**Duration of Vocational Training**

**§21.8070 Basic duration of a vocational training program.**

\(a\) *Basic duration of a vocational training program*. The duration of
a vocational training program, as paragraphs (e)(1) and (e)(2) of
§21.8020 provide, may not exceed 24 months of full-time training,
services, and assistance or the part-time equivalent, except as §21.8072
allows. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1804(d), 1814)

\(b\) *Responsibility for estimating the duration of a vocational
training program*. While preparing the individualized written plan of
vocational rehabilitation, the CP or VRC will estimate the time the
child needs to complete a vocational training program. (Authority: 38
U.S.C. 1804(c), 1814)

\(c\) *Duration and scope of training must meet general requirements for
entry into the selected occupation*. The child will receive training,
services, and assistance, as §21.8120 describes, for a period that VA
determines the child needs to reach the level employers generally
recognize as necessary for entry into employment in a suitable
occupational objective. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1804(c), 1814)

\(d\) *Approval of training beyond the entry level*. To qualify for
employment in a particular occupation, the child may need training that
exceeds the amount a person generally needs for employment in that
occupation. VA will provide the necessary additional training under one
or more of the following conditions:

\(1\) Training requirements for employment in the child's vocational
goal in the area where the child lives or will seek employment exceed
those job seekers generally need for that type of employment;

\(2\) The child is preparing for a type of employment in which he or she
will be at a definite disadvantage in competing with nondisabled persons
and the additional training will offset the competitive disadvantage;

\(3\) The choice of a feasible occupation is limited, and additional
training will enhance the child's employability in one of the feasible
occupations; or

\(4\) The number of employment opportunities within a feasible
occupation is restricted. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1804(c), 1814)

\(e\) *Estimating the duration of the training period*. In estimating
the length of the training period the eligible child needs, the CP or
VRC must determine that:

\(1\) The proposed vocational training would not normally require a
person without a disability more than 24 months of full-time pursuit, or
the part-time equivalent, for successful completion; and

\(2\) The program of training and other services the child needs, based
upon VA's evaluation, will not exceed 24 months or the part-time
equivalent. In calculating the proposed program's length, the CP or VRC
will follow the procedures in §21.8074(a). (Authority: 38 U.S.C.
1804(d), 1814)

\(f\) *Required selection of an appropriate vocational goal*. If the
total period the child would require for completion of an initial
vocational training program in paragraph (e) of this section is more
than 24 months, or the part-time equivalent, the CP or VRC must work
with the child to select another suitable initial vocational goal.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1804(d)(2), 1814)

*Next Section is §21.8072*