Post-Separation Transition Assistance Program (TAP) Assessment (PSTAP) Outcome Study : U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs , January 29 , 2024
January 29, 2024
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
From the report, "The modern Transition Assistance Program (TAP) was established in 19911 to ease the transition of Service members who were involuntarily separated from the military. The program has evolved to serve all transitioning Service members (TSMs) in their transition from military to civilian life with the institution of the Veterans Opportunity to Work (VOW) to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 (P.L. 112-56). The version of TAP in place during this study’s execution, the TAP Curriculum2 provides TSMs and their families with the skills and knowledge needed to navigate their transition. In order to continually evaluate and improve this program, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has designed the Post-Separation Transition Assistance Program (PSTAP) Assessment Outcome Study, which began in 2019. The study uses a CrossSectional Survey and a Longitudinal Survey to collect information from Veterans after separation. This information will aid VA in the continual improvement of TAP and ensure TSMs receive the information on benefits and services they need in the most effective manner. PSTAP seeks to ensure TAP provides necessary information to improve TSMs’ short- and long-term outcomes in the life domains of employment, education, health and relationships, finances and well-being. Specifically, Veterans’ responses to the PSTAP surveys assist VA in improving TAP in three key areas:
1. Identify what is most important to Veterans in determining their satisfaction with TAP.
2. Determine what to do to improve the experience.
3. Guide training and/or operational activities aimed at enhancing the knowledge, awareness and access to benefits and services available to Veterans."
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