Fiscal Year 2025 School Certifying Official Annual Training Notice: 60-Day Reminder
Greetings School Certifying Official (SCO),
As required by the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017, SCOs at Covered Educational Institutions must complete annual training administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
As a reminder, the training cycle window will close on August 31, 2025.
How does this impact my school?
Your school is identified as a “Covered Educational Institution” for Fiscal Year 2025 because there were 20 or more individuals enrolled using educational assistance under Title 38, United States Code.
Note: Main and branch campuses are considered separately as they have separate facility codes.
How can I confirm my training compliance?
- Go to the SCO Training Portal
- Select the Welcome section of the SCO Portal
- Confirm the number of Completed modules in the Your Completion Status table
- Compare your number of completed modules to the current training requirements
Note: If you have completed your annual training requirements, please disregard this message. This message serves as a reminder; it does not indicate non-compliance.
What are the consequences for non-compliance?
If SCOs at covered institutions fail to complete the annual training, VA can:
- Remove the SCO's ability to certify enrollments
- Refer the institution to the State Approving Agency to determine withdrawal actions
How will the SCO's ability to certify be restored?
Non-compliant SCOs at covered educational institutions will be required to take training to restore their ability to certify enrollments to VA. Questions should be directed to Ask VA.
Additional Questions?
If you still have questions, please visit the SCO Training webpage to review existing SCO training requirements. If there are training questions, please reach out to the National Training Team - Schools at edutraining.vbaco@va.gov.
SCO Resources:
Resources for Schools
School Certifying Official Handbook
Covered Educational Institutions List
Respectfully,
National Training Team - Schools
Education Service
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