What does partnership mean to VR&E?

Partnership between the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Labor exists on a national as well as local level. VR&E Service and Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS) work together in partnership to provide direct job service to Ch31 participants.

The Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense formed a close partnership in 1991 that addresses the adjustment needs of disabled service men and women through the Disabled Transition Assistance Program (DTAP). This partnership affords disabled service members access to VR&E at an early point of transition from military to civilian occupations.

The Compensated Work Therapy Program of Veterans Health Administration and VR&E partnership works by bringing transitional and permanent jobs to veterans who may be returning to the workforce following medical rehabilitation. For eligible veterans this partnership can provide vocational rehabilitation that combines work and training for new job skills.

What do VR&E partners do?

Partners provide a variety of important services in combination with the VA vocational rehabilitation program that can help with adjustment to disability in the work place, enhance self-awareness, and connect people to employers.

Who are VR&E partners?

The major national partners of VR&E include the Veterans Health Administration - Hospitals, Clinics, Vet Centers, Veterans Industries, the Department of Labor's Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS), the National Veterans Employment Program, the Department of Defense Transition Assistance and Disabled Transition Assistance Programs (DTAP). These major partners have staff who are accessible to veterans and VR&E locally. VR&E staff may also enlist the help of additional state or community partners that are unique to a particular community or area.

Links to Internet sites of some of our partners are listed below.

The following Internet Links are provided as informational resources that relate to employment and vocational rehabilitation. The Department of Veterans Affairs does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of these linked websites.

Federal Partners

• Department of Labor
• Department of Defense
• VHA Veterans Industries
• Department of Labor's Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS)
• National Veterans Employment Program
• Army Materiel Command: Always A Soldier
• Computer/Electronics Accommodations Program
• HireVetsFirst
• Military Sealift Command
• ProudtoServeAgain.com

State & Local Government Partners

• National Association of Counties
• National Governors Association
• Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (EGSR)

Private Sector Partners

• Transferable Skills Analysis - VocRehab.com (TSA)
• Pearson Government Solutions
• The Home Depot
• Teletech
• Kelsey-Seybold Clinics St. Luke's Episcopal Health System, NM & TX
• MilitaryStars >> Job Fairs and Career Fairs for Military Veterans
• Sprint
• MarineMax
• Mortgage Bankers Association

Union Partners

• Helmets to Hardhats

Faith Based | Non Profit | Community Initiative Partners

• YMCA
• Disabled Sports USA
• Goodwill Industries International
• New Life Academy (501c)
• International Association of Jewish Vocational Services (IAJVS)
• The Veterans Business Training Center (VBTC): Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation

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