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- 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:
The state has established policies on initial and subsequent eligibility. All training programs determined eligible under WIA and on the State’s ETPL on or before June 30th of 2015 will retain their initial eligibility under this policy. Applications that were still in process at close of business June 30, 2015, and in which no determination was made, must follow the procedures outlined in this policy.
The One Stop Center may issue an Individual Training Account (ITA) to an adult to fund training after a determination is made that career services are insufficient to meet the particular client’s needs. The client can then compare the offerings on the ETPL, and with the advice of One Stop Center staff, select the most appropriate training program. In this way, the ETPL helps to provide consumer choice, while also supporting quality training programs.
WIOA supports the expansion of Registered Apprenticeship programs with numerous statutory provisions that include notable exceptions to ETPL reporting and performance–related requirements. In order to get as many programs on the statewide ETPL, which supports both customer choice as well as LWC’s desire to incorporate Registered Apprenticeship programs into local service design and delivery, these programs will be automatically placed on the ETPL with minimal information requirements.
Under WIOA Title I–B, Registered Apprenticeship program sponsors that request to be ETPs are automatically included on the list and will remain as long as the program is registered or until the program sponsor notifies the State that it no longer wants to be included on the list. Registered Apprenticeship programs are not subject to the same application and performance information requirements or to a period of initial eligibility or initial eligibility procedures as other providers because they go through a detailed application and vetting procedure to become a Registered Apprenticeship program sponsor with Louisiana’s State Apprenticeship Agency (SAA).
The State will work closely with the State Apprenticeship Director to ensure procedures are developed to facilitate the strategic incorporation of Registered Apprenticeship throughout Louisiana’s workforce system. LWC staff shall use Student level data from Registered Apprenticeship Information Data System (RAPIDS) Partners to exclude participants of Registered Apprenticeship programs from performance measurements of co–enrolled programs, which are seeking initial eligibility under ETPL.
Continued Eligibility
In order to remain eligible to provide training services, service providers must submit an application and meet performance levels on an annual basis. This re–certification process will verify that the training provider is still offering the program, wishes to continue the program’s eligibility to receive WIOA Title I training dollars, has consumer information in Louisiana’s HiRE System that is accurate, and has provided most recent performance data. Additional information on subsequent eligibility will be addressed through a separate policy.
All performance data will be calculated using the State SCORECARD system and its required elements. Training providers will be eligible to apply throughout the year. As new programs are submitted and approved throughout the year, the statewide ETPL will be updated on an ongoing basis. If the program is found to be ineligible for the statewide ETPL, the LWDB will cease to approve additional ITAs for that program until the program meets minimum eligibility requirements.