About

Mission:

The Veteran’s Electrical Entry Program (VEEP) is designed by the electrical training ALLIANCE to fill two needs facing the United States currently. The first is providing transitioning service members and recently separated veterans the ability to reenter the civilian workforce in a high demand field that offers excellent earning potential. This helps VEEP accomplish its second goal, providing high quality electricians to an industry facing a major shortage of skilled labor.

---

---

VEEP understands that the transition to civilian life can be stressful. To help alleviate that, the program is provided at no cost to the participant and can be done while transitioning out of the military. Prior to attending VEEP, participants decide where in the United States they would like to live and work after completion of the program. The electrical training ALLIANCE then facilitates an agreement for direct entry of the candidate into the training center (JATC) that has jurisdiction in that location. Once an agreement has been made, the participant is approved to attend VEEP. All of our training options are open to recently separated veterans of all military services including Coast Guard, National Guard ** and Reserve**. That means up to 5 years from separation date to date of application. In addition the Inside Electrician offerings are available while active duty, under SkillBridge.

To be a qualified applicant and gain direct entry upon graduation:

Category	Inside	Line
Veteran w/ separation date < 5 yr from application	Yes	Yes
Active duty attending under SkillBridge agreement	Yes	No **** Only SSVP
DD-214 does or will show when available, Honorable or General, Under Honorable Character of Service	Yes	Yes
CDL-A	No	*

**Special Note – Reservist and Guardsman – please enter your active-duty terminal leave date on the application.

There are multiple training options, to sort out some of the details for Inside programs see this linked table, and the schedules below for both Inside and Line:

Inside Electrician in person training- 7 weeks in Anchorage Alaska – Cohort AK07 September 3 through October 25, 2024. Applications open February 1, 2024.

Cohort	Start Date	Duration	End Date	Applications Open Date
AK07	9/3/2024	7 weeks	10/18/2024	closed
AK08	9/2/25	7 weeks	10/17/25	1/6/25

What to expect in person.

Inside Electrician Hybrid training- San Diego California – Starting with Cohort 4, online self paced training for up to 3 months, followed by 5 weeks of in person training.

Cohort		Duration	Start Hybrid	Start In Person Date	End Date	Applications Open Date
SD03		7 weeks	NA	10/7/2024	11/22/2024	closed
SD04		5 weeks plus online	1/28/25	4/28/2025	5/30/2025	open
SD05		5 weeks plus online	7/28/25	10/20/2025	11/21/2025	2/4/25

What to expect in person.

Inside Electrician Hybrid training- Los Angeles California – 9 weeks total, 6 weeks virtual classroom finishing with three weeks in person.

What to expect Hybrid

Inside Electrician Hybrid training- Atlanta, GA – 9 weeks total, 6 weeks virtual classroom finishing with three weeks in person.

Cohort	Start Virtual Date	Start In Person Date	End Date	Applications Open Date
ATL01	4/14/25	5/27/25	6/13/25	open

Inside Electrician Hybrid training, West Jordan, UT– 6 months of self paced online training finishing with four weeks in person at West Jordan Utah

Cohort	Start Virtual Date	Start In Person Date	End Date	Applications Open Date
UT01	1/4/24	6/3/24	6/22/24	closed
UT02	02/03/25	08/04/25	08/29/25	open

What to expect Hybrid Utah

Inside Electrician Hybrid training, Pensacola Florida– 6 months of self paced online training finishing with three weeks in person.

Cohort	Start Virtual Date	Start In Person Date	End Date	Applications Open Date
PEN01	1/15/25	6/2/25	6/20/25	open

What to expect Hybrid PEN

Inside Electrician Computer Mediated Learning training – National program supported cohort, self paced, from 7 weeks to 6 months duration, the electrical training ALLIANCE cohort forms up over the course of the year. Listed on SkillBridge DoD site as “Washington State”

Cohort	Start Virtual Date	Duration	End Date	Applications Open Date
IC04	rolling start dates	7 weeks to 6 mo.	individualized	closed for 2024- cohort is full

Inside Electrician Computer Mediated Learning training -San Bernardino-Riverside JATCs also support a cohort each year. Applications open in October and start date is in January for the bulk of the group, but due to the self paced nature some participants can start later. This is self-paced but anyone wishing to stay in San Bernardino or Riverside has to be finished and available for employment by August. Applications are closed at this time for the 2024 cohort.

