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. 1. Work-Based Training Models
If the State is utilizing work-based training models (e.g. on-the-job training, incumbent worker training, transitional jobs, and customized training) as part of its training strategy and these strategies are not already discussed in other sections of the plan, describe the State’s strategies for how these models ensure high quality training for both the participant and the employer.
Current Narrative:
The state of Louisiana has in place OWD 2-32.2 WIOA Work-Based Learning and Work-Based Training Policy. This policy provides guidance regarding Work-Based Training available in the state of Louisiana for eligible employers and workers. Enhances access and flexibility for WIOA work-based training options, such as Registered Apprenticeship, On-the-Job Training, Customized Training and Incumbent Worker Training are provided as the American's Job Centers. Local Workforce Development Board policies shall be revised to align with state policies as necessary.
On-the-Job Training Program - The term "on-the-job training" funding by WIOA Adult/Dislocated Worker means training by an employer in the public, private non-profit or private sector that is provided to a participant while engaged in productive work in a job that -
1. Provides knowledge or skills essential to the full and adequate performance of the job;
2. Is made available through a program that provides reimbursement to the employer of up to 50 percent of the wage rate of the participant, except as provided in the law with approval of the Governor, for the extraordinary costs of providing the training and additional supervision related to the training; and
3. Is limited in duration as appropriate to the occupation for which the participant is being trained, taking into account the content of the training, the prior work experience of the participant, and the service strategy of the participant, as appropriate.
Incumbent Worker Training (Contract): WIOA - 20 CFR 680.790) training
1. Designed to meet the special requirements of an employer (including a group of employers) to retain a skilled workforce or avert the need to lay off employees by assisting the workers in obtaining the skills necessary to remain employment.
2. Conducted with a commitment by the employer to retain or avert layoffs of the incumbent worker(s) trained.
Transitional Jobs: (20 CFR) 680.190) is a time limited work experience that is wage-paid and subsidized, and is in the public, private or non-profit sectors for those individuals with barriers to employment who are chronically unemployed or have inconsistent work history, as determined by the Local Workforce Development Board. These job are designed to enable an individual to establish a work history, demonstrate work success in an employee-employer relationship, and develop the skills that lead to unsubsidized employment that is part of a career path in any occupation, Transitional Jobs are a specific type of strategic work experience strategy designed by LWDBs for Adults and Dislocated Workers.
Customized Training (Contract): (WIOA sec. 3 (14)) - means training -
1. That is designed to meet the specific requirements of an employer (including a group of employers);
2. That is conducted with a commitment by the employer to employ an individual upon successful completion of the training; and for which the employer pays -
a. a significant portion of the cost of the training as determined by the Local Workforce Development Board involved, taking into account the size of the employer and such other factors as the Local Workforce Development Board determines to be appropriate,
b. which may include the number of employees participating in training, wage and benefit levels of those employees (at present and anticipated upon completion of the training), relation of the training to the competitiveness of a participant, and
c. other employer -provided training and advancement opportunities; and
3. The case of customized training (as defined in (A) and (B)) involving and employer located in multiple local areas in the State, a significant portion of the cost of the training, as determined by the Governor of the state, taking into account the size of the employer and such other factors as the Governor determines to be appropriate.