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MyCAA Benefits
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, high-growth 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.
- Job Preparation: The schedules and locations of Military Spouses are always changing. Training in Portable Career fields, fields that are in high-demand and not restricted to location or time, prepares you to enter the workforce when you choose.
- Job Placement: MyCAA is currently developing networks of military-friendly employers who are looking to hire military spouses into good paying positions.
Who is Eligible:
The MyCAA program is open to all eligible spouses under the new program guidelines below:
- Spouse of an active duty Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine service member, or activated Reserve member in pay grades E1-E5, W1-W2, or O1-O2.
- If the spouse of National Guard and/or AGR member, the sponsor must be on federal Title 10 active duty orders as reported in DEERS.
- Spouses of Guard/Reserve members in an Alert, Transition Assistance, or Post Deployment status are not eligible.
- MyCAA accounts will be limited to the new $4,000 maximum benefit with a $2,000 fiscal year cap. Waivers to the fiscal year cap will be available for spouses pursuing licensure or credentials with a cost that exceeds the $2,000 fiscal year cap up to the total maximum assistance of $4,000.
- Spouses must finish their program of study within three years from the start date of the first course.
- Funding is limited to only Associate’s degrees, certifications and licensure programs.
MyCAA Certificate Programs available:
 Technical Training
- A+ Certification
- Network+ Certification
- Security+ Certification
- VMware
- EC-Council
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
- Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNA)
- Certified Information Systems Security
Professional (CISSP)
- Microsoft Office
- Career Training
- Project Training
- Microsoft SharePoint Training
- Adobe
- .NET
- ITIL
- Java
- MCSE
- MCTS
Career Training:
- Executive Office Administrator
- Web and Graphic Designer
- Medical Front Office Assistant & Administrator
All Programs Include Dedicated Mentoring Support!
Please e-mail New Horizons Albuquerque or call 505-830-7149 for more information on how to create your MyCAA Account.
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