Illinois Administrative Code › Title 56 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part 5400 - INDIVIDUAL TRAINING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Subpart B - APPLICATION PROCESS › Section 5400.220 - Approval of Intake Centers

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The
				Authority may utilize Intake Centers to process Applications submitted under
				this Program. The Intake Centers shall provide certain social and
				administrative services to further the goals of the Program. Intake Centers
				shall either provide educational services directly or contract with outside
				Training Providers to provide Applicants with educational and vocational
				training approved by the Authority.
b) Only those institutions which are operated
				on a not-for-profit basis and which offer Qualified Training Programs or have
				an arrangement with a Training Provider meeting the requirements of Section
				5400.210(c)(1),
				Section
				5400.210(c)(2)
				 or Section
				5400.210(c)(4)
				 are eligible Intake Centers. Service
				Delivery Areas and Dislocated Worker Centers which otherwise meet the
				requirements of this Section are eligible for approval as Intake
				Centers.
c) Those institutions
				which are eligible pursuant to subsection (b) may submit applications to the
				Authority requesting designation as an approved Intake Center. All applications
				shall be submitted on forms provided by the Authority and shall include
				information the Authority deems necessary, such as the name and address of the
				Applicant, the Intake Center Coordinator, a description of the area to be
				served by the Intake Center, a description of services to be provided, and how
				the service will be provided.
d)
				The Authority shall review applications submitted pursuant to this Section and
				based on the availability of funds during any fiscal year, may approve for a
				period of one year institutions meeting the requirements of subsection (b) and
				shall allocate fund levels to each approved Intake Center. Approval of Intake
				Centers and levels of funding shall be determined, in part, by the demand for
				employment in the geographic area in which the Intake Center is located, the
				population of the geographic area, the time frame in which the Intake Center
				application is submitted, previous Intake Center performance, the nature of the
				facilities of the Intake Center, the placement history of the Intake Center and
				the availability of alternative program funds. All funds allocated to an Intake
				Center are subject to reallocation upon the Authority's finding that the funds
				are not being utilized.
e) Intake
				Centers approved by the Authority shall conduct assessment procedures necessary
				to determine whether unemployed Applicants have the capabilities required to
				Successfully Complete a training course or program. The Intake Center shall
				specify in its application to the Authority the assessment procedures it will
				utilize. These assessment procedures must be nationally recognized and must
				measure both aptitude and achievement.
f) Intake Centers approved by the Authority
				shall provide any other services described in an agreement to be executed by
				the Authority and the Intake Center. Such services may include placement
				assistance, client outreach and Applicant interviews.