Transition to civilian life: better collection and analysis of military service data needed to improve oversight of the SkillBridge program : Q&A report to congressional committees.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Defense--Rules and practice.

United States.

Veterans--Services for--United States.

Veterans.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (20 pages) : color illustrations

Other Title:

Better collection and analysis of military service data needed to improve oversight of the SkillBridge program

GAO-24-107352 SkillBridge Program

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Government Accountability Office, 2024.

Summary:

The Department of Defense (DOD) offers the SkillBridge program to provide industry training to service members who are transitioning out of their military career to civilian life. The SkillBridge program allows service members of any rank, enlisted or officer, to participate in civilian job and employment training starting up to 180 days before they separate from military service and transition to the civilian workforce. Such training can include job training, employment skills training, apprenticeships, and internships. DOD has reported that to participate in the SkillBridge program, a service member must have completed appropriate parts of the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) as directed by their military service and have 180 days of service or fewer remaining prior to their discharge. TAP is a mandatory program for separating service members that provides career readiness assistance and information on veterans' benefits, among other things. As a result of the ad hoc data collection, the military services are unable to assess if the SkillBridge program is meeting service members' needs and are also unable to formulate corrective action plans to address any identified issues or challenges. Moreover, this absence of data, analysis, and corrective action plans could make it difficult for key decision-makers to provide oversight to the program.

Notes:

"August 22, 2024."

"GAO-24-107352."

In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).

Includes bibliographical references (page 20).

Description based on online resource, PDF version; title from caption (GAO, viewed Aug. 24, 2024).

OCLC:

1453517873