Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024
(1)
The criteria used for scoring 260F business or consortium applications and the
points for each criteria are as follows:
a.
The business has a plan for future potential growth and product
diversification. 10 points.
b. The
majority of the business's employees are permanent full-time. 10
points.
c. Average wages for
employees are at or above the laborshed wages for the business's location. 10
points.
d. The business provides a
cash match greater than 25 percent (minimum). 10 points.
e. The application explains why the business
needs the training identified in the training plan. 10 points.
f. The application explains how the training
will contribute to the continued existence of the business. 10
points.
g. The application
identifies which skills the employees will acquire from the training and how
the skills will increase the employees' marketability. 5 points.
h. The average cost of training per employee
is comparable to the cost of training at Iowa community colleges or
universities. 5 points.
i. The
application documents that all considerations, including funding required to
begin the training project, have been addressed. 5 points.
j. The employer provides health insurance and
at least one other employee benefit. 5 points.
k. Employee skills, knowledge, and abilities
will be improved as a result of this training. 10 points.
l. The business's competitive stance will be
improved as a result of this training. 10 points. To be funded, applications
must receive a minimum score of 65 out of 100 points and meet all other
applicable eligibility criteria.
(2) The criteria used for scoring an
authority-sponsored business network or community college business consortium
or community college-sponsored business network application, and the points for
each criterion are as follows:
a. The
training will have a positive impact on the skills, knowledge and abilities of
trainees, 29 points.
b. The
training will help improve the competitive stance of participating businesses
or the industry for which training is being provided, 28 points.
c. The training will result in economic
benefits for the state, 28 points.
d. The average of the average wage rates for
the businesses participating in the project is above the state average wage
rate, which will be computed using the current county average wage rates, 10
points.
e. The project cost of
training per employee does not exceed comparable costs for training at a state
of Iowa community college or university, 5 points.
To be funded, applications must receive a minimum score of 65
out of 100 points and meet all other applicable eligibility criteria.
Authority-sponsored business network applications which receive a minimum score
of 65 out of 100 points will be referred to the authority board for
approval.
(3)
The criteria used for scoring a community college-sponsored high technology
apprenticeship or an authority-sponsored high technology apprenticeship
application and the points for each criterion are as follows:
a. The application represents high technology
area training, 20 points.
b. The
application shall identify the occupation or occupations for which training
will be provided from the list of occupations in the Iowa workforce development
annual wage survey. The most recent Iowa workforce development Iowa statewide
wage survey average wage rate for the occupation(s) as identified shall be
compared to the lowest of the average wage rate for the county or region where
the training is to be provided. Ten points will be awarded if the wage rate for
the occupation(s) exceeds the lowest of the average wage rates for the county
or region. If the program will be providing training for more than one
occupation or be conducted in more than one location, the points shall be
awarded on a prorated basis by occupation and location. "Region" is the service
delivery area as defined in Iowa Code section
84B2..
c. New skills which employees acquire from
the training program will increase the marketability of successful program
participants, 20 points.
d. The
application has established the need for training, 20 points.
e. The cost of training per trainee does not
exceed comparable costs for training at a state of Iowa community college or
university, 5 points.
f. The
application documents that all considerations, including funding required to
begin the training project, have been addressed, 10 points.
g. The application establishes a positive
impact on the state's workforce competitiveness, 15 points.
To be funded, applications must receive a minimum score of 65
out of 100 points and meet all other applicable eligibility criteria.
Authority-sponsored high technology apprenticeship applications which receive a
minimum score of 65 out of 100 points will be referred to the authority board
for approval.
(4) Rescinded IAB 11/22/17, effective
12/27/17.
