MyCAA Career Advancement

Temporary Pause in new MyCAA approvals:

A Message from Dod:
In the days following the announcement of a temporary pause of the Career Advancement Account - MyCAA - we herad the concerns expressed by many program participants.

We regret the lack of notice in alerting you to the pause and assure you this was done in the best interest of all.

Although an operational assessment of the program had been planned after the first year, the assessment was intended to be transparent to MyCAA usera. The pause announced last week resulted from an unforeseen, unprecendented spike in enrollments. In January 2010 MyCAA application increaded six fold and that trend continued in February. These applications were overwhelming the system intended to support the program and almost reached the budget threshold.

For those of you who have currently approved financial account documents, your documents will be honored. We encourse those spouses who were in the process of developing their career plans to continue to do so.

We are reviewing all procedures, financial assistance documents and the overall program. We apologize for any inconvenienve this may have caused. We expect to annoucne our long-term strategies very soon.

What is the MyCAA program?

The Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts (MyCAA) program is the Department of Defense’s (DoD) employment assistance program for military spouses of active duty service members.

DoD is committed to helping military spouses find employment in high-demand, highgrowth Portable Career fields. It is a proven fact that the more training and education job seekers have, the more likely they are to get better jobs at higher salaries. That’s why MyCAA offers the following:

Training: Eligible military spouses are now able to receive up to $6,000 of MyCAA Financial Assistance (FA) that can help them pursue education, training, licenses, certificates and degrees leading to employment in Portable Career fields. Please see the MyCAA Fact Sheet which provides basic information about the MyCAA program and military spouse eligibility. This Fact Sheet also provides points of contact for who can help spouses, schools and participating organizations.

How to get started with Champions and the MyCAA Program

1. Call Champions School of Real Estate and discuss with a career counselor the best choice for your career advancement. We offer training for Real Estate, Loan Officers, Appraisal, and Home Inspection
2. Register with MyCAA to receive approval. Follow this link to Register.
3. Upon approval, call your Career Counselor at Champions School of Real Estate to get registered in the courses.
4. Get started training for your new career!

What are the terms and conditions for MyCAA spouses?

Each eligible spouse must electronically sign a Statement of Understanding (SOU) confirming the following statements:

• I have read the MyCAA Fact Sheet and agree that I am eligible to participate in MyCAA.
• I confirm that my goal is to pursue employment in a Portable Career field.
• I understand that if I fail a course or fail to complete a course, my MyCAA Account will be closed until I complete counseling with a Military OneSource Career and Education Consultant and get the support I need to successfully pursue my Portable Career goals.
• I understand that if I fail to enter correct school and course information into the MyCAA Account system, I could be held responsible for paying for courses included in my Career and Training Plan.
• I authorize MyCAA to release information necessary to work with my school for MyCAA Financial Assistance.
• I authorize the release of my school records, to include grade/transcripts and financial reports concerning my enrollments for the school(s) I have included in my Career and Training Plan to the Department of Defense.