| Show i Up-date Up on the Veterans Veteran's Job Training Act 11 C Release It would b be a great tragedy if these veterans who are anxious to work ready to be trained remain in inthe inthe inthe the unemployment lines because the marketing of the program to employers employ employ- ers is inadequate or because interested interested inter inter- ested sted employers become discouraged because of slow processing of a applications applications or other bureaucratic Congressman Marvin Leath D- D Te Texas as Chairman n of the Subcommittee tee on Education Training and Employment Employment Em Em- of the House Committee on Veterans' Veterans Affairs recently called upon officials of the Veterans Administration Administration Administration Admin Admin- the Department of Labor and veterans' veterans service organizations to testify on the progress of the Emergency Emergency Emergency Emer Emer- gency Veterans Veteran Job Training Act Congressman Leath who authored the legislation is concerned that the program is moving too slowly due mainly to inadequate employer outreach outreach outreach out out- reach an and l public information The year two-year program is aimed at putting Korean conflict and Vietnam-era Vietnam veterans back to work by paying eligible employers 50 of each veterans veteran's starting wages up to 10 00 for the on-the-job training The program jointly administered by the VA V A and the Department of Labor has been in operation sin since e November 29 Veteran interest and response has been high but employer participation has been dis disappointing As of April 2 almost veterans veterans veterans vete vete- rans had been granted eligibility yet only employers potential potential potential poten poten- jobs had been approved Only 2883 veterans had actually been placed in jobs jobs about about 3 of those participating The V VAs VA's As A's Chief Benefits Directors Dorothy Starbuck says that although initial employer response to the program program pro pro- gram has been cautious indications of positive interest are increasing According to Starbuck slow up start-up periods can be associated with most broad-based broad national programs The Department of Labor claims that it did not reach its initial a target f for r release of printed materials and public service announcements to disperse disperse disperse dis dis- perse information on the program However William C. C Plowden Jr the Assistant Secretary of Lab Labor r for lor Veterans' Veterans Employment and Training claims were now in full swing and expect to see rapid increase in employer employer employer em em- participation and in job placement The application pro process ess for both veteran and employer has been streamlined and nd given a high processing processing processing pro pro- priority according to the V VA A. A Starbuck says that veterans are generally notified of f certification within 7 workdays after receipt of the c V application employers within 10 All applications must mus be b submitted before November 29 1984 For this job training program tobe to tobe tobe be fully utilized empl employers ers must be made aware of the opportunities available to them and encouraged to hire veterans said Chairman Leath Its crucial to our nations nation's productivity ity that we get these veterans b back ck on t the payrolls This ThIs' program will greatly benefit thousands of unemployed unemployed unemployed veterans as well as provide a valuable labor resource for the employer employer employer em em- community We have been assured by the VA and the Department D Department Depart Depart- part part- ment of Labor that we can expect a sharp increase in employer participation participation participation pation an and job placement due to recent outreach initiatives and the usual I increase in hiring during the spring I certainly hope they are right I |
