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22-6553d-1
Monthly Certification of On-the-Job and Apprenticeship Training
- Agency
- VA
- Revision
- January 2025
- Fillable fields
- 29
- Pages
- 2
- Official source
- VA form page
- Checked
- October 20, 2026
VA Form 22-6553d-1: Monthly Certification of On-the-Job and Apprenticeship Training
VA Form 22-6553d-1 is the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Monthly Certification of On-the-Job and Apprenticeship Training. It is an employer form, not a trainee application. The form says the employer completes, dates and signs it on or after the last day of the last month shown in Item 1, and its instructions are addressed to the certifying official. It reports the hours a trainee trained each month, whether the trainee pursued the approved program and whether the wage rate follows the training agreement.
The form is two pages. Page 1 holds the training facility and trainee details, the instructions, Items 1 to 9 and the Privacy Act and respondent burden notices. Page 2 lists the two VA Regional Processing Offices and the states each one serves. The Privacy Act notice says VA cannot pay the student any education benefits until it receives the information. You can fill out the PDF free in your browser on this page and download the result without an account.
What's on VA Form 22-6553d-1
Items 1 and 2: months and hours
The month or months and year to be certified, and the number of hours trained for each month, including any hours of related training given during working hours.
Items 3 to 5: program status
Whether the trainee was pursuing the approved program for the months shown, and if not, the date terminated and the reason. Item 5 also shows if the trainee attained the complete job skills of a journeyman.
Items 6A to 6C: wage rate
Whether the wage rate is in accordance with the training agreement, and if not, the new rate and its effective date.
Item 7: remarks
More information on a change in the wage rate, a change in the number of dependents for a trainee receiving additional educational allowance for dependents, or unsatisfactory conduct or progress.
Items 8A to 9: certification
A certification that the statements are true and correct, the penalty statement, the certifying official's printed name and title, the date signed and the signature in ink.
How to complete VA Form 22-6553d-1
- 1
Wait for the last month to end
The form says the employer completes, dates and signs it on or after the last day of the last month shown in Item 1.
- 2
Enter the months and hours
List each month and year in Item 1 and the hours trained in Item 2, including any hours of related training given during working hours.
- 3
Report the program status
Check a box in Item 3. If training was terminated, complete Items 4 and 5.
- 4
Check the wage rate
Answer Item 6A. If the trainee received a wage increase or decrease not in accordance with the training agreement, show the new rate in 6B and its effective date in 6C.
- 5
Add remarks and sign
Use Item 7 for any extra information, then enter the certifying official's name, title and date in Items 8A and 8B and sign Item 9 in ink.
- 6
Mail it to the right office
Send it to the Regional Processing Office that handles claims for the state in which the training facility is located, listed on page 2.
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Where to send it and getting help
Eastern Region
VA Regional Office, P.O. Box 4616, Buffalo, NY 14240-4616. It serves CO, CT, DC, DE, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY, APO/FPO AA, foreign schools and the US Virgin Islands.
Western Region
VA Regional Office, P.O. Box 8888, Muskogee, OK 74402-8888. It serves AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, FL, GA, HI, ID, LA, MS, NM, NV, OK, OR, PR, SC, TX, UT, WA, APO/FPO AP, Guam, the Philippines, American Samoa and the Mariana Islands.
Which office
The form says to send it to the Regional Processing Office that handles claims for the state in which your training facility is located.
Questions
The form lists 1-888-GI-BILL-1 (1-888-442-4551), and the Federal Relay number 711 for users of the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD).
Edition
The JAN 2025 edition supersedes VA Form 22-6553d-1, DEC 2021, which will not be used. It carries OMB Approved No. 2900-0178, which expires 01/31/2028.
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Who uses VA Form 22-6553d-1?
The form is completed by the employer or training facility about a trainee, and sent to VA.
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Questions about Form 22-6553d-1
Who fills out VA Form 22-6553d-1?
The employer. The form says the employer completes, dates and signs it, and its instructions are addressed to the certifying official. The form has no trainee signature line.
When is the form completed?
The form says on or after the last day of the last month shown in Item 1.
Which hours are counted in Item 2?
The instructions say to enter the number of hours trained for each month shown, including any hours of related training given during working hours.
What if the trainee's wage changed?
If the trainee received a wage increase or decrease not in accordance with the training agreement, the instructions say to show the new rate and its effective date in Items 6B and 6C, with any more detail in Item 7.
What if the trainee stopped training or finished?
Check No in Item 3 and complete Items 4 and 5 with the termination date and reason. If the trainee attained the complete job skills of a journeyman, the instructions say to show this in Item 5.
Where is VA Form 22-6553d-1 sent?
To the Regional Processing Office for the state where the training facility is located: P.O. Box 4616, Buffalo, NY 14240-4616 or P.O. Box 8888, Muskogee, OK 74402-8888.