Wyoming Safety & Workforce Summit June 25th, 2013 Rock Springs, WY

1. Wyoming Department of Workforce Services Wyoming Safety & Workforce Summit June 25th, 2013 Rock Springs, WY

2. Workforce Development Training Fund Provide opportunities for new or existing businesses to create new jobs or to upgrade the skills of workers.

3. Program Structure

4. Pre-Obligation • Support new or expanding businesses • Economic Development entities only • Must be disbursed through an approved: • Pre-Hire Economic Development Grant • Business Training Grant for New Positions • Not required for a project with a cost of less than $50,000.

5. Pre-Hire Economic Development Grants • Designed to train workers for a particular business, businesses, or industry. • Completed through a partnering of four entities: • A training provider • A business, group of businesses, or an industry • The local or regional Economic Development entity • The local Workforce Center

6. Pre-Hire FY 2012

7. Business Training Grants • Employee training for: • New employees (position created <180 days from training) • Existing employees • What businesses can apply? • All business entities registered with Wyoming Secretary of State • Wyoming sole proprietorships, LLCs, partnerships, and county hospitals (demonstrate payroll) • No governmental entities

8. Business Training Grants, cont. • Business must be in good standing with: • Wyoming Unemployment Insurance • Wyoming Workers’ Compensation • Wyoming Secretary of State • WDTF • Must be registered with WDTF system • https://public.wyomingworkforce.org/tgapply2/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2ftgapply2%2fDefault.aspx • Can’t process an application until this is complete

9. Training Grants forExisting Positions • Training Eligibility • Correct an employee’s skill deficiency or upgrade skill level • Direct relationship between training and occupation • Training not normally provided by business • Training will: • Enhance business’s productivity, or • Reduce employee turnover, or • Enhance employee wages

10. Existing Positions, cont. • Trainee eligibility • must work in Wyoming • Funding limit • $2,000 per employee per fiscal year • Funding limit follows employee, not employer • Business contribution – 40% of approved, allowable expenses (WDTF pays 60%)

11. Existing Positions, cont. • Allowable Expenses • Direct training costs • Tuition, registration, class fees, materials • Travel expenses • Transportation, lodging, meals • Generally at federal per diem rates • Instructors fees and travel expenses where instructor is brought in to business • Fees for continuing ed units and certifications

12. Existing Positions, cont. • Non-allowable expenses • Trainee’s wages and benefits • Administrative expenses • Purchased, rented, or leased equipment or software • Instructor’s fees and travel if they are an employee • Assessment, tests, exams not included in training • License fees • Membership fees • Capital construction

13. Training Grants forNew Positions • Training eligibility • Demonstrate direct relationship between training and trainee’s occupation • Trainee eligibility • Must work in Wyoming • Funding Limit • $1,000 – less than 35 hours per week • $2,000 – 35 or more hours per week • $4,000 – wages are = or > mean county hourly wage

14. New Positions, cont. • Mean County Wage Data • http://doe.state.wy.us/LMI/EDS2012SeptECI/TOC000.htm • $21.22/hour for Natrona County • Business contribution – 0% of approved, allowable expenses (WDTF pays 100%)

15. New Positions, cont. • Allowable expenses • Same as Existing Position grants, but: • Can include trainee’s wages • Non-allowable expenses • Same as Existing Position grants, but: • Trainee’s fringe benefits

16. How to Apply for Business Training Grants • Register your Business & Apply online • https://public.wyomingworkforce.org/tgapply2/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2ftgapply2%2fDefault.aspx • Application must be completed: • No more than 110 days prior to training start date • At least 30 days before start of training or first day of travel • Call us if you have questions! • (307) 777-8650

17. Contract and Payment • Application is approved • Contract is executed • 75% of award is paid to business • 25% held by DWS until: • Training is completed • Trainee is still working at business for 90 days • Repayment or loss of retainage if training not completed or trainee is not retained

18. Final Report • Due between 90 and 135 days from training end • Summary of the results of training • Copy of the agenda, manual, or table of contents • Payroll record showing pay 90 days after training • Invoices and receipts for allowable expenses • Retainage can be used to adjust payment if expenses were less than budget • Required to repay entire award if not completed!

19. Business Training Grants by Occupation

20. Business Training Grants by Industry

21. Contact Us Bill Schepeler Business Liaison Wyoming Department of Workforce Services (307) 777-8717 bill.schepeler@wyo.gov