[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR617.23]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
 CHAPTER V--EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 617--TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR WORKERS UNDER THE TRADE ACT OF 1974--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart C--Reemployment Services
 
Sec. 617.23  Selection of training methods and programs.

    (a) State agency responsibilities. If suitable employment as 
described in Sec. 617.22(a)(1), is not otherwise available to an 
individual or group of individuals, it is the responsibility of the 
State agency to explore, identify, develop and secure training 
opportunities and to establish linkages with other public and private 
agencies, Private Industry Councils (PICs), employers, and Job Training 
Partnership Act (JTPA) service delivery area (SDA) grant recipients, as 
appropriate, which return adversely affected workers to employment as 
soon as possible.
    (b) Firm-specific retraining program. To the extent practicable 
before referring an adversely affected worker to approved training, the 
State agency shall consult with the individual's adversely affected firm 
and certified or recognized union, or other authorized representative, 
to develop a retraining program that meets the firm's staffing needs and 
preserves or restores the employment relationship between the individual 
and the firm. The fact that there is no need by other employers in the 
area for individuals in a specific occupation for which training is 
undertaken shall not preclude the development of an individual 
retraining program for such occupation with the adversely affected firm.
    (c) Methods of training. Adversely affected workers may be provided 
either one or a combination of the following methods of training:
    (1) Insofar as possible, priority will be given to on-the-job 
training, which includes related education necessary to acquire skills 
needed for a position within a particular occupation, in the firm or 
elsewhere pursuant to Secs. 617.24, 617.25, and 617.26, including 
training for which the firm pays the costs. This ensures that on-the-job 
training provides the skills necessary for the individual to obtain 
employment in an occupation rather than a particular job at a specific 
site; and

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    (2) Institutional training, with priority given to providing the 
training in public area vocational education schools if it is determined 
that such schools are at least as effective and efficient as other 
institutional alternatives, pursuant to Secs. 617.24, 617.25, and 
617.26.
    (d) Standards and procedures. The State agency shall document the 
standards and procedures used to select occupations and training 
institutions in which training is approved. Such occupations and 
training shall offer a reasonable expectation (not necessarily a prior 
guarantee) of employment following such training.
    (1) Standards. The State agency shall approve training in 
occupations for which an identifiable demand exists either in the local 
labor market or in other labor markets for which relocation planning has 
been implemented. If practicable, placement rates and employer reviews 
of curriculum shall be used as guides in the selection of training 
institutions.
    (2) Procedures. In determining the types of training to be provided, 
the State agency shall consult with local employers, appropriate labor 
organizations, Job Service Improvement Program Committees, JTPA SDA 
grant recipients, PICs, local educational organizations, local 
apprenticeship programs, local advisory councils established under the 
Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act, and post-secondary 
institutions.
    (3) Exclusions. In determining suitable training the State agency 
shall exclude certain occupations, where:
    (i) Lack of employment opportunities exist as substantiated by job 
orders and other pertinent labor market data; or
    (ii) The occupation provides no reasonable expectation of permanent 
employment.