7.3 Eligible Institutions and Program Types | 7.3.2 Eligible Program Types

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7.3.2 Eligible Program Types

Effective date: September 2, 2019

Revised date: January 20, 2020

Revised date: March 16, 2022

For a training program to be eligible for the Eligible Training Programs List (ETPL), the eligible institution must directly provide¹ the program of training services and it must do so through one or more courses/classes or through a structured regimen.² Programs may be delivered in-person, online, or through a blended approach of in-person and online.³ Successful completion of the program must lead to one or more of the following outcomes:

• a recognized postsecondary credential;
• a secondary school diploma or its equivalent;
• employment;
  or
• a measurable skill gain toward any of the above.⁴

Note: Training programs may include non-credentialed training or single courses that fall within a career pathway.⁵

DWD-DET considers the following types of programs to be ineligible for Wisconsin's ETPL:

• those that are avocational or recreational in nature and not leading to a vocational objective;⁶
• those that are parochial or denominational in character and/or have a sectarian objective;
• those that are conducted by employers exclusively for their employees;⁷
• those that are considered on-the-job-training, customized training, incumbent worker training, internships, work experience, or transitional jobs as defined by WIOA;⁸
• those that are primarily focused on offering career services as addressed in 20 CFR § 678.430;
• those that are designed or tailored for one specific person that are not available for others to take;
• those that constitute the related-instruction component of a youth apprenticeship program;
  and
• those that are offered free of charge.⁹

DWD-DET may require institutions to provide documentation demonstrating compliance with this section.

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• ¹ Email from DOL to DWD-DET, 08/19/2020, stating that institutions that serve as a "conduit" connecting participants to training programs offered by other entities are not eligible for the ETPL.
• ² 20 CFR § 680.420; TEGL 08-19 Attachment I, p. I-3
• ³ 81 FR 56127; TEGL 08-19 Attachment I, p. I-3
• ⁴ 20 CFR § 680.420; TEGL 08-19 Attachment I, p. I-3
• ⁵ 81 FR 56127
• ⁶ DWD-DET considers "vocational objective" to mean leading to proficiency in performing tasks and technical functions related to or required by a specific occupational field. This definition aligns with the definition for "occupational skills training" at 20 CFR § 681.540.
• ⁷ This type of training is contemplated by WIOA as incumbent worker training and should be pursued through that mechanism.
• ⁸ 20 CFR § 680.530 (a)
• ⁹ The purpose of the ETPL is to identify training providers and their training programs that can receive funding for training through an individual training account. 20 CFR § 680.410 (a).