Alaska Administrative Code
Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development
Part 7 - Employment Security Division and Alaska Workforce Investment Board
Chapter 85 - Employment Security
8 AAC 85.200 - Payment of benefits to claimants attending an approved training course

Universal Citation: 8 AK Admin Code 8 AAC 85.200

Current through August 30, 2024

(a) A claimant who is attending training or intends to enter training must provide the following information when applying for benefits under AS 23.20 and this chapter:

(1) a written description of the training course;

(2) the beginning date and total period of training;

(3) the name and address of the training provider; and

(4) the reason for taking the training.

(b) The director shall approve training for a claimant if

(1) the claimant needs training to
(A) overcome immediate barriers to reemployment, including disability, obsolete skills, or lack of work search skills;

(B) remain employable in the claimant's customary occupation;

(C) end a pattern of employment in temporary, casual, or unskilled work and increase skill level, earning power, or employment opportunities; or

(D) obtain a necessary occupational safety and health certification;

(2) the training is
(A) a vocational training or retraining course;

(B) taken on the full time schedule offered by the training provider; and

(C) not a home-study or correspondence course;

(3) a surplus of qualified workers in the training occupation does not exist in the geographical area in which the claimant is seeking work; and

(4) the claimant has the aptitude to successfully complete the training.

(c) The director may not deny approval for training solely based on the

(1) length of the training;

(2) cost of the training; or

(3) lack of a contract of employment at the conclusion of the training.

(d) The director shall approve training for a claimant who leaves unskilled work to attend the training if the claimant meets the other requirements of this section.

(e) Notwithstanding (a) - (d) of this section, the director shall approve training for a claimant who is placed in the training under a state or federal training program sponsored directly or indirectly by

(1) the United States Secretary of Labor; or

(2) a state or federal employment or training agency.

Authority:AS 23.20.045

AS 23.20.330

AS 23.20.382

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