Providers may be eligible to receive training funds for participants who enroll in training services under WIOA Title I. Only eligible training providers and their eligible programs will be included in Iowa’s Eligible Training Provider List (ETPL).  

Potential Eligible Training Providers

Potential Eligible Training Providers include entities that provide a program of training services and must be one of the following types:

1. Institutions of higher education that provide a program which leads to a recognized post-secondary credential.
2. An entity that carries out programs registered under the National Apprenticeship Act.  Registered Apprenticeship programs will be included and maintained on the ETPL for as long as the program remains registered under the National Apprenticeship Act. 
3. Other public or private providers of training, which may include:
   • Community Based Organizations (CBOs) or private organizations of demonstrated effectiveness that provide training under contract with the Local Board
   • Joint labor-management organizations 
   • Eligible providers of adult education and literacy activities under Title II of WIOA, if such activities are provided in combination with training services described at 20 CFR § 680.350.

Training providers may be classroom based, online based, or outside of the state. Providers of all types are required to meet the same eligibility and performance criteria. A provider must be in statutory compliance with Iowa laws in relation to operation as a training education institution.

Providers of on-the-job training, customized training, incumbent worker training, internships, paid or unpaid work experience, or transitional jobs are not subject to ETPL requirements.

Provider Registration

All providers who seek to be included on Iowa’s ETPL must complete the registration process via the data management system located at http://www.iowaworks.gov. After provider registration has been completed, training program applications must also be submitted through the data management system. Please see the Initial Eligibility policy and the Iowa Eligible Training Provider User Guide for more information. 

After a provider is successfully registered in the system, all changes in required information must be reported within ten days of the change through entry in the data management system. See the Iowa Eligible Training Provider User Guide for a list of required fields.