Upgrading employee skills is critical for economic recovery and long-term business viability. We are proud to assist in developing the capacity of our members' workforce. In service to those in Louisiana, we are a Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) approved training provider for the Incumbent Worker Training Program's (IWTP) customized employee training and Small Business Employee Training (SBET) options.

Incumbent Worker Training Program (IWTP) - Customized Employee Training - Louisiana
As an authorized IWTP training provider, we can help you meet your training goals. Funds available through the Louisiana Workforce Commission can help you develop the skills of existing employees. Louisiana employers may choose either a customized employee training option or a Small Business Employee Training option. The two programs cannot be delivered concurrently. We provide a variety of courses to aid in your workforce development.  

Employer Eligibility Criteria
Customized Employee Training 

1. Employer must have been in business in Louisiana for at least three years, contributing to and in full compliance with state unemployment insurance (UI) tax laws. 
2. Employer must have at least 15 employees to be trained.
3. Trainees must be incumbent workers for whom the employer incurs a Louisiana UI tax liability.
4. Employer must request training to either:

• Prevent job loss caused by obsolete skills, technological change, or national or global competition 
• Create, update or retain jobs in a labor-demand occupation 
• Update or retain jobs in an occupation that is not a labor-demand occupation, if the administrator determines that the services are necessary to prevent the likely loss of jobs

Small Business Employee Training Grants - Louisiana

1. Company must be a Louisiana-based business with 50 or fewer employees.
2. The company has operated in Louisiana for at least three years, contributing to and in full compliance with state unemployment insurance (UI) tax laws.
3. Trainees must be incumbent workers for whom the employer incurs a state UI tax liability.
4. Training must come from an approved training provider, such as Alliance Safety Council.
5. Training costs cannot exceed $3,000 per employee per fiscal year
   (July 1 - June 30).
6. The request for training must be in a labor-demand occupation as defined for Workforce Investment Act (WIA) purposes, as listed on the LWC website.

 Read more information about the program at www.laworks.net.