 of the Harry Colmery Act of 2017
Frequently Asked Questions

Enactment of Section 305
Training Requirements for new & existing SCOs at IHLs and NCDs
Training Requirements for new & existing SCOs at OJT/Apprenticeship and Vocational Flight Programs
Read-Only SCOs

June 18, 2019
VBA Education Service 3rd Quarterly Webinar Agenda

Section 103, PL 115-407 Update
Work Study Program
Sections 107, 501, STEM Update
Section 305 (SCO Training Requirement) Update
Voc Rehab/Ch31 – e-Authorizing & e-Invoicing
VA-ONCE VA-ONCE: Adjustment vs. Amendment
Graduate Training Update

March 26, 2019
VBA Education Service 2nd Quarterly Webinar

Certifying Chapter 33 Graduate Training
Harry W. Colmery Section 305 Updates

January 30, 2019
School Certifying Official - Section 501 and 107

Harry W. Colmery Educational Assistance Act of 2017 (Forever GI Bill)
Spring 2019 Enrollment Tips
Section 501 - Basic Housing Allowance (BHA) Rates
Section 107 - Calculate Housing Based on Location of Campus where the Majority of Classes are taken

January 30, 2019
Veterans and Depdendents- Section 501 and 107

GI Bill Housing Payment Rate Updates
Key Changes
COLA for 2018-2019 Academic Year
Section 501- Removes Exemption from DoD Basic Allowance for Housing Reduction
Section 107 - Calculate Housing Based on Location of Campus where the Majority of Classes are taken

January 23, 2019
School Certifying Official - Section 501 and 107

Harry W. Colmery Educational Assistance Act of 2017 (Forever GI Bill)
Spring 2019 Enrollment Tips
Section 501 - Basic Housing Allowance (BHA) Rates
Section 107 - Calculate Housing Based on Location of Campus where the Majority of Classes are taken

January 23, 2019
Veterans and Depdendents- Section 501 and 107

GI Bill Housing Payment Rate Updates
Key Changes
COLA for 2018-2019 Academic Year
Section 501- Removes Exemption from DoD Basic Allowance for Housing Reduction
Section 107 - Calculate Housing Based on Location of Campus where the Majority of Classes are taken

January 16, 2019
School Certifying Official - Section 501 and 107

Harry W. Colmery Educational Assistance Act of 2017 (Forever GI Bill)
Spring 2019 Enrollment Tips
Section 501 - Basic Housing Allowance (BHA) Rates
Section 107 - Calculate Housing Based on Location of Campus where the Majority of Classes are taken

January 16, 2019
Veterans and Depdendents- Section 501 and 107

GI Bill Housing Payment Rate Updates
Key Changes
COLA for 2018-2019 Academic Year
Section 501- Removes Exemption from DoD Basic Allowance for Housing Reduction
Section 107 - Calculate Housing Based on Location of Campus where the Majority of Classes are taken

January 9, 2019
School Certifying Official - Section 501 and 107

Harry W. Colmery Educational Assistance Act of 2017 (Forever GI Bill)
Spring 2019 Enrollment Tips
Section 501 - Basic Housing Allowance (BHA) Rates
Section 107 - Calculate Housing Based on Location of Campus where the Majority of Classes are taken

January 9, 2019
Veterans and Depdendents- Section 501 and 107

GI Bill Housing Payment Rate Updates
Key Changes
COLA for 2018-2019 Academic Year
Section 501- Removes Exemption from DoD Basic Allowance for Housing Reduction
Section 107 - Calculate Housing Based on Location of Campus where the Majority of Classes are taken

January 3, 2019
School Certifying Official - Section 501 and 107

Harry W. Colmery Educational Assistance Act of 2017 (Forever GI Bill)
Section 501- Basic Housing Allowance (BHA) Rates
Section 107 - Calculate Housing Based on Location of Campus where the Majority of Classes are taken

January 3, 2019
Veterans and Depdendents- Section 501 and 107

GI Bill Housing Payment Rate Updates
Key Changes
COLA for 2018-2019 Academic Year
Section 501- Removes Exemption from DoD Basic Allowance for Housing Reduction
Section 107 - Calculate Housing Based on Location of Campus where the Majority of Classes are taken

December 27, 2018
School Certifying Official - Section 501 and 107

Harry W. Colmery Educational Assistance Act of 2017 (Forever GI Bill)
Section 501- Basic Housing Allowance (BHA) Rates
Section 107 - Calculate Housing Based on Location of Campus where the Majority of Classes are taken

December 27, 2018
Veterans and Depdendents- Section 501 and 107

GI Bill Housing Payment Rate Updates
Key Changes
COLA for 2018-2019 Academic Year
Section 501- Removes Exemption from DoD Basic Allowance for Housing Reduction
Section 107 - Calculate Housing Based on Location of Campus where the Majority of Classes are taken

December 18, 2018
School Certifying Official - Section 501 and 107

Harry W. Colmery Educational Assistance Act of 2017 (Forever GI Bill)
Section 501- Basic Housing Allowance (BHA) Rates
Section 107 - Calculate Housing Based on Location of Campus where the Majority of Classes are taken

December 18, 2018
Veterans and Depdendents- Section 501 and 107

GI Bill Housing Payment Rate Updates
Key Changes
COLA for 2018-2019 Academic Year
Section 501- Removes Exemption from DoD Basic Allowance for Housing Reduction
Section 107 - Calculate Housing Based on Location of Campus where the Majority of Classes are taken

September 27, 2018
4th Quarter Education Service Webinar: