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Missouri Customized Training Program. FY 2012. Missouri Customized Training Program. An initiative by State of Missouri to attract and maintain industries An initiative to keep Missouri’s current workforce competitive in the global markets
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Missouri Customized Training Program • An initiative by State of Missouri to attract and maintain industries • An initiative to keep Missouri’s current workforce competitive in the global markets • An initiative to assist Missouri companies with training costs
Funding Agency Division of Workforce Development (DWD) • FY12 training period: July 1, 2011 – June 3, 2012 • Reimbursement limited to $3,000 per trainee • All DWD-awarded training funds must be ‘matched’ by training related expenses
Company Eligibility • New • Expanding • Retraining
Training Eligibility • Approved training ranges from technical and quality courses to managerial and soft skills • Training may be provided by: • Community college • Private vendor • Individual company
Trainees Eligibility • Missouri residents • Full-time, regular employees on company’s payroll (average 35 hours per week) • DWD requires wage at least $10 per hour • Trainee may not be an immediate family member of company’s owner or company’s administrative or management staff
Training Cost Eligibility • Instructional salaries, design & development • Assessments • Supplies • Tuition • Pre-employment training • Job aids • Travel (LEA instructors) • Fringe benefits (LEA instructors)
Employer Request for Training (ERT) Application Process • Submitted via Local Education Agency (LEA) • Apply April/May
ERT Application • Employer Request for Training Assistance (ERT) • Agreement for Services • Union Consultation Letter • Federal Work Authorization program • E-Verify-Alien Certification Form • Memorandum of Understanding
Included in the ERT application • General business information • Capital investment • Collective bargaining agreement • Layoff • Job classifications • Training project information • Training program budget
Agreement for Services • To be signed by: • Company President or • Chief Executive Officer or • Plant Manager or • Corporate Board Member or • Other company representative with statement verifying their authorization
Union Consultation • Is required by DWD • Companies with Collective Bargaining Agreements require that a statement indicating the bargaining agent: • Has been consulted and • Concurs to the training
Federal Work Authorization Program (E-Verify) 2008 Legislation HB1549 prohibits state and local agencies from providing benefits to companies that knowingly employee illegal workers. For more information: https://www.vis-dhs.com/employer_information.htm The ERT Application must include: • Signed and notarized Alien Certification Form • E-Verify Memorandum of Understanding Employer agrees to register all new hires in E-Verify
Reimbursement • Submit expense documentation to LEA • Submit monthly • Class roster • Documentation must include: • Training component name & number • Instructor name and signature • Start and end dates of training/development • Number of hours and cost per hour (broken out by instruction and curriculum development)
Vendor Training • Documentation: Paid invoice • Class roster • Documentation must indicate: • Training component • Instructor name & signature • Start & end dates of training/development • Number of hours & cost per hour (broken out by instruction and curriculum development)
Training Supplies/Materials Documentation All consumable supplies must include: • An itemized & dated receipt • Paid invoice
Match • DWD requires matching training funds for all approved Customized Training funding • Expenses must be incurred within the same fiscal year as funding year
Eligible Match includes, but not limited to: • Employee training not funded by DWD • Salary & benefits of trainees for training time • Rental of space or equipment for training • Salary & benefits of company training coordinators • Raw materials used in manufacturing process during training (Product can not be sold.)
End of FY12 Year Reporting Classroom Participant Training Summary form • Data to be collected as training occurs • Unduplicated & eligible trainees • Includes trainee eligibility statement required by DWD • Due at end of training or end of fiscal year