Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

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Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity
Employer Training Investment Program (ETIP)

• 21st Century Jobs Training Initiative

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Employer Training Investment Program Mission

• The mission of the Employer Training Investment
  Program is to effectively administer a customized
  training grant program that will assist Illinois
  employers with the costs associated in meeting
  the training needs of their business. Resulting
  in a well-trained workforce and produce a better
  business climate for the State of Illinois.

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Employer Training Investment Program
Large Company Component - 250 employees or more

• Single Company Option
• Multi-Company Option

Small/Mid-Sized Company Component lt 250
employees

• Single Company Option
• Multi-Company Option

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Employer Training Investment Program

• SINGLE COMPANY
• PROJECTS
• 21st Century Jobs Training Initiative

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Employer Training Investment Program

• SINGLE COMPANY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
• SINGLE COMPANY COMPETITIVE PROJECTS

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Business Development Projects

• Upfront commitment from the Department to
  companies choosing to locate or expand within the
  State of Illinois
• Also referred to as Incentive Projects
• Business Development Projects are submitted as a
  Single Company Application via ETIP/LCC
  regardless of company size.

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Eligible Applicant

• An individual employer that is locating,
  expanding or has a facility(ies) in the State of
  Illinois is eligible to apply for ETIP grant
  funds if the company is undertaking eligible
  training activities.

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Eligible Trainees

• Only full-time, Illinois based employees may be
  trained with ETIP/LCC funds.
• No part-time, seasonal, temporary or contractual
  employees can be trained with ETIP/LCC funds.

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ELIGIBLE TRAINING ACTIVITIES

• Training programs required to respond to new or
  changing technologies, processes, product lines.
• Training associated with the purchase of new
  machinery.
• Training necessary to implement continuous
  improvement systems in the workplace, including
  quality certifications.
• Training of employees in skills necessary to
  enable the company to establish, maintain or
  expand into new export markets.
• Basic and/or remedial training, including English
  as a Second Language, as a prerequisite for other
  vocational or technical skills training.

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Examples of Ineligible Training Activities

• Administration and Compensation Systems
• Recognition Systems
• Self-paced training
• Diversity
• Consulting Services
• Sales training
• Personal development G.E.D.
• Human Resource practices
• Interviewing

• Outdoor ropes or experiential training
• Performance appraisals
• Training w/less than 2 trainees
• Employee discipline/termination
• Non-job related training
• Stand-alone basic and/or remedial training
• Non-skill related assessments

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Reimbursable Costs

• Internal Trainer Wages
• Internal Trainer Fringe Benefits
• External Trainer Costs
• Trainee Wages
• Trainee Fringe Benefits
• Training Materials
• Other Costs
• Administrative costs should be used to cover cost
  of audit, and cannot exceed 1 of grant funds

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INELIGIBLE COSTS

• Meals
• Travel
• Lodging
• Depreciable Equipment
• Software
• Consulting costs associated with preparation of
  application

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Project Cost Reimbursement

• The Employer Training Investment Program
  provides grant awards that can reimburse a
  company up to 50 of their approved training
  costs.

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APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Three unbound copies of the application are
  required (an ORIGINAL and TWO copies). Including
  the following
• Typed application-no handwritten applications
  will be accepted.
• Audited Financial Statements or Federal tax
  returns
• Transmittal Letter
• Letter of support from the Union, if applicable
• Completed Training Schedules
• Completed Budget and Budget Narrative

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Required Financial Information

• Audited or reviewed financial statements
  including balance sheets and income statements,
  or
• Complete copies of federal tax returns

If applicant is a division or subsidiary of a
parent company, then financial statements for the
division are required.
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TRANSMITTAL LETTER - The Transmittal letter makes
the statement for need, and provides program
staff with information needed to evaluate the
application. Letters must include the following

• What is the size of the company?
• Is the size of the workforce increasing or
  decreasing?
• Is the facility expanding, relocating, or in
  danger of closing?
• How will the availability of training funds
  benefit the company?
• Is domestic or foreign competition adversely
  affecting the company, and how will training
  help?
• A brief narrative description about the training
  activities, including a description of the
  training content, timelines, and methods of
  training.
• Measurable objectives/strategies that the
  business is proposing to address through the
  award of a training grant.

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REVIEW CRITERIA - Application review criteria
will include, but is not limited to

• The quality of the training program
• The identification of specific and measurable
  training objectives
• The wage rates of the trainees
• The amount of capital investment by the business
  and how that relates to the training programs
• Foreign competition
• Illinois headquarters
• Impact of the training program on the regional
  economy
• Performance on previous grants
• Priority will be given to applicants with a large
  percentage of their sales outside of Illinois.

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Grant Requirements

• Reporting Requirements
• SSNs of trainees
• Actual hourly wages of trainees
• Identification of who provided training
• Proof of purchase of training materials
• Training Evaluation Report
• Grantee must submit to the Dept. within 60 days
  of the end of the grant period a written
  narrative evaluation of the training experiences,
  based upon the measurable outcomes or benefits
  contained in the application.

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Employer Training Investment Program

• MULTI-COMPANY
• PROJECTS
• 21st Century Jobs Training Initiative

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Eligible Applicants

• Training projects involving employees or members
  of supplier companies Business and Industry
  Associations
• Large Manufacturers for supplier network
  companies
• Institutions of secondary or higher education
• Labor organizations

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Participating Companies

• The companies participating in the project must
  be
• Located in the State of Illinois
• Training full-time Illinois employees (Part-time,
  temporary, seasonal or contractual employees are
  not eligible to participate in the project)

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Ineligible Participating Companies

• Retail establishments
• Consulting services
• Training providers
• Units of local, municipal, home rule, county,
  state, or federal government

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Eligible Training Activities

• Training programs required to respond to new or
  changing technologies, processes, product lines.
• Training associated with the purchase of new
  machinery.
• Training necessary to implement continuous
  improvement systems in the workplace, including
  quality certifications.
• Training of employees in skills necessary to
  enable the company to establish, maintain or
  expand into new export markets.
• Basic and/or remedial training, including English
  as a Second Language, of employees as a
  prerequisite for other vocational or technical
  skills training.

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Examples of Ineligible Training Activities

• Administration and Compensation Systems
• Recognition Systems
• Self-paced training
• Diversity
• Consulting Services
• Sales training
• Personal development G.E.D.
• Human Resource practices
• Interviewing

• Outdoor ropes or experiential training
• Performance appraisals
• Training w/less than 2 trainees
• Employee discipline/termination
• Non-job related training
• Stand-alone basic and/or remedial training
• Non-skill related assessments

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Reimbursable Costs

• Internal Trainer Wages
• Internal Trainer Fringe Benefits
• External Trainer Costs
• Training Materials
• Other Costs
• Administrative costs Can not exceed 10 of
  direct training costs

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Project Cost Reimbursement

• The Employer Training Investment Program
  provides grant awards that can reimburse a
  company up to 50 of their approved training
  costs.

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Contact Information
250 employees or more
Less than 250 employees

• Robert Bailey
• Interim Program Manager
• DCEO
• ETIP / LCC
• 620 East Adams St, 3rd Floor
• Springfield, Illinois 62701
• Telephone [phone]
• rbailey_at_ildceo.net

• Cesar Lopez
• Program Manager
• DCEO
• ETIP / SMCC
• 100 West Randolph,
• Suite 3-400
• Chicago, Illinois 60601
• Telephone [phone]
• clopez_at_ildceo.net

www.ildceo.net
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Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity
Employer Training Investment Program (ETIP)

• 21st Century Jobs Training Initiative