Policy Chapters and Sections

Individual Notice of Selection for WIOA Training and Eligibility

Chapter: 5 Section: 1.2.1
Effective Date: 10/23/2000
Expiration Date: Continuing
Published Date: 3/18/2022 11:30:59 AM
Status: Current
Version: 3

Tags: Eligibility, LWIBs, Miscellaneous, Eligibility

  1. A Notice of Individual Selection for WIOA Training form and eligibility criteria will be the documentation required by the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) to verify enrollment in a Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) training program.  Completion of this form documents local compliance with IDES' 500(c)5 criteria for approval of training. (See the Attachments tab.)
  2. In addition to the WIOA requirement for training program approval, the one-stop center or one-stop partner shall approve participation in training for any individual receiving Unemployment Insurance benefits based on the following criteria:
    1. The training shall relate to an occupation, clusters of occupations skills for which there are, or are expected to be, reasonable work opportunities in the locality.
    2. The training must be designed to facilitate the individual's reemployment in a reasonably expeditious manner.
    3. The training must provide the individual with skills essential for the performance of work in the related occupation. The training must focus on providing the individual with the competency necessary for securing entry level employment in the selected occupation.
    4. The training must be full time as defined by the training institution.
    5. The individual has the qualifications and aptitude to complete the training successfully.
    6. The training must be approved by the Local Workforce Innovation Board (LWIB). In situations where certain courses are filled or not available during a particular term the individual will be deemed 500(c)(5) eligible if documentation is provided in the Individual Employment Plan (IEP) that shows that the individual is actively pursuing a full-time training program and the individual is enrolled in the prescribed courses which are available. If no courses are available or the individual chooses not to attend a full-time training program, the individual's 500(c)(5) waiver may not be approved.