Career Advancement Account (CAA) Program
 
The Military Spouse Career Advancement Account Demonstration Project is a full and collaborative partnership between the Department of Labor and Department of Defense. This project is the second grant that Cumberland County Workforce Development has been awarded to service the spouses of active duty military soldiers stationed at Ft. Bragg and Pope AFB.  Career Advancement Accounts (CAA) are self-managed accounts that enable military spouses to gain skills needed to successfully enter,  navigate, and advance in 21st century jobs. CAA pays for expenses directly related to post-secondary education and training, including tuition, fees, books, and equipment necessary to complete the education or training credentialing and licensing fees.

The goals of the CAA Demonstration Project are to provide targeted military spouses with financial assistance to pursue post-secondary education and training and to obtain credentials/licenses required for obtaining and retaining employment and advancing in their careers; provide highly-skilled, well-trained workers to employers in high-growth, high-demand industries and sectors; increase the financial stability of military families; and support the retention and readiness of the U.S. Armed Forces. Participants of the CAA Project are to choose training that should meet the criterion of high growth, high demand occupations which were determined through the collaboration of Department of Labor and Department of Defense. The recipient of a CAA must enter training in the following fields in order to be sponsored: financial services, education, health care, information technology, construction, hospitality, human resources, business administration and homeland security. In order for a person to be eligible to participate, an individual must be married to an Active Duty service member, stationed at Ft. Bragg or Pope AFB, must me 18 years of age or older, must be a U.S. Citizen or other eligible, must have at least one year remaining at Ft. Bragg or Pope AFB and two years remaining in service or current contract.

Fort Bragg	Pope Air Force Base