Section R765-902-4 - DefinitionsThe following terms are defined:
(1) "Applicant" means a collaboration between one or more companies and one or more post-secondary institutions for a particular hiring program.(2) "Awardee" means an applicant that has been awarded a UWP grant.(3) "Board" means the Utah Board of Higher Education.(4) "Collaboration" means the strategic coordination between a company and post-secondary institution to address a skilled labor gap.(5) "Company" means a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, or other business entity and may include a federal military installation when such entity otherwise meets UWP eligibility requirements and does not include an individual, sole proprietorship, or educational institution.(6) "Company representative" means a representative from a company that is designated to support the efforts of the collaboration.(7) "High demand position" means a position in which there are hard to fill jobs with a lack of skilled labor employees or a large number of skilled labor positions needed in a short amount of time.(8) "Pre-hire program" means an applicant's plan to vet potential hires before the skills training. The pre-hire program will typically consist of a training lasting from two days to two weeks.(9) "Post-secondary institution" means an institution of higher education described in Section 53B-1-102.(10) "Skilled labor" means jobs that require skills training and a level of skill.(11) "Skilled labor gap" means the disparity between a company's existing or future skill needs.(12) "Skills training program" means a training plan developed and agreed upon between the post-secondary institution and a company.(13) "TRU" means the Talent Ready Utah Program created in Section 53B-34-103.(14) "UWP" means the Utah Works Program.(15) "UWP grant" means the competitive grants awarded and administered under this rule.Utah Admin. Code R765-902-4
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-22, effective 11/8/2022