Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) The workforce investment system
established under WIA emphasizes informed customer choice, system performance,
and continuous improvement. The eligible provider process is part of the
strategy for achieving these goals. This rule sets forth the procedures that
Local Boards, in partnership with the State, shall follow to identify providers
whose performance qualifies them to receive WIA funds to provide training
services to adults and dislocated workers.
(2) A provider is initially eligible to
receive WIA Title IB funds to provide training services to eligible adult and
dislocated worker participants through an individual training account if they
are placed on the statewide list of eligible providers pursuant to this
section.
(3) Training services to
be provided under the Act using training providers on the Statewide List of
Eligible Training Providers shall include the following:
(a) Apprenticeship;
(b) Entrepreneurial Training;
(c) Occupational Training Programs
(Occupational Skills Training);
(d) Occupational Course(s) of Study;
(e) Workplace Training Programs;
(f) Adult Education, if in
combination with any one of a-e, above; and
(g) Local Boards, if they meet the conditions
of WIA section 117(f)(1).
(4) On-the-job training and customized
training providers need not be on the Statewide List of Eligible Training
Providers and Programs to receive Title IB funds.
(5) Community-based organizations and other
private organizations serving participant groups that face multiple barriers to
employment need not be on the Statewide List of Eligible Training Providers and
Programs to receive Title IB funds.
(6) Training providers may submit an
application to any of the Local or Regional Workforce Investment Boards in the
State to be approved for inclusion on the Statewide List of Eligible Training
Providers and Programs.
(7) To be
eligible to be a training provider on the Statewide List of Eligible Training
Provider and Programs, the provider shall meet:
(a) All applicable state and federal
licensure requirements.
(b) The
requirements of 20 CFR 663 subpart E, WIA section 122, and any local criteria
adopted by Local Boards.
(8) The Office is responsible for:
(a) Establishing the procedure for use by the
local boards to determine initial and subsequent eligibility of a provider who
seeks to receive WIA funds to deliver a program of training services.
(A) The procedure shall specify that
institutions and organizations that are Higher Education Act Title IV or
National Apprenticeship Act eligible shall be considered automatically eligible
to be on the Statewide List of Eligible Training Providers and Programs through
June 30, 2001 once they have submitted a complete and accurate application with
information on the school, institution or organization and on the program or
course of study for which they seek ETP certification.
(B) For those institutions and organizations
not listed in subsection (7)(a)(A), the procedure shall require them to submit
additional information relating to performance criteria including:
(i) Organizational Capacity,
(ii) Training Services Capacity,
(iii) Focus on Employment and Training Needs,
(iv) Facilities, Equipment and
Safety,
(v) Employment
Opportunities,
(vi) Student
Evaluation and Monitoring,
(vii)
Special Population Services,
(viii) Demonstrated Performance,
(b) Developing and
maintaining the State List of Eligible Providers and Programs, which is
comprised of approved providers, submitted by Local Boards;
(c) Having on file a signed statement from
each Eligible Training Provider that the provider assures the accuracy and
truthfulness of applications prior to certification and inclusion on the State
List of Eligible Training Providers and Programs.
(d) Verifying the accuracy of the information
submitted by the provider as required by the Act, in consultation with the
Local Board;
(e) Removing
providers who do not meet the requirements of this section or who do not meet
program performance levels;
(f)
Taking appropriate enforcement actions, against providers in the case of the
intentional provision of inaccurate information, as described in WIA section
122(f)(1), and in the case of a substantial violation of the requirements of
WIA, as described in WIA section 122(f)(2);
(g) Disseminating the State list, accompanied
by cost information relating to each provider, to One-Stop operators throughout
the State; and
(h) Adopting a
grievance procedure for training providers whose application was removed from
the statewide list.
(9)
The Local Board shall:
(a) Develop an
application or use the state approved application seeking the information
required by the state pursuant to this section as well as any additional
application components and criteria identified by the local board;
(b) Accept applications from those interested
in becoming an eligible training provider;
(c) Develop a process for reviewing and
approving all completed applications;
(d) Forward all approved applications to the
Office;
(e) Adopt a grievance
procedure for training providers whose application is not approved; and
(f) Make the complete Statewide
List of Eligible Training Providers and Programs available to participants and
customers through the WorkSource Oregon Centers.
(10) The Office shall administer the criteria
and application procedures and provide guidance to Local Boards to be used in
administering the eligible training provider process at the local
level.
Publications: Publications referenced are available from the
agency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
351.755 &
660.318
Stats. Implemented: ORS
660.318
