Narrative: d. 4.

The EDD provides all UI customers information on the CTB program, work search requirements, and CalJOBS^SM registration, and refers these individuals to their local AJCC to obtain employment and training services. At the AJCC, mandatory reemployment workshops connect UI customers with employment services provided under WIOA Title III. In addition, these workshops serve as an access point to inform customers about WIOA Title I and other partner programs and services. This collaborative partnership facilitates a streamlined referral process for UI customers to WIOA programs and services within the AJCC system.

The CTB program allows eligible UI customers to further their education, upgrade their skills, and/or learn a new trade to be more competitive in the labor market while receiving UI benefits. Under the CTB program, the traditional role of UI changes from that of partial wage replacement while the individual looks for work, to one of assisting the individual in training or retraining in an effort to return to full employment. UI customers may be eligible for the program if the individual is attending training authorized by WIOA, Employment Training Panel, Trade Adjustment Assistance, or CalWORKS, if the program and provider are listed on the Eligible Training Provider List, if the individual is an active journey-level union member attending union approved industry-related training, and more. Staff in the AJCCs can provide application assistance to UI customers interested in the CTB program.