New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-W - Former Division of Human Services
Chapter He-W 600 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAL CARE
Part He-W 637 - THE NEW HAMPSHIRE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (NHEP)
Section He-W 637.22 - Vocational Educational Training

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules He-W 637.22

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) When determining the NHEP participant's need for vocational educational training, as described in RSA 167:85 and 167:91, the NHEP representative shall perform an assessment of the following:

(1) The participant's marketability of current skills, experience and education;

(2) The participant's ability to achieve self-sufficiency without a vocational educational training program;

(3) The specific vocational educational training program's direct marketability to local labor market;

(4) The participant's ability to successfully complete a vocational educational training program;

(5) The participant's ability to access support services, such as transportation and child care, while engaged in vocational educational training; and

(6) The participant's prior enrollment and progress made in previous education and training experiences.

(b) Vocational educational training programs shall meet all of the following criteria:

(1) The classroom training shall be designed to provide individuals with the knowledge and skills to prepare for a specific occupation;

(2) The vocationally specific training shall be in an occupation which is consistent with the participant's employability plan;

(3) The training shall be industry specific; and

(4) The training program shall have a reasonable expectation to result in an individual obtaining employment in a specific occupation.

(c) The vocational educational training program shall be approved, pursuant to RSA 167:91, for a period of time not to exceed a lifetime limit of 12 months, whether or not consecutive months, and including in the sum total of 12 months any months spent in activities pursuant to He-W 637.23.

(d) The time limit identified in (c) above shall:

(1) Be extended for an additional 3 months past the lifetime limit of 12 months when additional time is needed for the individual to complete and graduate from a program in which the individual is making satisfactory progress; and

(2) Not apply to an individual with a documented learning disability who provides verification of the learning disability and need and length for extended participation in the vocational educational training program from a:
a. State certified education professional licensed to certify for learning disabilities; or

b. Licensed psychologist.

(e) The verification required in (d) (2) above shall specify the need and length for extended participation in the vocational educational training program.

(f) To continue to be approved for the vocational educational program, the participant shall verify maintenance of satisfactory progress in the program, as defined in He-W 637.01(j) .

(g) For individuals with a previous certificate, diploma, or completed training program, retraining shall be appropriate if one of the following conditions is met:

(1) Significant labor market changes have occurred which effect the occupation in which training has been previously received;

(2) The participant no longer possesses the needed abilities to perform the job functions of the training received due to a documented disability;

(3) The NHEP participant's previous training might have been interrupted due to a major personal emergency, which is now resolved; or

(4) The participant had a previous unsuccessful attempt at a training program, and the reason(s) for the unsuccessful attempt has been resolved.

(See Revision Note #1 at Chapter Heading He-W 600) #6446, eff 2-1-97; amd by #6818, eff 7-25-98; ss by #8269, eff 2-1-05; paragraphs (a)-(f) amd by #8740, INTERIM, eff 10-13-06, EXPIRED: 4-11-07; paragraphs (a)-(f) amd by #8869, eff 4-19-07; ss by #10275, eff 2-21-13

The amended version of this section by New Hampshire Register Number 15, eff. 3/28/2023 is not yet available.

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