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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - CUSTOMIZED TRAINING SERVICES; PURPOSE, ELIGIBILITY AND SCOPE › Section 12:23-2.5 - Review and evaluation of customized training applications

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) In accordance with 34:15D-1 et seq., the factors that will be required in reviewing and evaluating and approving or disapproving applications for training services will at least include the following:
1. The number of jobs that the training will create, retain or upgrade;
2. How much the training will increase marketable skills and earning power of the participants;
3. How important the training is to the applicant's ability to either remain in business or to supply a trained workforce for occupations that are in demand;
4. What percentage of the individuals trained will receive training for work primarily in the direct production of goods and services;
5. How much the long-term Human Resources Development Plan will enhance the productivity and competitiveness of the employer's operations in the State and the employment security of workers employed by the employer in the State; and
6. The extent to which an applicant who is a previous recipient of a customized training contract has provided opportunity for occupational development, increased productivity and earning power.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - CUSTOMIZED TRAINING SERVICES; PURPOSE, ELIGIBILITY AND SCOPE › Section 12:23-2.6 - Where to obtain and send an application

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Customized training applications may be obtained from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Office of Customized Training.
(b) Assistance in completing an application is available from the Office of Customized Training.
(c) Completed applications should be forwarded to:
Office of Customized Training
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
PO Box 933
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0933
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - CUSTOMIZED TRAINING SERVICES; PURPOSE, ELIGIBILITY AND SCOPE › Section 12:23-2.7 - Disclosure of information

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Disclosure of information obtained from applicants in the course of administering customized training services under the Workforce Development Partnership (WDP) Program shall be authorized unless the information requested is non-public information as defined below:
1. Public information includes the name and location of applicants and approved applicants for customized training services as well as the number of trainees, type of training, grant amount and grant time period.
2. Non-public information includes all records concerning financial or proprietary information submitted by applicants or potential applicants for customized training services and by applicants approved for services.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 2 - CUSTOMIZED TRAINING SERVICES; PURPOSE, ELIGIBILITY AND SCOPE › Section 12:23-2.8 - Refunds and fines

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The Department has the authority to recover all customized training grants improperly paid for any reason, in accordance with 34:15D-19.
(b) A $ 500.00 fine shall be imposed for each incident where the grant recipient fails to comply with the provisions set forth in the customized training contract. This includes the failure to file reports as directed including, but not limited to, the closeout report, impact analysis report and auditing report. Penalties for the failure to comply with WDP contribution requirements are found at N.J.A.C. 12:16.
(c) A $ 1,000 fine shall be imposed for each incident involving a false statement or misrepresentation made knowingly, failure to disclose a material fact or any attempt to otherwise defraud, or the willful violation of any section of the New Jersey Employment and Workforce Development Act and/or regulations governing this program.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - INDIVIDUAL TRAINING GRANTS › Section 12:23-3.1 - Eligibility

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Individual training grants may be approved for qualified displaced workers, who receive employment counseling by approved job counselors resulting in an Employability Development Plan.
(b) In order to be eligible for an individual training grant as a displaced worker under the Workforce Development Partnership Program, an individual must be permanently separated from his or her employment, or laid off and unlikely to return to similar employment due to a substantial reduction in work opportunities in the individual's job classification.
(c) An individual seeking training or other services under the Workforce Development Partnership Program must make an application for such services at a One-Stop Career Center System office designated by the Department.
(d) An individual who has qualified for a training grant shall enter the training program identified in the Employability Development Plan as soon as possible.
1. The Employability Development Plan and grant award shall become null and void if the individual, without good cause, delays or postpones enrollment in the available training program as outlined in the plan.
2. A training grant award shall not be awarded to an individual who, after giving notice of an interest in training, fails to comply with the Department representative's directions to participate in reemployment services, counseling or other prescribed activities which aid the representative in evaluating the individual's need for training.
3. "Good cause" means any situation over which the individual did not have control or which was so compelling as to prevent the individual from participating.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - INDIVIDUAL TRAINING GRANTS › Section 12:23-3.2 - Grant payments

