Located in:
- Program-specific Requirements for Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth Activities under Title I-B
The Unified or Combined State Plan must include the following with respect to activities carried out under subtitle B--
b. 3. Provide the Procedure, Eligibility Criteria, and Information Requirements for Determining Training Provider Initial and Continued Eligibility, Including Registered Apprenticeship Programs (wioa Section 122).
Current Narrative:
To be included on the Eligible Training Provider List (ETPL), providers must submit an online application to the Local Workforce Development Board (LWDB) for the area where they wish to provide training services. A separate electronic application must be submitted for each training program, and the training program must be on the current Projected Employment Opportunities List. An application can be made online through the Arkansas Consumer Report System. The Arkansas Consumer Report System, or ACRS for short, is an interactive web site that contains a comprehensive listing of training providers and programs within the State of Arkansas. However, ACRS is best known as the web site that houses the WIOA Eligible Training Provider List (ETPL).This list is a subset of providers and programs that have been certified by Local Workforce Development Boards (LDBs) as eligible providers of training under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Through this website, training providers who wish to be included on the ETPL can submit an electronic application and LDBs can evaluate the applications.
Providers who may apply to be included on the ETPL include:
• An institution of higher education that provides a program that leads to a recognized postsecondary credential;
• Another public or private provider of a program of training services, which may include joint labor-management organizations, and eligible providers of adult education and literacy activities, if such activities are provided in combination with occupational skills training. These providers must have all appropriate licenses to operate in the State of Arkansas and will be required to submit copies of such licenses. The information will then be verified by the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services (ADWS).
• An entity that carries out programs under the National Apprenticeship Act will be included and maintained on the ETPL for so long as their program remains registered. These providers will be required to contact ADWS to make known their desire to be listed and provide documentation that verifies their program is a registered apprenticeship program certified by the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship.
The procedures for initial and continued eligibility for the Eligible Training Provider List are available online at: www.dws.arkansas.gov/wioa.htm
As of July 1, 2015, the TAA program for the State of Arkansas utilizes the WIOA Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List for enrollment of TAA participants in training in demand occupations.