All training must be short-term and customized (contextualized/tailored content) to specific business needs and related to substantive, resume-building, transferable skills.All grant-funded training must be for full-time (32 hours/week), non-seasonal, non-retail employees who have significant career opportunities, require substantive Grant-funded learners must be eligible to work in the U.S.Employees funded by the CF and EI programs must be residing and working in Colorado at the time of training.
Skill Advance Colorado funding supports only Colorado businesses and employees.The Existing Industry (EI) Job Training Program provides funding for incumbent worker training and supports established Colorado businesses with adapting to new technology and preventing layoffs.įiscal Year 2023 incentive levels: Per learner maximum annual funding (averaged across the training plan): CF – $1,650, EI – $1,400 Requirements/Eligibility Rules The Colorado First (CF) Job Training Program provides funds for net new hire training and focuses on businesses relocating to or expanding in Colorado and in need of training workers with the skills necessary to increase their productivity, to increase their wages, and to reduce their need for public support. Colorado First and Existing Industry grants are jointly administered by the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) and the Colorado Community College System (CCCS) and are locally administered by participating community colleges. Transforming Colorado’s workforce through customized training, the Skill Advance program offers State funding for Colorado First and Existing Industry job training reimbursement grants to strengthen business competitiveness and improve employment opportunities. For business and employee success Colorado First and Existing Industry Job Training Programs