Title
Authorization to Utilize State of Arizona's Eligible Training Provider List (ETPL) (Ordinance S-44043)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to utilize the State of Arizona's Eligible Training Provider List (ETPL). The various vendors will provide training, testing and certification services, as well as any required supplies or equipment to eligible adults and youth participating in the City's business and workforce development programs funded by the United States Department of Labor under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. Payment authority is in the amount of $2,349,441 through June 30, 2018. No General Funds are required; funding is provided by WIOA Grant Funds.
Report
Summary
This service supports participants in need of training services to enhance their job readiness or career pathway. The types of vendors may include: post-secondary education institutions; registered apprenticeship programs; other public or private providers of training; local workforce boards; and community based organizations or private organizations. The various vendors have gone through an application and vetting process through the Arizona Department of Economic Security Workforce program.
Procurement Information
In accordance with Administrative Regulation 3.10, normal competition was waived as a result of a Special Circumstance in which the WIOA grant funds require use of the State of Arizona's ETPL.
WIOA mandates individual states to maintain an ETPL of vendors approved to provide training to individuals eligible to receive federal funds and mandates local workforce boards like the City to allow WIOA participants to choose among these vendors for training services. The ETPL and the related eligibility procedures ensure the accountability, quality, and labor-market relevance of training services provided to eligible WIOA participants. By allowing participants to receive training from ETPL vendors, the City is complying with the terms of its WIOA grant and providing unemployed or underemployed adults and youth access to services that will improve their economic prospects. The State of Arizona’s ETPL includes approximately 300 training providers.
Financial Impact
Payment authority is in the amount of $2,349,441 through June 30, 2018. No General Funds are required; funding is provided by WIOA Grant Funds.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Deanna Jonovich and the Finance and Community and Economic Development departments.