• Veterans Readjustment Appointments (VRA)
  
  Veterans Readjustment Appointment (VRA) is a noncompetitive appointment of a veteran in the excepted service. The employee obtains competitive status and career or career conditional tenure upon satisfactory completion of a two-year trial period and education and training. Normally, a formal education and/or training plan is prepared before the employee is appointed - a combined effort between the first-line supervisor, the selected candidate, and a Human Resources Consultant.
  
  The education and training requirements identified in the plan are tailored to fit the requirements of the position and the needs of the employee. Training can be on- or off-duty and can include any, or a combination of the following: college education, vocational or technical school, on-the-job training, or attendance at government-sponsored training.

• Worker Trainee Opportunities Program (WTOP)
  
  The Worker-Trainee Opportunities Program (WTOP) was designed as a part of the Government's continuing effort to hire and develop low-skilled and disadvantaged persons. The WTOP is primarily used to fill positions restructured at a very low entry level, referred to as developmental jobs, which require special types of training and developmental experiences that lead to target positions at higher grade levels.

  When someone is selected as a candidate under the WTOP, his/her supervisor must prepare a Worker-Trainee Development Plan . The supervisor provides work experiences with a mixture of the kinds of tasks associated with the present position and the kinds associated with the target position. The supervisor also provides training specifically designed to help the trainee meet the specific qualification requirements of the target job. The central element of the entire WTOP process is the interaction between the supervisor and the individual.

  WTOP is often used in conjunction with the Department’s Welfare-to-Work Program.

   

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