Registered Apprenticeship Incentive

The Registered Apprenticeship Incentive is designed to offset the extraordinary costs of utilizing a Registered Apprenticeship training program.

A maximum of $1,000 per apprentice, per year for the duration of the apprenticeship, is available to offset the extraordinary costs of utilizing a registered apprenticeship training program. An employer may not be allocated more than $10,000 per year under this program.

The Idaho Workforce Development Councill will accept Registered Apprenticeship Incentive applications on a first come, first served basis.

Employer shall provide at a minimum: - A copy of the executed standards (or participation agreement, if involved in a group sponsorship) for the registered apprenticeship program, including the OJT and RTI attachments. - The RAPIDS number of the apprentice.

Idaho employers who are utilizing a registered apprenticeship program to train new or newly promoted employees. • Must be registered with the Secretary of State to do business in Idaho and be in "good standing". • Entry level wage must be no lower than $12 per hour. Preference will be given for jobs that pay at or above the county average wage. • Training must be through a Registered Apprenticeship with the US Department of Labor. Employer will be required to provide evidence of the apprentice’s registration. • Employer must provide a health benefit plan. “Health benefit plan” means: o any hospital or medical policy or certificate, o any subscriber contract provided by a hospital or professional service corporation, or managed care organization subscriber contract. Health benefit plan does not include:  policies or certificates of insurance for specific disease,  hospital confinement indemnity,  accident-only, credit, dental, vision, Medicare supplement, long term care or disability income insurance,  student health benefits only coverage issued as a supplemental to liability insurance,  workers compensation or similar insurance,  automobile medical payment insurance,  or nonrenewable short-term coverage issues for a period of twelve (12) months or less.

Grantees are required to submit quarterly reports as delineated in the written contract. The quarterly report will include provision of the entire 9-digit social security number of the trainees/participants. Performance Metrics The return on investment shall be measured by: • Number of employees trained. • Wage gains at one-year post training. • Employee retention (at the employer who trained them and/or another Idaho employer).

Contractual Terms • Grant period is aligned to the length of the registered apprenticeship program. • Grantees are required to submit quarterly reports as delineated in the written contract. The quarterly report will include provision of the entire 9-digit social security number of the trainees/participants. • Only Idaho taxable full-time*, non-seasonal employees are eligible for reimbursement. • The executive director of the Idaho Workforce Development Council is authorized to impose a claw back provision when they determine it to be in the best interest of the fund. *Employers utilizing School to Registered Apprenticeship (STRAP), as documented through an addendum attached to the standards, qualify for the reimbursement after their apprentice completes 175 on-the-job training hours. In addition, STRAP does not need to meet the contractual term of a “full-time” employee.