1. Guaranteed Free Training Training Pennsylvania’s workers
for a growing economy

2. Information Technology
Goal of WEDnetPA
Provide a training system that is responsive to the business community’s basic training and work readiness requirements in order to improve employees’ productivity
Offer Two Training Grant Programs:
Basic Skills Training
and
Information Technology
Training

3. WEDnetPA 33 Partners Across PA12 31 21 24 20 6 26 30 19 11 3 1 8 15 13 25 7 18 16 14 27 28 23 33 29 2 22 4 17 9 32 5 10
14 State System Universities
14 Pennsylvania Community Colleges
Pennsylvania College of Technology, University of Pittsburgh-Bradford
North Central Industrial Technical Education Center
Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center
Lancaster Area Career & Technology Center

4. Philosophy of WEDnetPA
Guaranteed Free Training Program
Flexible
User Friendly
Audit Proof
Common Sense

5. Information Technology Training
GFT Training Program
Basic Skills Training
Basic & Entry Level Skills
Information Technology Training
Higher Level Technology Skills

6. Guaranteed Free Training
Important Concepts of the Program
Business Decides Training
Business Decides Training Provider
Training is Guaranteed

7. Flow of Eligibility By Type of Business Employer Requirements
Employee Requirements

8. Eligibility – Type of Business
Basic Skills:
Manufacturing
Technology Based
(Flexible definition of Tech-based)
Includes Bio-Tech & Environmental-Tech Companies
Information Technology:
Program is not limited to specific economic clusters
Point of Sales Retail businesses, government, education, and non-profit entities are not eligible

9. Eligibility Guidelines
Employer Must:
Be Pennsylvania based
Only front-line employees or first level supervisors in manufacturing or technology-based companies for the Basic Skills grant
Are technical and professional information technology, some exceptions for small businesses (100 employees or less) where non-technology professionals have IT responsibilities OR front-line employees and first level supervisors of manufacturing companies receiving applied manufacturing technology training for the Information Technology grant

10. Eligibility Guidelines
Employer Must Verify Participating
Employees:
Earn at least 150% of current minimum wage, excluding benefits
Work full-time
Are Pennsylvania residents and work in PA

11. Additional Requirements
A Company may receive up to $75,000 per
fiscal year of Basic Skills funding
A Company may receive up to $50,000 per fiscal year of Information Technology funding
Limited to participation in the program to two consecutive years and three within five years (including CJT’s)
Training must begin within 5 months of approval letter or grant will be forfeited

12. Reimbursement Basic Skills: Information Technology:
$450 Per Employee per fiscal year
Information Technology:
$700 Per Employee per fiscal year
If the cost of providing the training exceeds $450 or $700 per trainee limit under the Grant, the employer will cover those costs

13. Basic Skills Eligible Training
Basic and Entry-Level Work Skills
Training will be defined according to the type and scope of business being conducted by the employer

14. IT Eligible Training
Improve the skill level of Information Technology Professionals and technical workers or advanced applied manufacturing skills only for front-line manufacturing workers and first level supervisors
Training will meet recognized industry skill standards, including but not limited to, training resulting in certification

15. GFT Application Process
Statement of Eligibility MOA
Third-Party Subcontractor MOA (if applicable)
Initial Application Period May 1 – July 15

16. Workforce Development
Training employees
Linking training plans to business goals
Companies becoming learning organizations

17. WEDnetPA Information www.wednetpa.net wednetpa@pct.edu