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Payment of individual training grants will be issued on behalf of the individual directly to the training service provider. In no case will direct payments be made to the individual awarded the training grant.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - INDIVIDUAL TRAINING GRANTS › Section 12:23-3.3 - Approval of training grants

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Training grants for occupational training will be approved only if:
1. The training is for a labor demand occupation, either listed by the New Jersey Occupational Information Coordinating Committee (NJOICC) or as recommended by the local Workforce Investment Board (WIB) and approved by the Director of NJOICC based on documented local labor market data and conditions, and projected labor market conditions.
2. The training will substantially enhance the worker's marketable skills and/or earning power; training grants shall not be approved for individuals already possessing identifiable marketable skills in a labor demand occupation, unless those skills need to be upgraded in order for the individual to reach a level of self-sufficiency;
3. The training services are provided in New Jersey by an eligible training provider;
4. It is determined by the individual assessment, evaluation and counseling that the individual is expected to successfully complete the training as indicated in the Employability Development Plan;
5. The training is occupational, remedial, or a combination thereof; and
6. Sufficient funding exists in accordance with the Act.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - INDIVIDUAL TRAINING GRANTS › Section 12:23-3.4 - Amount of individual training grants

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The maximum training grant is $ 4,000 per worker. This single $ 4,000 grant may be allocated over more than one year from the start of training to support long-term training as identified in the Employability Development Plan.
(b) The amount for remedial education training grants shall not exceed $ 2,000, except with the permission of the Director of the Division of Employment and Training. The counselor will determine the need for, source, and amount of a grant for such remedial education.
(c) The maximum grant amount per individual for a WDP individual training grant or a combination Self-Employment Assistance and Entrepreneurial (SEA) grant as defined in 12:17-18.4 1 and WDP individual training grant shall not exceed the limits imposed during the fiscal year in which the individual applied for the grant. If the grant limit is raised in subsequent years, it is not retroactive.
(d) The Commissioner has the right to annually adjust the amounts available for both occupational and remedial training based on the cost of the services and the availability of other sources of funding to provide these services.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - INDIVIDUAL TRAINING GRANTS › Section 12:23-3.5 - Other funding sources

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The program shall provide individual training grants only if funding from Federal or other sources is not available. Displaced workers potentially eligible for individual training grants shall be required to apply for all Federal, State and other sources of financial aid or assistance.
(b) Service providers shall apply all financial aid awards for tuition, fees and supplies first against those costs before using WDP funds. The service provider shall notify the Department of any and all such awards immediately after having received notice of such award from the awarding agency.
1. All eligible participants are to be made aware of their rights and obligation to apply for financial aid.
2. PELL grants, other tuition assistance or other student aid must be used first for the cost of tuition and fees. WDP funds may be used to supplement these awards.
3. An individual who is potentially eligible for a PELL and/or any other grant but whose grant award cannot be estimated will be eligible for the full amount of the individual training grant allowed under this subchapter provided the Department is reimbursed by the service provider when the other such grant is received.
4. If an individual's eligibility for a PELL or other grant has not been determined at the time of enrollment, but the individual becomes eligible after a Workforce Development Partnership grant payment has been made, the amount of the WDP grant must be recalculated. The amount of the PELL or other grant(s) and the WDP grant will be combined. If the total of the combined grants exceeds the total cost of the training, the difference between the total of the combined grants and the training cost must be reimbursed by the training provider to the Department.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - INDIVIDUAL TRAINING GRANTS › Section 12:23-3.6 - Request for reconsideration of grant denials

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) If an individual is denied a training grant under the Workforce Development Partnership Program, he or she may file a request for reconsideration of the denial. A review of all appropriate facts regarding the denial of the training grant will be conducted within the Department in the following sequence:
1. Workforce New Jersey Manager in the local One-Stop Career Center System;
2. Chief, Division of Employment and Training, Workforce New Jersey; and
3. Director of Division of Employment and Training, Workforce New Jersey.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - INDIVIDUAL TRAINING GRANTS › Section 12:23-3.7 - Refunds

