“Partnering with the COS Training Resource Center and using their ETP program has allowed our Company to expand employee training at Saputo Cheese USA Inc. Our employees have benefited from Supervisory, Food Safety, OSHA and Computer Skills trainings through the college. We highly recommend taking advantage of the ETP training dollars to help reduce your training costs while improving morale, reducing turnover, lowering HR costs and increasing productivity.”
The COS Training Resource Center has trained almost 400 people in almost 40 companies companies in the Tulare-Kings county area!
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Employer Eligibility
To be eligible for funding reimbursement, employers have to:
- Be subject to the Unemployment Insurance (UI) tax and the Employment Training Tax
- Have one or more full-time employees (working a minimum of 35 hours per week)
If you are unsure about your eligibility, COS Training Resource Center will help you locate your California Employer Account Number (CEAN) to confirm your eligibility.
Questions? Please contact us at 559.688.3130 or trainingcenter@cos.edu
Employer Commitment
Employers must be willing to adhere to the following commitment:
- Employer is committed to employees attending class and completing all the training.
- Employees must remain employed 90 days after all training is completed
- Employer pays their employees a certain minimum wage at the completion of the 90 day retention period. The minimum wage in our area for calendar year 2019 is $12.53. Employer paid health benefits can be included in the calculation of the minimum wage.
- Employer pays employee’s wages while employees attend training
Established in 1982, the Employment Training Panel (ETP) has proven itself for 30 years as the state’s premier program supporting job creation and retention, through training. ETP is funded by a special tax on California employers and differs from other workforce development organizations whose emphasis is on pre-employment training. ETP fulfills its mission by reimbursing the cost of employer-driven training for incumbent workers and funding the type of training needed by unemployed workers to re-enter the workforce. Overall, the ETP program helps to ensure that California businesses will have the skilled workers they need to remain competitive.
Employers must be able to effectively train workers in response to changing business and industry needs. While the need for workforce training is critical, businesses generally reserve capacity building dollars for highly technical and professional occupations – limiting investment in training for frontline workers who produce goods and deliver services. ETP helps to fill this gap by funding training that is targeted to the frontline workers.
For more information on ETP, please visit their website at https://www.etp.ca.gov/