Vets Administration Offers eMI
On-The-Job Training Benefits
COIN
MACHIN.
In 1940 Jim Doe worked as an ' appren-
tice in a coin machine jobbing"·establish-
ment. Jim was a conscientious fellow, and
in a year would be rated a full-fledged
mechanic. Then along came the war. Jim
moved from civilian life into the field of
khaki and blue where he served for three
years. Now he returns to his old place of
employment. Jim was an apprentice when
he left. Will he continue to work as an
apprentice, at apprentice wages, until he
qualifies as a mechanic?
Bill ·Brown was attending college when
the draft board mailed him Presidential
greetings. Bill served his time, and then
instead of continuing his education, he
wanted to enter the coin machine field. So
he checked with concerns on the Rowand
found one who would train him to be a
service man at apprentice wages. While in
uniform, Bill had married and was the
father of a child. How could he make
both ends meet on apprentice wages?
Answers to both of these hypothetical
cases are furnished by the Veteran Admin-
istration's "On-the-Job" Training program,
as embodied under Public Law 346 and
Public Law 16 (the latter covers vets dis-
abled ten per cent or more who are draw-
ing a pension).
The program is designed to bridge the
gap between apprentice pay and journey-
man's pay. Under Law 346 a single vet
receives a maximum subsistence of $65
per month while a married man is entitled
to $90. In no case can a vet's pay-on-the·
job plus the government's subsistence al-
lowance total more than a journeyman's
wage. As the vet's pay-while-training stip-
end increases, his subsistence decreases pro-
portionately.
Any man receiving an honorable dis-
charge after serving ninety days or more is
eligible to apply. Ninety day service en-
titles the vet to one year of training with
subsistence; one year's subsistence will be
paid for each year of service; those serving
three years or more are entitled to the
maximum apprenticeship period of four
years_
Step, by step here is the procedure to
be followed by both veteran and employer.
First, the veteran:
1_ Contact the nearest U. S. Employ-
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opportunities. If the USES has no open·
ings in the coin machine field, the veteran
can call upon jobbers and operators and
perhaps locate such an opportunity.
2. Ascertain whether the firm where he
is or will be employed has been approved
by the State Department of Industrial Re-
lations as an on-the-job training institu·
tion. (The USES or his employer will be
able to furnish this information.)
3. If the firm has not yet been ap-
proved, he should request the employer to
apply to the State Department of Industrial
Relations for such approval.
4. Obtain from the Veteran's Adminis-
tration a certificate of eligibility and en·
titlement, stating the length of training
time during which he may receive subsist·
ence allowance benefits. In order to get
this certificate of eligibility, he should
contact the nearest VA office, either in per·
son or mail, and fill out VA Form 1950.
If his service has been in the army, a copy
of his discharge is sufficient. If he's ex·
navy or coast guard, he should have a pho.
tostatic copy of Separation Form 553. If
his service has been with the marines, he
should bring a photostatic copy of Form
78PD. Reason for the separation forms
in the case of navy, coast guard and mao
rines is that they contain more pertinent
information than discharge papers.
5. If the veteran is found to be eligible,
then he receives the certificate of eligi.
bility (Form 1953) from the VA and pre-
sents it to his employer for endorsement.
It requires up to sixty days before the cer-
tificate of eligibility is approved and re-
turned; however, the veteran does not have
to wait that long before starting work. As
soon as his employer receives temporary
approval from the Division of Apprentice.
ship Standards, he may go on the payroll.
6. The vet's subsistence payments are
retroactive to the date his application was
received at the Veteran's Administration or
the day he entered training, whichever is
later.
Now for the employer:
1. Contact the Department of Indus-
trial Relations, asking for approval as an
on-the-job training institution for veterans.
This should be done before the vet starts
to work, but must be done before the vet.
eran can become eligible for his training
benefits.
2. The employer will then receive from
the Department Application Form OJT·1
(this form is also available at USES of-
fices) . He must fill in this form in dupli.
cate, return to the Department, and will
then receive necessary information for ob-
taining temporary and final approval. If
the firm requires assistance in setting up
its training program for approval, The De·
partment of Industrial Relations will, upon
request, send a representative to help.
3. Determining factors in deciding
whether a firm is approved or disapproved
(See VET S, Page 16)
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