Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Chapter 6 - EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING FUND › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 12-6-2 - Definitions

Current through June, 2024
As used in this chapter:
"Applicant" means an organization or individual that responds
				  to a request for proposals for the macro or micro training programs under this
				  chapter.
"Auxiliary services" means training- and employment- related
				  activities such as educational and vocational assessment, counseling, and job
				  development and placement.
"Business-specific training" and "industry or
				  employer-specific training" means training which is designed for one employer,
				  an employer group, or an industry.
"Capacity-building" means the enhancement of a public or
				  private sector organization's ability to develop and implement training and
				  training-related programs through activities such as train-the-trainer
				  programs; staff, instructor, supervisory, mid-level management, or supervisory
				  training; provision of instructional equipment and other training resources;
				  curriculum development; information development and delivery; and development
				  of collaborative efforts among business and industry, labor, education,
				  nonprofit, and employment and training organizations.
"Critical skill shortages in high growth occupational or
				  industry areas" means shortages in either high growth or demand occupations
				  which are determined by the director on the basis of research data, employer
				  surveys, agency studies, plans, and similar information,
"Department" means the department of labor and industrial
				  relations.
"Director" means the director of labor and industrial
				  relations,
"Employer" means an organization which is registered with the
				  department for unemployment insurance purposes and has a current department of
				  labor employer identification number.
"Employer groups" means professional or trade associations
				  representing business and industry.
"In-kind contributions" means costs incurred by an employer
				  that are attributable to a training program or project such as classroom or
				  workplace facilities, training equipment or supplies, instructors, and
				  supervisory time.
"Macro" means innovative or customized training programs
				  designed and developed by business and industry; which may include, but not be
				  limited to, curriculum development, train-the-trainer activities, training for
				  a particular industry, or a compilation of training activities, which may
				  include upgrade training, entry-level skills training, job-specific training,
				  new skills training, and retraining.
"Micro" means training that is already available within the
				  community to businesses and individuals.
"Nonprofit corporation or organization" means an organization
				  determined to be exempt from payment of the federal income tax by the Internal
				  Revenue Service.
"Supplanting" means to subsidize training that is directly
				  related to the goods and services that an employer provides to the
				  public.
"Training" means any activity which will prepare a person for
				  an occupation and may include upgrade training, pre-employment and entry-level
				  skills training, job-specific skills training, new skills training, and
				  retraining.
"Training provider or vendor" means an organization
				  contracted by the department to provide training services under this chapter
				  and may include public sector agencies, labor organizations, private sector
				  entities, and nonprofit organizations.
"Train-the-trainer" means an instructional program provided
				  to individuals who, in turn, will train others.