APPLICATION FOR HIGH
TECHNOLOGY VETERANS EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SKILLS (VET TEC 2.0)
PROGRAM (VA Form 22-10297)
New
collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
No
Regular
03/30/2026
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
4,412
0
4,412
0
48,797
0
On January 2, 2025, the Elizabeth Dole
Field and Community Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act
(Pub. L. 118-210) was signed into law. This legislation, referred
to as the DOLE Act, established a new Veteran Technology program
titled “High-Technology Veterans Education, Training and Skills
(VET TEC 2.0) Program”. VET TEC 2.0 allows Veterans to enroll in
courses outside the traditional definition of higher education to
obtain skillsets highly desired by employers. VA is authorized to
provide educational assistance for these high technology programs
of education that begin prior to September 30, 2027. This new
information collection is being used to implement section 212 of
Pub. L. 118-210 and the VA requires approval of this information
collection to allow eligible individuals to apply to enroll with a
qualified training provider, allow eligible Training Providers to
seek approval of their programs under VET TEC 2.0, and to allow VA
to track the number of annual participants. The VA Form 22-10297 is
the form that students will utilize to apply for the new
High-Technology Veterans Education, Training and Skills (VET TEC
2.0) Program. The VA Form 22-10401 is the form that Training
Providers will utilize to seek approval of their programs under the
new High-Technology Veterans Education, Training and Skills (VET
TEC 2.0) Program.
PL:
Pub.L. 118 - 210 212 Name of Law: Elizabeth Dole Field and
Community Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act
The total number of respondents
for this information new collection is estimated to be 4,000
respondents annually, as that is the approval limit each year for
the Vet Tec 2.0 program, as provided in the Elizabeth Dole Field
and Community Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act (Pub.
L. 118-210). VBA cannot make further assumptions about the
population of respondents because of the variability of factors
such as educational background and wage potential of respondents.
Therefore, VBA used general wage data for "All Occupations" to
estimate the respondents' costs associated with completing the
information collection. Legally, respondents may not pay a person
or business for assistance in completing the information collection
and a person or business may not accept payment for assisting a
respondent in completing the information collection. Therefore,
there are no expected overhead costs for completing the information
collection.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
03/30/2026
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Application for High-Technology Veterans Education, Training and Skills (VET TEC 2.0) Program