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Tapping into Tapping into Government Funds Government Funds for Training Costsfor Training Costs
Paul Smith
During Our Time Together
• Dislocated Trainers– WLP professionals ‘in transition’
• Existing Training Programs– New Employee training programs– Retraining of Existing Employees training programs
• DMACC Role– Administrative support / buffer / advisor
Enhance Your Professional Marketability
• 21st Century Realities– “I helped train the leader who wound up letting me go.”
• CPLP® Credentialing– Certified Professional in Learning and Performance – http://www.astd.org/CPLP
• Where Demand Outpaces Supply– ADP, Applebee’s, E*Trade, Nationwide Insurance,
Rockwell Collins, Verizon, … even Wal-Mart!– Companies who have posted CPLP-preferred jobs
Escape the Catch-22
• CPLP® Testing Fee $799 (member) / $999 (non)– Knowledge exam seat & score report – Work product submission score report (must pass
knowledge exam first)
• Dislocated Worker Training Program– May fund up to $5,000 to verified participants– Occupational skills training, Job readiness training,
Entrepreneurial training, and Workplace training - which may include cooperative education programs
Workforce Investment Act
• Involving Business in Local WIB’s since 1998– Our own Rowena Crosbie serves on Central Iowa WIB
• Federal Funding Dispensed Through States– Local WIBs set procedures and guidelines– ASTD works with Congress to continue to renew
• Iowa is Considering WIA Funding for CPLP!!– Final approve is in process– Apply if you feel you might qualify!
Applying for WIA Dislocated Worker Funds
• Central Iowa IowaWORKS Center– 430 East Grand Avenue– Des Moines, IA 50309-1920– (515) 281-9619
• Determination of Eligibility– Contact the WIB Office to schedule appointment– (515) 281-9700– Conducted by: Iowa Employment Solutions @ DMACC
Iowa New Jobs Training Program (260e)
• Program Focus– Supports businesses adding employees through expansion
in, or relocation to, Iowa
• Cost to Business– No more than already being spent
• Gain for Business– Varies based on your company’s training needs AND
projected tax revenue of new employee earnings
Iowa New Jobs Training Program (260e)
• Eligibility– Creating new Iowa positions – Locating to or expanding in Iowa – Providing services in interstate commerce – Conducting business in manufacturing,
processing, assembling products, or research and development
• Supplemental Funding Opportunities– Additional withholding credits or corporate income tax
credits may ALSO be available
Iowa New Jobs Training Program (260e)
• DMACC Support– Helps manage administrative logistics– Provides advice on what is / isn’t eligible– Coordinates certificate sale which creates training fund
• Where to Start?– Training Funds For Expanding Companies– Email: DMACC Business Resources– (515) 964-6397 or (800) 362-2127 x6397
Iowa Jobs Training Program (260f)
• Program Focus– Available for Iowa companies who are upgrading their Iowa
employees through additional training
• Cost to Business– No more than already being spent– Must provide 25% of training program cost as ‘cash match’
• Funding Limit– Project awards limited to $25,000 per business site– Maximum $50,000 over three-year period
Iowa Jobs Training Program (260f)
• Guidelines– Provides state-funded forgivable loans or grants to Iowa
businesses training existing employees– Loan is forgivable if business completes its training
program and trains specified number of employees
• Qualifications– Must be engaged in interstate or intrastate commerce for
the purpose of manufacturing, processing, assembling products, or conducting research & development
– Provide services in interstate commerce
Iowa Jobs Training Program (260f)
• DMACC Support– Helps manage administrative logistics– Provides advice on what is / isn’t eligible
• Where to Start?– Training Current Employees– Email: DMACC Business Resources– (515) 964-6397 or (800) 362-2127 x6397
For More Information
• Melissa Chavas– [email protected]– (515) 964-6407
• Paul Smith– [email protected] – (515) 247-0615
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