Cohort	Start Virtual Date	Duration	End Date	Applications Open Date
SB03	1/8/2024	6 weeks to 6 mo.	individualized	closed
SB04	Jan. 2025	6 weeks to 6 mo.	individualized	open

What to expect in CML.

Lineman Cohorts

	Lazy Q Ranch	Midwest Line College	SSVP
Veteran with separation date 5 years or less from current year.	Yes	Yes	No
Active duty attending under SkillBridge agreement.	No	No	Yes **ONLY available if you reside in or will after separation, one of the following states. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
DD-214 does or will show when available, Honorable, General or Under Honorable Character of Service.	Yes	Yes	Yes
Unrestricted CDL A to apply.   ** No automatic transmission CDLs will be accepted.	No ** If accepted, will need in hand 2 weeks prior to school starting.	No **Shall obtain Unrestricted CDL A within 60 days, post-graduation.	No
Duration	16 Weeks with 2 one-week breaks	13 Weeks	6 Weeks
Work Week	6 Days 10 Hrs.	5 Days 8 Hrs.	5 Days 8 Hrs.
GI Bill	No	No **Possibly in 2025	No
Cost	Free	Tuition based	Free
Drug Testing	Yes	Yes	Yes
Take and pass industry Aptitude Test	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cohort Size	60 seats	30 seats	No limit, subject to change

Lazy Q Ranch in La Grange Texas

15 weeks outside La Grange Texas – Two cohorts per Year (Spring & Fall)

What to Expect

Cohort	Accepting Applications	Interview Cycle	Start Date	Breaks	End Date Graduation
11  Fall  (2024)	Received after July 10th will be interviewed for Spring 2025	Start 2nd week of September until Jan. 10th.	9/03/24	10/12 – 10/20 11/24 – 12/01	12/18/24
12  Spring  (2025)	Received after Jan. 10th will be interviewed for Fall 2025 session	Starts 2nd week of March until July 10th.	3/4/25	4/12 – 4/20 5/21 – 5/28	6/18/25
13  Fall  (2025)	Received after July 10th will be interviewed for Spring 2026	Start 2nd week of September until Jan. 10th.	9/2/25	10/11 – 10/19 11/23 – 11/20	12/17/25

Midwest Line College

What to Expect

Cohort	Accepting Applications	Start Date	Breaks	End Date Graduation
Spring  Cohort 5	Year Round	Feb. 10th.	3/17 – 3/21	May 9th.
Summer Cohort 6		May 27th.	6/30 – 7/4	Aug 22nd.
Fall Cohort 7		Sept. 15th.	11/24 – 11/28	Dec. 12th.

Special Note ** SSVP

What to Expect

Cohort	Accepting Applications	Interview Cycle	Start Date	Breaks	End Date Graduation
Cohort 3	Year Round		9/23/24		11/1/24
Cohort 4			10/21/24		11/29/24
Cohort 5			11/18/24		12/27/24

Participation by active duty personnel at in person training requires approval through the service members’ chain of command. Once enrolled, training is in lieu of daily duty requirements while still on active duty. The training must typically be started within the final 180 days of service to take advantage of this aspect, check with your base Transition Assistance team for details. Inside Electrician training is approved for and can support SkillBridge participants.

Our pre-apprenticeship programs prepare participants to succeed in an incredible career. After completing a VEEP pre-apprenticeship, the participant receives direct entry into the apprenticeship program at their agreed upon location. Since all NECA/IBEW Apprenticeship programs are state & federally accredited, participants in the apprenticeships are eligible to collect their GI Bill benefits while working towards becoming journey-level worker in their field.

---