The One-Stop delivery system established under the Workforce and Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) emphasizes informed consumer choice, job-driven training, provider performance, and continuous improvement. The quality and selection of providers and programs of training services, including Registered Apprenticeship programs and others, is vital to achieving these core principles. WIOA requires that each State must maintain a list of eligible training providers (ETPs) and their eligible training programs. The list must be accompanied by relevant performance and cost information and must be made widely available, including in electronic formats, and presented in a way that is easily understood, in order to maximize informed consumer choice and serve all significant population groups. 

Under WIOA, participants in need of training services to enhance their job readiness or career pathway may access career training through a list of state-approved training providers and their state-approved training programs. Participants can select from the list of ETP programs that meet their needs. This chapter describes the process for determining ETPs and programs for WIOA Title I, subtitle B adult, dislocated worker, and out-of-school youth (OSY) aged 16-24 training participants, and for publicly disseminating the list of these providers with relevant information about their programs.

The State is responsible for ensuring the success of the ETP system in partnership with Local Workforce Development Boards (WDBs), the One-Stop delivery system, and its partners. The approved list of ETPs should serve as an important tool for participants seeking training to identify appropriate providers, and relevant information, such as cost and program outcomes. Using the list of ETPs, career planners in the American Job Center can assist participants in identifying training and training providers in high demand industries that result in positive outcomes and recognized credentials. 

Iowa Workforce Development will ensure the state maintains an accurate and current Eligible Training Provider List (ETPL) available to Local WDBs, the One-Stop delivery system, program partners, and members of the public. Iowa’s ETPL is located at http://www.iowaworks.gov.