Located in:
- Program-specific Requirements for Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth Activities under Title I-B
The Unified or Combined State Plan must include the following with respect to activities carried out under subtitle B--
b. 1. If the State is Utilizing Work-based Training Models (e.g. On-the- Job Training, Incumbent Worker Training, Transitional Jobs, and Customized Training) as Part of Its Training Strategy and These Strategies Are Not Already Discussed in Other Sections of the Plan, Describe the State’s Strategies for How These Models Ensure High Quality Training for Both the Participant and the Employer.
Current Narrative:
DWD and the Governor's Workforce Cabinet plans to continue to engage partners in the development of strategies, frameworks, and models to best implement work-and-learn experiences. One of the State’s strategies (2.3) then, is to elevate the importance of work-and-learn models. By partnering with many employers to mitigate employer challenges and to determine best practices, the State is able to generate employer support for broader participation statewide. Also, participants are able to establish connections directly with potential employers by using this evidence-based approach to career readiness.
Indiana workforce regions have utilized work-based models for many years. On-the-job and customized training have been a widely used and are very effective tools. Indiana’s policies are developed to ensure that our providers continually evaluate and improve their work and learn strategies. Specifically, Indiana’s workforce partners are required to review all work and learn programs with each company to ensure that the training received truly provides a high quality experience for the participant and helps them either advance at that company or pursue work at another company. Additionally, Indiana’s policies require a review of the employment and advancement trends at employers that utilize the work and learn models to ensure that participants are completing the training, getting employed and then persisting in that employment.
Indiana is working to increase and improve the work and learn models employed in the state. One specific model that the state is working to enhance and increase are Apprenticeships. Indiana has a high number of existing US DOL registered apprenticeships and with our work going forward we hope to only increase the opportunities for companies to develop and implement apprenticeship training for potential employees. DWD is currently standing up an Office of Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning to further support federal registered apprenticeships and to create a state model.