Helping Employers Train Hoosiers For Next Level Jobs

Employers in any high demand business sector can be reimbursed up to $5,000 for each newly trained employee, hired and retained for six months. There is a $50,000 cap for each employer (based on your FEIN) and the jobs must be middle skill, high-demand and high-wage jobs. Employer Training Grants cover occupational skills training, and also include not only new employees but existing employees who receive training that leads to increased work responsibilities and higher wages.

The new round of Employer Training Grants will begin accepting new applications effective July 1, 2019.

• Employers who have never applied for an Employer Training Grant may apply on the Next Level Jobs website on/after July 8.
• Employers who received grant agreements but did not train/retain/receive reimbursement and employers who were reimbursed for training during round 2 of the funding (which expires June 30, 2019) are eligible. No new application on the Next Level Jobs website is required—and employers who have already applied may simply submit a proposed training plan for approval directly to their DWD contact from round 2 after 7/1/2019.

• New Employer Training Grant agreements will be issued after 7/1/2019 and all agreements will expire 10 months after they are signed/go into effect (a change from the 2018-2019 round).

• Employers can use training providers on DWD’s eligible training provider list or third party providers. The training plan must verify that it’s occupational skills training, aligns to an approved middle skills occupation, and is greater than 40 hours. Click here for a complete list of eligible occupations.

IHCA/INCAL members are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to enroll in the Employer Training Grant program.

Click here to view the September 26, 2019 NextLevel Jobs 3.0 informational webinar focused on health care employers.

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Graduation Alliance Adult Diploma Program

IHCA/INCAL is excited to announce a new partnership with Graduation Alliance to bring an online diploma and career pathway program to members and their employees. Graduation Alliance is a national provider of online high school diploma completion programming, currently operating programs focused on adult high school diploma completion and career pathway development through a state-funded program in Indiana.

Each participant in the program completes an employability skills course and earns an Employability Skills Certificate. They also select an industry-recognized credential from the State’s promoted credential list in their chosen career pathway. Credentials relevant to this partnership include OSHA 10 – Healthcare, OSHA 10 – Culinary, or ServSafe Food Manager.

Participants may receive high school credit for completing CNA certification through the local employer. Currently employed participants also have the opportunity to earn high school credit for work experience.

IHCA/INCAL members are encouraged to learn more by viewing the Graduation Alliance informational webinar hosted November 7, 2019. 

The webinar highlights:

• The economic and career challenges individuals without a high school diploma face
• The Indiana Workforce Diploma program goals
• How the Indiana Workforce Diploma program can be made available to current employees at no cost to the employee or employer
• Demographics of participants in similar programs
• Workforce outcomes of graduates from similar programs
• Process for referring under-educated employees to the program
• Process for working with Graduation Alliance to receive graduate referrals

Questions about the partnership can be directed to Zach Cattell at zcattell@ihca.org.