Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) The department will consider the
following factors when reviewing your application for training benefits:
(a) Whether you have a current benefit year
as required by
RCW
50.22.010(9);
(b) Your plan for completion of the
training;
(c) For each of the
following categories of workers:
(i)
Dislocated workers under
RCW
50.22.155(2)(a)(i):
Whether suitable employment is available in the labor market in which you
currently reside and whether the training is likely to enhance your marketable
skills and earning power, based on an assessment of what your earning power
would be if training were not provided. If you were originally determined to be
a dislocated worker, but moved from the area where your skills were declining
to an area where your skills are in demand, you are not eligible for training
benefits.
(ii)
Low income
workers under
RCW
50.22.155(2)(a)(ii)(A):
Whether vocational training is likely to enhance your earning potential. This
consists of training for a career in a high demand occupation that will help
you obtain and maintain stable, quality employment.
(iii)
Military veterans, current
members of the Washington National Guard, and disabled individuals under
RCW
50.22.155(2)(a)(ii)(B), (C), and
(D): Whether training is needed to
assist you in finding suitable work in your labor market.
(d) Whether the training relates to a high
demand occupation;
(e) Whether the
training is likely to enhance your marketable skills and earning power, based
on an assessment of what your employment prospects would be if training were
not approved; and
(f) Whether the
educational institution and training program meet the performance criteria
established by the workforce training and education coordinating
board.
(2) Academic
training will not be approved during the first two years of a degree program.
Academic training may be approved during subsequent academic years if it meets
the criteria of subsection (1) and it meets specific requirements for
certification, licensing, or for specific skills necessary for the
occupation.
(3) The department may
approve educational training that has been identified as necessary by the
training facility as a prerequisite to a vocational training program that meets
the criteria in subsection (1) of this section.
Statutory Authority: RCW 50.12.010, 50.12.040, and
50.22.155(12). 12-09-025, § 192-270-050, filed 4/6/12, effective 7/1/12.
Statutory Authority:
RCW
50.12.010,
50.12.040, and
50.20.010. 10-13-038, §
192-270-050, filed 6/8/10, effective 7/9/10. Statutory Authority:
RCW
50.12.010,
50.20.010, and
50.22.150(10).
01-11-085, § 192-270-050, filed 5/16/01, effective
6/16/01.
