You can spend your VA education benefits learning a trade on the job instead of in a classroom. Indiana has over 860 occupations approved for apprenticeships, which normally run two to five years and include trades such as electrician, plumber, tool and die maker, machinist, mechanic and iron worker. On-the-job training programs run from six months to two years and include police officer, firefighter, deputy sheriff and corrections officer.
Contact the IDVA State Approving Agency at 302 W. Washington Street Room W-469, Indianapolis IN 46204-2738, phone 317-234-6062 or 800-400-4520 extension 6062, or email SAA@DVA.IN.GOV. To check your VA education benefit eligibility call the VA Regional Processing Office at 888-442-4551. National Guard and Reserve members should ask their unit.
Your DD214 or proof of current service, and your VA education benefit entitlement information.
