Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
Applications shall include documentation of the
following:
a) A history and summary of
the qualifications of the organization submitting the application, including
any related experience in coordinating, conducting or sponsoring training
programs for businesses or its membership.
b) A description of how the companies or
members will be/were selected to participate in the project and an explanation
of how the common employee training needs were determined. The applicant also
should indicate if a training needs assessment has been conducted.
c) A company profile for each of the
participating companies, including how long they have been in business, a
description of the products manufactured or services provided, the location of
their facilities, the North American Industry Classification System, the
current number of employees, the name of any labor organizations representing
the employees (if applicable) and a company contact and telephone
number.
d) A description of any new
capital investment made by the participating companies and if it relates to the
proposed training program.
e) The
type of training being requested (e.g., classroom, on-the-job
training).
f) The objectives of the
training.
g) Where the training
will be conducted.
h) The names of
the training providers.
i) The
expected measurable outcomes or benefits to the participating companies of the
training program and a description of how these benefits will be
measured.
j) An Applicant
Certification form which is signed and dated by the Chief Executive Officer or
duly authorized representative of the applicant certifying that the applicant:
1) Understands that receipt by the Department
of Commerce and Economic Opportunity of an application for training assistance
is not a guarantee or commitment by DCEO for funding;
2) Agrees to submit to DCEO, on either a
monthly basis or other basis agreed upon by the Department and the Grantee,
information regarding training activity as required for training payment under
the Employer Training Investment Program;
3) Agrees to submit to DCEO, within 60 days
following the end of the grant period, a written evaluation of the results of
the training experience by the participating companies. The evaluation report
should be based on the measurable outcomes or benefits contained in the grant
application;
4) Authorizes DCEO to
verify in any manner deemed appropriate any and all items indicated in this
application which include information obtained through the Illinois Department
of Employment Security, Consumer Credit Bureau Services and business reporting
services such as Dun and Bradstreet;
5) Agrees to submit to DCEO by the end of the
grant period the Unemployment Insurance Employer Account Number and Taxpayer
Identification, Number of all employers participating in an approved training
program, and the Social Security Number of all employees participating in the
approved training program or, in lieu thereof, an applicant may provide a
notarized certification signed and dated by a duly authorized representative,
or that representative's authorized designee, certifying that all participating
employees are employed at an Illinois facility and that the applicant has
adequate written verification of the employees' employment at an Illinois
facility. The Department may audit the accuracy of submissions. An Applicant
sponsoring multi-company training grant programs shall obtain information
meeting the requirement of this subsection (j)(5) from each participating
company and provide it to the Department upon request;
6) Agrees to notify DCEO promptly regarding
any major changes in the project (e.g., layoff situations at participating
companies, changes in training plans or schedules);
7) Maintains that, to the best of its
knowledge as of the date of the application, no employers participating in the
project are in material violation of local, State or federal labor laws at any
sites involved in the application, and that abnormal labor conditions such as a
strike or lockout do not exist at any of these sites;
8) Acknowledges that, if the application is
funded, the applicant will be required to comply with the Illinois Drug Free
Workplace Act [30 ILCS 580 ], the Illinois Human Rights Act [775 ILCS 5 ], the
Americans With Disabilities Act (
42 USC 12101
) and any future laws enacted that may be applicable to the grant;
9) Maintains that all information contained
in this application, including the documentation, is accurate, complete and
true to the best of their knowledge;
10) That, if funded, all companies
participating in the training and the trainees of those companies will be
notified in writing that the training is partially funded by the Employer
Training Investment Program grant administered by the Department of Commerce
and Economic Opportunity;
11)
Agrees that, upon request by the Department, it will conduct an audit of grant
funds in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and any special
audit conditions that the Department deems necessary to ensure the
accountability of public funds; and
12) Agrees:
A) if the project is funded, to make every
effort to reemploy individuals who were previously employed at the facility
when:
i) the employer is reopening, or is
proposing to reopen, a facility that was last closed during the preceding two
years;
ii) at least one-third of
the persons who were employed at the facility before its most recent closure
remain unemployed; and
iii) the
product or service produced by, or proposed to be produced by, the employer at
the facility is substantially similar to the product or service produced at the
facility before its most recent closure; and
B) to notify the Department when all these
conditions are met.
k) Training Outline - which provides a
descriptive picture of each training module or job classification, the
requirements for selection to enter training and additional skills to be
acquired through training.
l)
Training Outline Data/Trainees - by training module, the number of employees in
training, the proposed number of hours of training requested for each trainee
and the average wage rates of the trainees.
m) Training Outline Data/Trainers - which
details the trainers or course names, the number of instructional hours and the
cost of the training.
n) A project
budget summary listing administration, internal instructor wages and fringe
benefits, tuition costs, trainee wages and fringe benefits, training materials
and other costs. The budget summary shall contain the total training costs, the
local/company share, other sources of training assistance and the amount
requested from the Employer Training Investment Program.
o) A budget narrative detailing how each line
item in the budget summary was obtained and how the costs of each line item
will be tracked and documented.