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The Department has the authority to recover all training grants improperly paid as a result of false or fraudulent representations.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - INDIVIDUAL TRAINING GRANTS › Section 12:23-3.8 - Approved training costs

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Training grant monies shall be applied only to training-related costs.
(b) WDP grant monies shall be expended only on books, supplies and/or equipment which have been specifically identified by the institution as a requirement for successfully completing a course or training program.
(c) Application fees and other fees, which are assessed on all tuition-paying students, may be paid under the WDP grant program. These acceptable fees related to a training program include library fees, lab fees, computer lab fees, and test fees.
(d) Charges (such as room and board and parking fees) that are not assessed on all students are not eligible training-related fees and shall not be paid under the WDP grant program. Fees that are dedicated to self-sustaining funds separate from the fund for academic programs shall not be paid under the grant program and are the responsibility of the trainee (student).
(e) The individual shall be responsible for paying the difference in training costs when the individual selects a training program with a training vendor that is more expensive than a comparable (that is, of the same content and quality) training program offered by another training vendor or local community college.
1. The trainee shall be responsible for the difference in training costs if the trainee elects to attend as a non-county resident without good cause when the local county college offers a training program equal in quality and content. As used in this subsection, "good cause" includes those factors, such as travel distance, which the job counselor determines shall help the individual satisfactorily complete the approved employability plan.
2. A WDP grant shall cover the full tuition costs for out-of-county residents, up to the maximum limits, if the qualified job counselor determines that the training program is substantially better in quality and content.
3. Training may be approved for an out-of-county college when there is a delay in course start dates of more than four weeks.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - APPROVED TRAINING UNDER THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP ACT › Section 12:23-4.1 - Approved training

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Approved training under the Act can include occupational training or remedial training, or it can include a combination of the two. In all cases, the training must be with a training provider located in the State.
1. Occupational training will be approved only if:
i. It is for a labor demand occupation as defined at 34:15D-3 and likely to enhance the individual's marketable skills and earning power;
ii. The training is provided by an approved training provider;
iii. The individual may reasonably be expected to complete the training;
iv. It does not include on the job training or training for which an individual receives wages except as permitted in this chapter; and
v. It is occupational, remedial, or a combination of both, in nature.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - APPROVED TRAINING UNDER THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP ACT › Section 12:23-4.2 - Full-time training

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Training will be considered full-time only if:
1. It consists of not less than 20 hours per week of classroom work and structured assignments for individuals in training provided by a service provider other than an institution of higher education;
2. It consists of not less than 12 credit hours by individuals pursuing a degree at an institution of higher education;
3. It consists of a minimum of nine credit hours for individuals pursuing a post-graduate degree at an institution of higher education; or
4. It consists of 15 hours of classroom instruction plus five hours of homework for remedial training.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - APPROVED TRAINING UNDER THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP ACT › Section 12:23-4.3 - Active search for work

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The following apply to individuals receiving unemployment insurance benefits:
1. An individual in approved training must meet the requirements of 43:21-4(c), except that he or she will not be required to actively seek work. If there is an interruption in the training of more than four calendar weeks, the work search waiver does not apply.
2. A work search waiver may be granted to an individual who is enrolled in an approved training program which will commence within four weeks.
3. Work search waivers will be granted only to individuals in full-time training.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - APPROVED TRAINING UNDER THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP ACT › Section 12:23-4.4 - Acceptance of temporary work

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) An individual who is working in temporary employment shall not be subject to disqualification for voluntarily leaving work under 43:21-5(a)  if such individual leaves work to begin approved training.
(b) An individual who is in an approved training program and accepts employment during a scheduled break in the training shall not be subject to disqualification for voluntarily leaving work under 43:21-5(a)  or failing to apply for or accept suitable work under 43:21-5(c)  if such individual leaves work to return to the approved training program.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - APPROVED TRAINING UNDER THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP ACT › Section 12:23-4.5 - Courses of study at institution of higher education

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Courses of study at institutions of higher education will be approved only if the majority of the credit hours during a semester are in a field of study which will lead to a degree that is specific to a labor demand occupation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 5 - ADDITIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS DURING TRAINING › Section 12:23-5.1 - Eligibility requirements

