Narrative: b. 3.

Training Provider Eligibility Procedure:

Maine’s eligible training provider list is housed in the ProviderLink section of Maine JobLink. The ETPL lists registered apprenticeship programs that have requested to be listed on the site, and by doing so open the door to partner with providers of Title IB services.

The procedure for initial eligibility remains the same, requiring that providers be accredited and/or other-wise endorsed, that they ensure accessibility to programs, that the programs of study offered prepare trainees to enter occupations in demand in Maine, and that programs only offered online provide access to a live instructor. Providers must complete all data requested on the application form and must sign a data sharing agreement assuring they will provide required performance data on all students participating in the approved programs.

The Center for Workforce Research and Information has created a streamlined process by which providers can submit the all-student data that conducts a wage match and converts the data into a format that can be linked with data in the ETPL portion of Maine JobLink to produce the annual Eligible Training Provider report required by USDOL.

Continued eligibility requires provider conformance with requirements for submitting all student data required for annual performance reporting. Continued approval of specific programs of study depend upon relevance to occupations that are still in demand in Maine. ETPL policy PY15-05 is currently under the process of revision to include new requirements pertaining to subsequent approval. Eligible training providers must now provide a data sharing agreement that addresses performance reporting requirements pertaining to all students in approved programs of study and which outlines the specific data on all students that must be provided annually in order to remain on the ETPL.  The ETPL application, is housed in Maine’s JobLink system under “Provider Link” the initial application requires that the provider submit all information regarding their own accreditation as a provider and full information about each program of study, including costs, locations and methods of delivery (classroom/online), credit hours, resulting credentials, whether  or not the program was developed with input from employers or industry groups, assurance that the training is fully accessible and more. They must also identify at least two occupations the training will prepare the student to enter into, the level of pay the student can expect and the rate of employment of all students completing the course of study.

In addition to initial information, providers must submit reports on all students so that a UI wage match can occur to validate earnings and employment placement and that includes information on the level of completion and subsequent credential each student achieves.