State Approving Agency | Utah Department of Veterans and Military Affairs

The Utah Department of Veterans and Military Affairs is the State Approving Agency (SAA) for the state of Utah. The SAA performs all duties necessary for the inspection, approval, and supervision of schools, training establishments, and other educational institutions to ensure standards and requirements are met for Veterans utilizing their GI Bill® funds. These standards are defined in Title 38, U.S.C.

Duties of the SAA include providing application assistance, conducting program reviews, and acting as a liaison with all related organizations, agencies, and individuals to help veterans and other eligible persons achieve their educational and vocational goals.

For more information about the approval process, please reach out to the Utah SAA team.

SAA Contact Information:
Email: SAA Email
Phone: (801) 584-1972

VA Education Platform (Enrollment Manager Login) Sign in to dgib (va.gov)
SCO User Guide: https://benefits.va.gov/gibill/docs/guides/enrollment-manager-sco-user-guide.pdf
IHL Quick Guide: Quick Start Guide for IHL School Certifying Officials (va.gov)
NCD Quick Guide: Quick Start Guide for NCD School Certifying Officials (va.gov)
OJT/Apprenticeship Quick Guide: On-the-Job Training and Apprenticeship Enrollment Manager Quick Start Guide (va.gov)

VA maintains a School Training & Information Resources page on the GI Bill® Website Resources For Schools | Veterans Affairs (va.gov)
The School Certifying Official Handbook School Certifying Official Handbook (On-line) (va.gov) is a web-based document which provides detailed information regarding VA education information for Certifying Officials.
OJT Only: Employers Certification Handbook for OJT & Apprenticeships Employer’s Certification Handbook On-The-Job Training & Apprenticeship Programs (va.gov)
Ask VA (AVA) Home · Custom Portal (va.gov) is our new online tool that replaced the Information Routing & Inquiry service (IRIS) and the GI Bill Help Portal. Use Ask VA to send us your questions, updates, and documents online.

The toll-free number for the Education Call Center is 1-888-442-4551. The Call Center is in Muskogee, OK, and Education Case Managers are available 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (CST), Monday through Friday. The system’s automated functions can provide information about benefits, applications, etc., and are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Individual Veterans can access their own records to obtain the date of last benefit payment, check amounts, etc. Please utilize the automated system as much as possible.

Robert Kohutek

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SAA Director

Email:
SAA Email

Michael Toone

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Program Specialist

Email:
SAA Email

For Veterans and Beneficiaries

You can see if an educational institution or program is currently approved for the GI Bill by using the Web Enabled Approval Management System (WEAMS) school search provided by the VA. If you have a question for a State Approving Agency outside of Utah, you can find contact information on the National Association of State Approving Agencies website.

Learn more about state and federal education benefits: Education Benefits