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) An individual will be eligible for additional unemployment benefits during training only if the individual:
1. Has exhausted all entitlement to unemployment insurance compensation and any State or Federally funded extension;
2. Is permanently separated from employment and is unlikely to return to such employment due to a substantial reduction in work opportunities in the individual's job classification at his or her former worksite;
3. Meets the criteria listed in 43:21-4(c)(4)(A) and (B) and complies with the requirements set forth in this chapter at 12:23-5.5 for approved training;
4. Is in a full-time training program which has been approved through an Employability Development Plan; and
5. Enrolls in the approved training program within one year of the date of his or her most recent unemployment claim.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 5 - ADDITIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS DURING TRAINING › Section 12:23-5.2 - Claims for additional unemployment benefits during training

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Initial claims for additional unemployment benefits during training may be dated no earlier than the Sunday of the calendar week in which the training commences.
(b) Weekly claims for additional benefits during training must be authorized by the Department based on a claimant reporting and claiming such benefits as directed by the Division of Unemployment Insurance Operations. Individuals who fail to comply with this section may be denied additional unemployment benefits.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 5 - ADDITIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS DURING TRAINING › Section 12:23-5.3 - Work search waiver

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
An individual receiving additional unemployment benefits during training must meet the requirements of 43:21-4(c), with the exception that the individual does not have to actively seek work.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 5 - ADDITIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS DURING TRAINING › Section 12:23-5.4 - Refusal of suitable work

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
An individual who refuses an offer of work because of attendance at training while receiving additional unemployment benefits shall not be disqualified under 43:21-5(c).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 5 - ADDITIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS DURING TRAINING › Section 12:23-5.5 - Intent to enter training

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) An individual filing a new initial unemployment claim must notify the Department of his or her intention to enter training not later than 60 days after the date of the individual's permanent separation from employment, not later than 30 days after the Department provides notice to the individual of the benefits and services available under the WDP Program, or not later than 30 days after the Employability Development Plan is developed, whichever is last.
(b) For purposes of this section, intention to enter training means that the individual agrees to enter counseling within the time limitations set forth in (a) above, whether or not the counseling occurs within these time limitations, and upon receiving counseling agrees to enter the training program identified in the Employability Development Plan. Individuals who agree to enter counseling within the stated time limits but choose not to pursue the identified training will not be granted an extension of those time limits.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 5 - ADDITIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS DURING TRAINING › Section 12:23-5.6 - Claim options

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
An individual in an approved training program who has reached the benefit year ending date and who has sufficient earnings and employment for a new claim for benefits will have an option to file a new claim for benefits or continue receiving additional unemployment benefits during training.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 5 - ADDITIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS DURING TRAINING › Section 12:23-5.7 - Overpayments

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Overpayment of additional unemployment benefits during training improperly paid for any reason shall be recovered by the Department in accordance with 43:21-16.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 5 - ADDITIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS DURING TRAINING › Section 12:23-5.8 - Appeals

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Denials of claims for additional unemployment benefits during training may be appealed to the Appeal Tribunal and the Board of Review in accordance with 43:21-6 and N.J.A.C. 1:12A and 12:20.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 6 - EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING GRANTS FOR SERVICES TO DISADVANTAGED WORKERS › Section 12:23-6.1 - Purpose and scope

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to set forth the rules for the allotment of funds reserved under 34:15D-4 to provide employment and training services for qualified disadvantaged workers under the Workforce Development Partnership Program.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 6 - EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING GRANTS FOR SERVICES TO DISADVANTAGED WORKERS › Section 12:23-6.2 - Employment and training grants to serve disadvantaged workers

