Training Policies and Practices

45.	In practice, does your local workforce investment area place a dollar cap on the amount of training available to a client using an ITA? (Click on one.)

	1.		Yes (Continue.)
	2.		No (Click here to go to question 48.)
	3.		Not sure (Click here to go to question 48.)

46.	If yes, what is the typical amount of the cap, in dollars, for each trainee? (Enter dollar amount. If none, enter zero. If unknown, enter "999".)
	$

47.	Are the costs of each of the following included in your dollar cap on ITAs? (Click on one answer in each row.)

		Yes	No	Not sure
47a.	Tuition
47b.	Books or other supplies
47c.	Tools or other equipment
47d.	Uniforms
47e.	Supportive services (e.g., transportation, childcare)
47f.	Anything else? - Please specify in the space below.

	Please enter other costs included in the dollar cap.

48.	In practice, does your local workforce investment area place a dollar cap on other types of training (i.e. non-ITA-purchased training)? (Click on one.)

	1.		Yes (Continue.)
	2.		No (Click here to go to question 50.)
	3.		Not sure (Click here to go to question 50.)

49.	What is the typical amount of the cap, in dollars, per type of training for each trainee? (Enter dollar amounts to the whole dollar. If none, enter zero. If unknown, enter "999".)

	a.Occupational classroom training (not including ITAs)	$
	b. On-the-job training:	$
	c. Customized training (i.e., training designed to meet the special requirements of an employer who provides partial funding and a job upon completion):	$
	d. Other - Please enter dollar amount and specify training activity below:	$

	If you answered "Other" above, please specify the other training activity.

	If necessary for clarification, please describe the cap your local area uses for non-ITA training.

50.	In practice, does your local workforce investment area place a limit on the maximum duration of a given type of training that a WIA-funded client can receive? (Click on one.)

	1.		Yes (Please describe your area's maximum duration training limit in the box below and continue.)
	2.		No (Go to question 51.)
	3.		Not sure (Go to question 51.)

	Description of your local workforce investment area's maximum duration training limit:

51.	For each WIA funding stream, does your local workforce investment area place any of the following eligibility requirements on clients seeking training using ITAs? (Click on all answers that apply.)

		WIA Adult Formula Funds	WIA Dislocated Worker Formula Funds	WIA National Emergency Grant Funds	WIA 15% or 25% State Reserve Funds
51a.	Income requirements
51b.	Residency requirements
51c.	Minimum time in core and intensive services
51d.	Completion of skills assessments/tests
51e.	Completion of workshops
51f.	Information gathering requirements (e.g. want ads for jobs in desired training or research on training providers)
51g.	Formal documentation of inability to obtain a job
51h.	Other - Please specify in the space below.

	If you answered "Other" above, please specify the eligibility requirement(s) and the funding source(s).

52.	Where does your local workforce investment area's list of high-demand occupations come from? (Click on all that apply.)

	1.		List developed by state board or other state entity
	2.		List developed by local board or other local entity
	3.		List developed by counselors in your local area, based on their knowledge of local labor market demands
	4.		List compiled by clients, consisting of documented job openings in the local economy
	5.		Other - Please identify below.

	If you answered "Other" above, please identify these other sources of high-demand occupations.

53.	In PY2003, did you enroll any of your WIA clients in occupational classroom training and NOT use an ITA? (Click on one.)

	1.		Yes (Continue.)
	2.		No (Click here to go to question 55.)
	3.		Not sure (Click here to go to question 55.)

54.	What were the reason(s) for not using ITAs to fund training for these WIA clients? (Click on all that apply.)

	1.		Insufficient number of training providers in the area
	2.		Because of documented effectiveness of a particular training provider in serving special populations (e.g., the disabled or a given immigrant community)
	3.		Other - Please specify below.

	If you answered "Other" above, please list these other reasons for not using ITAs.

55.	When a client begins any training activity, do you generally obligate funds for the entire duration of the training? (Click on one.)

	1.		Yes, in all cases
	2.		Yes, in most cases
	3.		Yes, some of the time
	4.		No, not usually
	5.		Never

Full Report: GAO-05-650

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