VET TEC

Over the five-year program, more than 14,000 VET TEC beneficiaries completed their program and nearly half have reported finding meaningful employment with an average starting annual salary of $65,000.

VA and IBM are collaborating to build pathways for Veteran success. What does that mean for Veterans looking to build a new career?

VA offers education and employment programs for Veterans interested in jump starting their college and career goals.

February is Career and Technical Education Month, VA’s Education Service wants to celebrate the importance of skilled trade workers by highlighting the alternative education paths that we offer our Veterans, service members and their beneficiaries.

Since 2019, the Veteran Employment Through Technology Program has helped over 1,400 VET TEC student Veterans transition to high-tech careers.

Veterans who go through VA’s Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses (VET TEC) pilot program are finding good jobs.

Veterans Employment Through Technology Education Courses (VET TEC) is a five-year, $75 million pilot program that helps Veterans improve their IT skills through courses offered by industry-leading training providers, both in-person and virtual.

VET TEC allows Veterans to receive accelerated training in coding bootcamps and similar programs in information science, computer programming, computer software, media application, and data processing. The program is meant to quickly teach Veterans the cutting-edge skills they need to work in the high-tech industry.

VA's new program, VET TEC, is an innovative, five-year, high-tech training pilot project that was created to prepare Veterans for careers in the high-tech workforce.