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Funds reserved for employment and training services to qualified disadvantaged workers will be administered through the Department of Human Services with the authorization of the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development for the administration of employment and training services. Services delivered under this subchapter shall be consistent with the Strategic Five-Year Unified State Plan for New Jersey's Workforce Investment System.
(b) Funds available for employment and training services to qualified disadvantaged workers under this subchapter shall not be used for activities which induce, encourage or assist any displacement of currently employed workers by trainees, including partial displacement by such means as reduced hours of currently employed workers; replacement of laid off workers by trainees; or relocation of operations resulting in a loss of employment at a previous workplace located in the State.
(c) Pursuant to 34:15D-4(e), not less than six percent of the total resources dedicated to the program during any one fiscal year shall be reserved to provide employment and training services for qualified disadvantaged workers. The Commissioner is authorized to provide training grants to the extent that funding for these services is not available from Federal or other sources.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 6 - EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING GRANTS FOR SERVICES TO DISADVANTAGED WORKERS › Section 12:23-6.4 - Eligibility for services

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Individuals receiving training or services under this subchapter must be qualified disadvantaged workers as defined at 34:15D-1 to 11.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 6 - EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING GRANTS FOR SERVICES TO DISADVANTAGED WORKERS › Section 12:23-6.5 - Eligibility of service providers

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No employment and training services shall be obtained from a service provider unless that provider is located in New Jersey and the provider is approved pursuant to the procedures established by the State Employment and Training Commission and appears on the Eligible Training Provider List.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 6 - EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING GRANTS FOR SERVICES TO DISADVANTAGED WORKERS › Section 12:23-6.6 - Limitation on administrative costs

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Not more than 10 percent of the funds awarded under this subchapter may be used for reasonable administrative expenses.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 6 - EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING GRANTS FOR SERVICES TO DISADVANTAGED WORKERS › Section 12:23-6.7 - Monitoring and oversight

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The Department of Labor and Workforce Development or its designee will monitor the overall effectiveness of the employment and training services provided under this subchapter to assess the programmatic, management and financial performance of the grantee. The Department will consider the past performance of a grantee in evaluating application(s) for funding in subsequent years.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 6 - EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING GRANTS FOR SERVICES TO DISADVANTAGED WORKERS › Section 12:23-6.8 - Evaluation of employment and training services

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The results of employment and training or services provided under this subchapter shall be evaluated based upon the following criteria:
1. The effectiveness of the training and services in terms of increasing employability, the effect on earnings after training and the career opportunities provided in relation to the individual served;
2. The percentage of job placement; and
3. The degree to which the training or services are related to a labor demand occupation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 7 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING SERVICES › Section 12:23-7.1 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to set forth the rules for the allotment of funds reserved under 34:15D-4(e)  to provide occupational safety and health training services under the Workforce Development Partnership Program.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 7 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING SERVICES › Section 12:23-7.2 - Scope

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
This subchapter establishes the allocation of funds reserved under the Workforce Development Partnership Program for occupational safety and health training services to qualified displaced, disadvantaged and employed workers as defined in this chapter and who are participating in training or education which is designed to assist in the recognition and prevention of potential workplace and associated health and safety hazards. It sets forth the application, review and administrative process for awarding grants and the administration of this program under this subchapter to prospective recipients, including organizations such as labor organizations, consortia, corporations, agencies, or other entities. This subchapter is not applicable to individual grants.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 7 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING SERVICES › Section 12:23-7.3 - Occupational safety and health training grants to serve qualified displaced, disadvantaged and employed workers

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
A portion of funds reserved for occupational safety and health training services to qualified displaced, disadvantaged, and employed workers will be awarded through an application process for prospective recipients in accordance with this subchapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 7 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING SERVICES › Section 12:23-7.4 - Application process

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Each applicant seeking funding to provide occupational safety and health training services to eligible individuals shall submit an application to the Commissioner. The completed application shall include the applicant's name and address, basic descriptive information, specific details documenting the need for and exact nature of the proposed occupational safety and health training services to be delivered, its relationship to individuals involved in an occupational training experience if it exists, the anticipated number of individuals or target group to be served and cost of services, and any other information concerning a specific applicant which the Commissioner deems necessary to fully evaluate the application.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 7 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING SERVICES › Section 12:23-7.5 - Review and evaluation of applications

