Job Training and Economic Development

Job Training and Economic Development

http://www.ildceo.net/dceo/Bureaus/Workforce_Development/Employers/JTED.htm The Job Training and Economic Development (JTED) Grant Program assists low-wage, low-skilled workers to advance in their careers, and helps unemployed, disadvantaged people learn skills necessary to secure employment. The program provides grants to not-for-profit community-based organizations (CBOs), which work with small local businesses to develop curricula, train eligible workers, and provide ongoing support. CBOs can establish a partnership with a local business to provide training to its low-wage workers, thereby expanding their skills and advancing their career opportunities. In addition, CBOs can work with local economic development organizations and employers to identify local industries experiencing problems recruiting skilled entry-level workers, training economically disadvantaged individuals (including welfare recipients) in the needed skills and placing them in employment with these companies.

Description Job Training and Economic Development (JTED) Grant Opportunity The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity is announcing the release of the Fiscal Year 2011 Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Job Training and Economic Development Grant Program. Following are the links to the Grant Application Instructions and Application Submission Format. JTED Background & Information Sessions Jted Presentation JTED 2011 Application Submission Document (Word Document) Job Training and Economic Development 2011 Grant Application (Adobe PDF Document) General Information The Job Training Economic Development Grant Program (JTED) was created in 1998 with the following program goals: 1. Foster local economic development by linking the needs of the low wage/low skilled employed worker with the work force needs of local industry, 2. Foster local economic development by linking the needs of the disadvantaged individual including welfare recipients. with the work force needs of local industry. Community-based providers (CBO) are to work in partnership with local businesses to provide training to those persons enrolled in the program to meet the skill need of local industry. Community-based providers act as a connection between local employers in need of a better trained workforce and their low wage/low skill workers. Partnerships between community-based providers and local employers are established that provide a mechanism for information exchange and training programs. Community-based providers establish partnerships with economic development organizations to identify local industries having difficulty recruiting skilled entry level workers. The goal of the program is to develop training programs that link the work force needs of local industries with the job training and placements needs of disadvantaged persons in the community. Partnerships are formed with local employers to design and deliver training programs for disadvantaged persons. Successful completers of the training are placed into employment with participating employers. With these goals established, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) will award grants in two categories: Category 1 - Industry Linked Training for Low Wage/Low Skilled Workers Category 2 - Industry Linked Training for Disadvantaged Persons Eligibility To be eligible for a JTED grant under either category: Category 1 - Industry Linked Training for Low Wage/Low Skilled Workers Category 2 - Industry Linked Training for Disadvantaged Persons The respondent to this RFP must be a not-for-profit organization with a local board of directors that directly provides job training services. The not-for-profit organization must have a history of serving low wage/low skilled workers and/or disadvantaged persons. Such organizations are referred to as "Community-based Providers" in the Act. Eligible applicants include current entities operating JTED grants. For more information on the JTED program, please email: Tammy Stone tammy.stone@illinois.gov