MELT-VET (MachinE Learning Training for VETerans)
Southern Illinois University
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- Who it's for
- US veterans with DD-214 separation date
Open to: veterans. - Cost
- Free
- Free with no benefit?
- Yes: no GI Bill, VR&E or VET TEC benefit needed.
- What you get
- Self-paced intro AI (Artificial Intelligence)/ML course in R with digital badge
- Type
- Certification or course
- Credential strength
- 2/5: Vendor badge or course certificate; good for skills, limited weight with employers.
- Duration
- ~18 to 20 weeks
- Format
- Online (Online self-paced)
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Next start
- Anytime
- Jobs it can lead to
- AI Engineer; Machine Learning Engineer; Data Scientist; AI Product Manager
- Official page
- upskill.siu.edu/product?catalog=MELT-VET
- Last checked
- Sep 30, 2026