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Occupational safety and health training under the Workforce Development Partnership Program means training or education which is designed to assist in the recognition and prevention of potential occupational health and safety hazards. The factors that will be considered in reviewing and evaluating applications for funds are:
1. The number of individuals who will benefit from the safety and health training services;
2. The target industry and/or occupation and subject matter for training services;
3. The degree of hazard faced within the target industry and/or occupation as demonstrated by accident and injury documentation, exposure information, and other data illustrating hazards;
4. The need for services as demonstrated by the seriousness of the problem and lack or scarcity of alternative resources;
5. The extent to which the services are likely to enhance participants' marketable skills;
6. The organizational capability of the prospective recipient to provide the proposed services;
7. The previous effectiveness of efforts of the prospective recipient in providing similar services;
8. The cost of the proposed services; and
9. The potential for the proposed services to be replicated throughout the State or to have a positive impact beyond the ending date of the proposed services.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 7 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING SERVICES › Section 12:23-7.6 - Assessment of need and delivery of services

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(a) The Commissioner or his or her designee, within the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, will review all customized training applications to determine if there is a need for occupational safety and health training services related to the industry and/or occupation, which is the subject of occupational training.
(b) The Commissioner or his or her designee, within the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, will review and approve the use of vendors selected by the customized training applicant to provide occupational safety and health training services, review course content and training material to determine its appropriateness and ascertain the reasonableness of costs charged by vendors.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 7 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING SERVICES › Section 12:23-7.7 - Allocation of funds

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(a) Pursuant to section 4(e) of the Act, not less than three percent of the total revenues dedicated to the program during any one fiscal year shall be reserved for occupational safety and health training. The Commissioner is authorized to provide services to the extent that funding for these services is not available from federal or other sources.
(b) From the amounts reserved for occupational safety and health training for qualified displaced, disadvantaged and employed workers under 34:15D-4(e), monies may be allocated upon approval of the Commissioner to providers of employment and training services designed to assist in the recognition and prevention of potential occupational health and safety hazards.
(c) The Commissioner retains the authority to change the scope of this funding based on changing workplace occupational safety and health training needs.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 7 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING SERVICES › Section 12:23-7.8 - Eligibility for services

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Individuals receiving training or services under this subchapter must be qualified displaced, disadvantaged, or employed workers.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 7 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING SERVICES › Section 12:23-7.9 - Eligibility of service providers

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Occupational safety and health training services must be obtained from a training provider located in the State of New Jersey and listed on the Eligible Training Provider List.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 7 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING SERVICES › Section 12:23-7.10 - Limitation on administrative costs

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Not more than 10 percent of the funds awarded under this subchapter may be used for reasonable administrative costs.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 7 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING SERVICES › Section 12:23-7.11 - Monitoring and oversight

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The Commissioner or his or her designee, within the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, will monitor the overall effectiveness of the occupational safety and health training services provided under this subchapter to assess the programmatic, management and financial performance of the grantee(s). The Department will consider the past performance of a grantee in evaluating application(s) for funding in subsequent years.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 7 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING SERVICES › Section 12:23-7.12 - Evaluation of occupational safety and health training

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The results of occupational safety and health training services provided under this subchapter shall be evaluated based upon criteria negotiated at the time the funds are awarded.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 8 - TUITION POLICIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PERSONS; JOB TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 12:23-8.1 - Purpose and scope

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(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to establish rules and procedures to govern the tuition waiver program established by 18A:64-13.1 et seq. or 18A:64A-23.1.
(b) The rules apply to job training eligible individuals and to public higher education institutions in New Jersey.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 8 - TUITION POLICIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PERSONS; JOB TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 12:23-8.3 - Proof of program eligibility

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(a) In order to be eligible for enrollment in a course with a public institution of higher education under the tuition waiver program, an individual shall submit to the public institution of higher education documentation from a One-Stop Career Center verifying the following:
1. The individual's past presence in the labor market for at least two years;
2. The individual's unemployed status or his or her receipt of a layoff notice;
3. That the individual has received employment counseling at an One-Stop Career Center; and
4. That the One-Stop Career Center recommends enrollment in the particular job training course sought by the individual with the public institution of higher education under the tuition waiver program.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 8 - TUITION POLICIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PERSONS; JOB TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 12:23-8.4 - Eligibility for financial aid

