§ 21.4840 - Employment counseling services.

(a) Eligibility. An eligible person who meets the requirements of § 21.4810 to participate in the Service Members Occupational Conversion and Training Act program may ask VA to provide employment counseling services to assist him or her in selecting a suitable job training program under this subpart.

(Authority: 106 Stat. 2763, Pub. L. 102-484, sec. 4487(d)(4), 10 U.S.C. 1143 note, 38 U.S.C. 3697A)

(b) Purpose. The purpose of this counseling is to assist the eligible person to select an employment objective likely to provide satisfactory employment opportunities in light of his or her personal circumstances,

(Authority: 106 Stat. 2763, Pub. L. 102-484, sec. 4487(d)(4), 10 U.S.C. 1143 note, 38 U.S.C. 3697A)

(c) Additional counseling services. To the extent feasible, VA and the Department of Labor may provide an additional program of counseling or other services designed to resolve difficulties that may be encountered by eligible persons during training under this subpart. If provided, the counseling or other services will be similar in nature to:

(1) Outreach and assistance (38 U.S.C. 7723, 7724), readjustment counseling (38 U.S.C. 1712A), and educational and vocational counseling (38 U.S.C. 3696A) offered by VA, and

(2) Disabled veterans' outreach (38 U.S.C. 4103A), employment assistance (38 U.S.C. 4104), and employment counseling, job training counseling, and other transitional assistance (10 U.S.C. 1144) services offered by the Department of Labor.