DOD Voluntary Education (VolEd) Institutional Compliance Program (ICP)

Welcome

The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel Readiness provides overall policy guidelines for voluntary education programs in the Department of Defense. These responsibilities are accomplished through the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy and the Chief of Continuing Education in the Educational Opportunities Directorate.

Application for DoD MOU

The revision to the Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 1322.25, "Voluntary Education Programs," includes an appendix containing the DoD Voluntary Education Partnership Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between DoD Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)) and educational institutions.  DoD policy requires educational institutions that wish to participate in the DoD Tuition Assistance (TA) Program to sign an MOU conveying the commitments and agreements between the educational institution and DoD prior to an educational institution receiving funds from a service's TA program. The memorandum and a list of educational institutions that have signed can be found at https://www.dodmou.com.

Areas Examined

•Recruiting, Marketing, & Advertising 

– Are Educational Institutions complying with the moral, legal, and ethical guidelines established in the MOU? 

• Financial Matters 

– Are Service members provided access to qualified and trained staff at Educational Institutions to answer financial questions and make informed decisions? 

• Accreditation 

– Are Educational Institutions accredited by a body recognized by the Department of Education and complying with programmatic accreditation requirements? 

• Post-Graduate Opportunities 

– Are Educational Institutions providing accurate information on post-graduate employment opportunities, so that students can make informed decisions?