Education Department Finalizes Rehab Training Program Priorities for 2025
Published Date: 6/17/2025
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Summary
The Department of Education is updating rules for the Rehabilitation Long-Term Training program to help train and keep more vocational rehab workers where they're needed most. These changes kick in for funding competitions starting in fiscal year 2025 and aim to fix staff shortages at state agencies. If you’re involved in training or recruiting rehab pros, this update is your new playbook!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
New RLTT Priorities for Training Programs
The Department of Education announced new priorities and requirements for the Rehabilitation Long-Term Training (RLTT) program that focus on the Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD) and six rehabilitation topic areas. The Department may use these priorities for funding competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2025 and later years.
Targeted Effort to Keep and Recruit VR Staff
The action is intended to address national needs in the RLTT program, particularly the retention of vocational rehabilitation (VR) personnel at State VR agencies and recruitment of VR professionals where there are shortages through training of Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) scholars. These measures relate to competitions starting in FY 2025 and later.
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