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(a) Each eligible individual seeking to enroll in credit courses under this program is responsible for filing a financial aid application and providing the institution with all information necessary to determine possible financial aid eligibility.
(b) In determining eligibility for financial aid, the institution shall consider both State and Federal sources of aid including grants, scholarships and any other sources of financial aid available to the institution's general student population.
(c) Each institution shall apply consistent standards, including participants in this program, in determining eligibility for financial aid.
(d) Any eligible individual receiving financial aid which is not sufficient to pay the full amount of tuition at the institution shall be entitled to have the remaining amount of tuition not covered by financial aid waived by the institution.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 8 - TUITION POLICIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PERSONS; JOB TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 12:23-8.5 - Eligible coursework

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(a) Each institution shall ordinarily make all of its course offerings eligible under this program. However, a given course or program shall focus on an identifiable job skill or prerequisite skills for the specific job skill as indicated in the individual's Employability Development Plan approved by the One-Stop Career Center.
(b) An individual's eligibility for a given course or program shall be dependent on possession of appropriate prerequisite skills as determined by each institution. The institution may designate basic skills and other prerequisite courses as eligible offerings under this program.
(c) Customized courses that are underwritten by specific employers for the benefit of their respective employees may be exempted from eligibility under this program. Such courses are designed to meet the needs of the employees of a specific employer, the employer is responsible for partially subsidizing the cost of the training, and the training is directly related to the employer's operation.
(d) Only those courses in which enrollment space is available and tuition paying students constitute the minimum number required for the course shall be open to eligible individuals under this program.
(e) Institutions may designate separate registration periods for eligible individuals seeking to enroll in the program, ordinarily after the registration period for tuition paying students is completed.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 8 - TUITION POLICIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PERSONS; JOB TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 12:23-8.6 - Employment during semester

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Any individual participating in the program who obtains employment subsequent to the commencement of the semester shall be permitted to complete the semester in progress as a participant in the program.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 8 - TUITION POLICIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PERSONS; JOB TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 12:23-8.7 - Application of general institution rules

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When not inconsistent with applicable statutes or this subchapter, students participating under this program shall be governed by those procedures and rules applicable to each institution's regularly enrolled student population, including rules regarding academic progress and standards for the admission of students into specific degree programs at the undergraduate or graduate level.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 8 - TUITION POLICIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PERSONS; JOB TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 12:23-8.8 - Inclusion of program in college enrollment count

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All enrollments in credit bearing courses through this program may be included in the college's official enrollment count.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 8 - TUITION POLICIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PERSONS; JOB TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 12:23-8.9 - Financial obligation of eligible individual

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(a) Institutions may charge individuals seeking to enroll in the program a registration fee not to exceed $ 20.00 per academic term.
(b) Individuals seeking to enroll in the program shall be responsible for the cost of equipment, materials, textbooks and laboratory or equipment usage fees required for a specific course or program, as well as fees which are dedicated to self-sustaining funds, such as parking charges, room and board, and other optional user fees.
(c) Institutions shall not charge individuals seeking to enroll in the program general fees as defined in this subchapter.
(d) Institutions shall not charge individuals seeking to enroll in a county college outside their county of residence a nonresident differential credit fee provided the individual complies with the requirements of this subchapter.
(e) The institution shall apply training grant funds pursuant to 34:15D-1 et seq., the 1992 New Jersey Employment and Workforce Development Act ( P.L. 1992, c.43), or financial aid, other than loans, to the total tuition and fees for the applicable academic term. The institution shall waive any remaining balance, less the charges allowable under (a) and (b) above.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 23 - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › Subchapter 8 - TUITION POLICIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PERSONS; JOB TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 12:23-8.10 - Appeal of finding regarding tuition waiver program eligibility

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(a) Appeals by individuals of tuition waiver program eligibility determinations under 12:23-8.3 shall follow the following procedures:
1. The appeal shall be filed within 10 days of notice of the action, decision or situation being appealed.
2. An appeal must be filed with the Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Division of One Stop Programs and Services, within the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.