Student Educational Employment Program The Student Educational Employment Program combines all student hiring authorities into two components and two appointing authorities. It has two major programs: the Student Career Experience Program, and the Student Temporary Employment Program. See 5 C.F.R. §213.3202(a) and (b) (1997). Student Career Experience Program In the Student Career Experience Program students are hired to work in their academic field such as computer programming. They are eligible for a noncompetitive conversion to a permanent Federal position upon completion of their academic course work. Agencies may use 5 U.S.C. Chapter 41 and 5 C.F.R. part 410 authorities to pay for all or part of the following expenses: tuition and matriculation fees, library and laboratory services, materials and supplies, books (purchase or rental), and other services directly related to training, including travel and transportation expenses from duty stations and schools and between work experiences and study. See 5 U.S.C. §4109 (a)(2)(B) (1997).* Such training is subject to the prohibition on paying for academic degrees found in 5 U.S.C. §4107 (1997). A Federal agency may require a student to sign a continued service agreement to continue employment in the Federal agency for a specified period of time before accepting tuition assistance from the agency. Service in a non-pay status is not counted toward completion of the obligation unless it is at the convenience of the agency. See 5 U.S.C. §4108 (1997).* Since a student under the Student Career Experience Program is eligible to be noncompetitively converted to permanent status within 120 days of completion of their academic program, the student is responsible for ensuring that he or she completes all requirements for the position, including mandatory certification, prior to the end of the 120-day conversion period. Student Temporary Employment Program With the Student Temporary Employment Program, a manager may appoint students on a temporary basis to jobs that may or may not be related to the student's academic field. The intent is to provide maximum flexibility and opportunity to agencies and students that will meet varying needs on a short-term basis. An agency may use its training authority to pay for all or part of the student's job-related training expenses. Training Law and Veteran's Educational Assistance Under 38 U.S.C. §3681 (1997), veterans' educational assistance cannot be used to pay for training when an employee is attending training paid for under training law. This statute ensures that multiple payment is not made for the same training activity. For example, a Federal agency providing training under training law to a student appointed under 5 C.F.R. §213.3202 (1997) authority, who is also receiving veterans' educational assistance, must ensure that agency assistance is not provided for the same training.  This also applies to Federal fellowships, scholarships, and grants. Such a determination is necessary to protect the Government's financial interest. An employee would not be prohibited by 38 U.S.C. §3681 (1997) from having one training course paid for under training law and another course taken concurrently which is paid for under the law governing veterans' educational assistance allowances. For example, an employee could receive training in computer programming under training law during duty hours while receiving an allowance from the Department of Veterans Affairs for college instruction in business administration after hours during the same academic term. The computer programming course, however, cannot be a part of the same program of study for which the employee is receiving veterans' educational assistance. *This link is to the 1996 version of the document. To search for more recent updates select "Update" after following the link.