ACTION BULLETINS (PY 2007)

AB - #74 Revision to the Individual Training Account (ITA) and On-the-Job Training (OJT) Policy

AB - #74

Effective Retroactive to: 01/01/08



ACTION BULLETIN


TO: All One-Stop Career Center Site Managers

DATE: March 13, 2008

SUBJECT: Revision to the Individual Training Account (ITA) and On-the-Job Training (OJT) Policy


Purpose of Bulletin:

The Alameda County Workforce Investment Board (ACWIB) is required under the Workforce Investment Act to set policies, for Adults and Dislocated Workers using training services, that define time limits and dollar limits (caps). The purpose of this bulletin is to discuss the changes related to ITA and OJT time and dollar limits.

Due to the limited amount of training dollars and the increased demand for ITA’s, ACWIB needed to reassess its ITA policies. The Workforce Investment Board (WIB) approved the following revisions to the ITA limits at their December 13, 2007 meeting. This Action Bulletin establishes revised caps on ITA/OJT training costs, limits on ITA/OJTs and number of ITA/OJTs allowable.

Citation(s):

Workforce Investment Act of 1998 Section 134 (d) (4) (D) (ii) Federal Regulations Subpart G sections 663.700 through 663.720
Alameda County WIB Action Bulletin # 4 ITA Policy – December 11, 2000
Alameda County WIB Action Bulletin # 5 OJT Policy – December 11, 2000
Alameda County WIB Action Bulletin #35 ITA Policy – May 18, 2004

Policy/Procedure/Definition:

Revised Individual Training Account (ITA) Policies:

1. ITA’s will be capped/limited to $3,000 over a three-year period. There are no waivers.

2. A participant would only be granted ONE ITA in a three-year period.

Revised On-the-Job Training (OJT) Policies:

3. OJTs will be capped/limited to $4,000 over a three-year period. There are no waivers.

4. A participant would only be granted ONE OJT in a three-year period.

5. ITA’s and OJT’s can be combined as long as it does not exceed the $4,000 cap.

6. This policy will be effective retroactively to January 1, 2008.

All other ITA and OJT policies and procedures remain in effect. See Action Bulletins:
· #4 – ITA policies effective 09/23/2000
· #5 – OJT policies effective 09/23/2000
· #35 – ITA policies effective 07/01/2004

Copies of all ACWIB bulletins can be viewed and printed from the ACWIB website at www.acwib.org . Click on Bulletins and Forms and locate by year of effective date.

Information & Inquiries:

Roy Bertuccelli
Workforce Development Specialist
510 728-7867
rbertuccelli@acgov.org