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JAN Job Accommodation Network
A service provided by the U S DOL O ce of Disability
Employment Policy (ODEP) that provides expert and con dential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues
JATA Job Assistance Training Application
Online application that provides job assistance training and can be used as a comprehensive review of TAP Workshop concepts and basic job search skills Provided through ACAP On-line
JTPA Job Training and Placement Assistance
Job Training Partnership Act of 1982, enacted to establish federal assistance programs to prepare youth and unskilled adults for entry into the labor force and to provide job training to economically disadvantaged and other individuals facing serious barriers to employment ”
KSA Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Refers to any knowledge, skills, and abilities that one has gained through education, training, or work experience
LVER Local Veterans Employment Representative
As part of the VETS program, LVERs are state employees that provide employment assistance to veterans in local NM Workforce Connection o ces ”
MCCS Marine Corps Community Services rough Marine and Family Services Branches at each major installation, provides mandatory preseparation counseling and other transition and employment assistance, through TAMP to Marine Corps service members and veterans
MGIB Montgomery GI Bill
Bill that provides educational bene ts to veterans Includes Chapter 30 and Chapter 1606
MOPH Military Order of the Purple Heart Membership organization of combat wounded veterans that promotes patriotism, service to veterans, and service to communities ”
MOS Military Occupational Specialty
Refers to a speci c military occupation Each branch of service has MOS codes used to refer to those occupations
NM HED VET New Mexico Higher Education Department Veterans Employment & Training Division of NM HED that contracts with VA to approve schools and facilities in New Mexico for providing educational bene ts through the GI Bills
NMVIC New Mexico Veterans Integration Center
A nonpro t organization that responds to the needs
of veterans, with focus on those who are homeless or experiencing a housing crisis, through the provision of quality employment training, housing and supportive services
ODEP Of ce of Disability Employment Policy O ce within U S DOL that develops and in uences disability employment-related policies and practices a ecting an increase in the employment of people with disabilities Provides services through JAN
OJT On-the-Job Training
Training that occurs while a person is working at a business or workplace
OSDBU Of ce of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
VA o ce that provides extensive services to veteran business owners including VOSBs and DVOSBs
PVA Paralyzed Veterans of America
Membership organization that seeks to provide services for and supports medical research and civil rights of veterans with disabilities and their families
REALifelines Recovery and Employment Assistance Lifelines
A joint project of U S DOL, the Bethesda Naval Medical Center and the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center to ensure that seriously wounded and injured service members who cannot return to active duty are trained for rewarding new careers in the private sector
REAP Reserve Educational Assistance
Program
Education bene ts providing educational assistance to members of the reserve components - Selected Reserve and IRR - who are called or ordered to active service in response to a war or national emergency, as declared by the President or Congress
SBA United States Small Business Administration Federal administration that provides assistance to small
businesses through access to capital, entrepreneurial development, government contracting, and advocacy Runs the O ce of Veterans Business Development & VBOCs
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