June Office Hours Recap

Thank you for joining the June Office Hours. Please continue the hard work you do for our Service members, Veterans, and beneficiaries. We believe the path to higher education begins with you!

Annual Training Requirements

For information about SCO training requirements, please visit this the SCO training page.

Relevant links:

1. Annual SCO training requirements
2. SCO Training Portal - You can view the number of training modules and training hours you’ve completed here.

FY 2023 New Certifying Official Training Requirements

• Institutions of Higher Learning = 10 Module
• Non-College Degree Facilities = 10 Modules
• On-The-Job and Apprenticeship Training = 1 Module
• Vocational Flight Facilities = 1 Module
• High School Facilities = 1 Module
• Residency Facilities = 1 Module

FY 2023 Continuing Certifying Official Training Requirements

• Institutions of Higher Learning = 4 Modules
• Institutions of Higher Learning with Flight Programs = 4 Modules
• Non-College Degree Programs Only = 4 Modules
• Institutions of Higher Learning with Non-College Degree Programs = 4 Modules
• On-The-Job and Apprenticeship Training = 1 Module
• Vocational Flight Programs = 1 Module
• High School Programs = 1 Module
• Residency Programs = 1 Module

Self-Certification Steps

1. Login to the SCO Annual Training Portal.
2. Select “Office Hours”, “Conference Sessions”, or “Supplemental Training”.
3. Locate the applicable session and select “Begin”.
4. Verify you selected the correct training session, then select “continue”.
5. Select “Yes, you completed 100%”, then select “Submit”.
6. Enter the Date of Training, then select “Submit”.
7. Download your results and retain the certificate.

Congratulations to all the new School Certifying Officials!

June Office Hours Agenda

Topics covered:

1. Veteran Readiness & Employment (VR&E) and Tungsten Overview
2. Education File Upload for School Certifying Officials (SCOs) – Two Demo Videos
3. Common FAQs about VR&E and Enrollment Manger
4. Enrollment Manager Updates: Planned Future Updates
5. SCO Training Resources and Requirements (FAQs)

Relevant links:

1. June Office Hours recording
2. June Office Hours presentation
3. Office Hour FAQs

VR&E Contact Information and Resources

Relevant links and contact information:

1. VR&E homepage
2. VR&E factsheets (specific)
3. VR&E factsheets (general)
4. VetSuccess on campus information and contact information
5. VR&E customer support call center: 877-353-9791

Tungsten Contact Information and Resources

Relevant links and contact information:

1. VA VR&E-Tungsten microsite
2. Tungsten general reference materials
3. Tungsten support information
4. Tungsten contact support
5. Tungsten dedicated vendor support: 1-877-489-6135

Education File Instructions

The following documents can be uploaded directly to VA through the Education File Upload Portal:

Unique ID Not Needed:

• VA Form 22-8794 – Designation of Certifying Officials with training certificate(s).
• EFT and Tax ID update documents must be on organization letterhead.
• VA Form 22-10216 with VA Form 22-10215 – 35% Exemption Request and 85/15 reporting.
• VA Form 22-10215 – 85/15 reporting documents, which may include VA Form 22-10215a.
• VA Form 22-10216 – 35% Exemption Request.
• VA Form 22-1919 – Conflicting Interests Certification for Proprietary Schools
• VA Form 22-0831 – List of Affected Branches/Extensions for Centralized Certification.

Unique ID Needed:

• Compliance documents requested to support a scheduled compliance activity at your institution.

When you submit one of the documents listed above, the work item is created and dropped into a workload management tool for expedited processing.

The following documents cannot be uploaded directly to VA through the Education File Upload Portal:

• Approval documents to be reviewed by the State Approving Agency (SAA) of jurisdiction. These documents must be submitted directly to the SAA of jurisdiction.
• Documents/inquiries concerning claims. These documents must be submitted through AskVA.

Enrollment Manager Resources

Relevant links:

1. VA Education Platform Portal – you are highly encouraged to manually bookmark the Enrollment Manager portal by bookmarking https://iam.education.va.gov/.
2. Enrollment Manager user guide
3. Enrollment Manager FAQs
4. Enrollment Manager quick start guide – Institutions of Higher Learning
5. Enrollment Manager quick start guide – Non-College Degree
6. Enrollment Manager quick start guide – On-the-Job Training and Apprenticeship
7. Enrollment Manager quick start guide – Flight

Other SCO Resources

Relevant links:

1. School Certifying Official Handbook
2. School Certifying Officials Resource Page
3. GI Bill website
4. Education Liaison Representative points of contact

If you have questions or concerns about ID.me or Login.gov you must contact them directly. These systems are not managed by VA.

July Office Hour Registration

Please register for only one of the following sessions: Wednesday July 26, 2023, 11 a.m.– 12:15 p.m. ET Wednesday July 26, 2023, 1-2:15 p.m. ET Thursday July 27, 2023, 11 a.m.–12:15 p.m. ET Thursday July 27, 2023, 1–2:15pm ET To view the dates for other upcoming webinars, please visit the National Training Team- Schools Training Calendar. To receive communication messages from VA Education Service, you must be enrolled in GovDelivery.

If you have outstanding questions related to this material or if you have suggestions on future Office Hour presentation topics, please contact the National Training Team – Schools.

If you know a Veteran who is in crisis,

call the Veterans Crisis Line at 988 and press 1.