Section 52-08.1-02 - North Dakota workforce 20/20 program administrationJob service North Dakota shall administer the North Dakota workforce 20/20 program within the state.
1. Job service North Dakota shall give priority to applicants that:a. Are compatible with statewide economic development strategies.b. Demonstrate business and community financial support and participation.c. Coordinate activities and resources with other training programs.d. Provide for followup and evaluation of program results.e. Provide customized training, retraining, and upgrade training in occupations that pay not less than two hundred percent of the federal and state minimum wage.f. Provide training to unemployed and employed residents of North Dakota for new businesses creating new jobs and expanding businesses.2. Funding through the program is limited to training for permanent jobs or occupations that have significant career opportunities and which require substantive instructions resulting from:a. Introduction of new technologies or new equipment; orb. Significant changes in business operations or production methods.3. An applicant may be eligible for funding of sales and marketing training that is necessitated due to technology or equipment changes that affect manufacturing or production.4. Training funded through the program is limited to upgrade training or retraining of current workers in situations in which training is required for continued employment and to training of trainees if the company gives successful graduates hiring priority. Only trainees approved by participating parties are eligible for training funded through the program.5. Training funded through the program is limited to state residents.6. All direct training costs are allowable for funding through the program. Direct training costs may include: b. Instructor wages, per diem, and travel.c. Curriculum development and training materials.d. Lease of training equipment and training space.e. Miscellaneous direct training costs.g. Assessment and testing.