Louisiana State University in Shreveport (LSUS) is proud to provide this training to various businesses and industries.
Since 1999, LSUS has delivered training to over 8,300 employees at 40 different companies. Total training exceeds $6.8 million dollars. Thanks to this program, 4,000 were able tokeep their job and 540 new jobs were created!
To be eligible for participation in this initiative, a qualified business must have operated in Louisiana and contributed to the state's Unemployment Insurance System for at least three years. In addition, an employer, or consortium of employers with similar needs, must have at least 15 employees to be trained. Special emphasis is placed on entry-level incumbent worker training.
Incumbent Worker Training is right for you if you are:
- An employer seeking to prevent job loss caused by obsolete skills, technological change, or national or global competition.
- An employer seeking to create, update, or retain jobs in a labor demand occupation, or to prevent the likely loss of jobs.
- A labor or community-based organization seeking to provide customized training for a labor demand occupation.
- A consortium of educational institutions, employers, labor, or community-based organizations seeking to provide customized training in labor-demand occupations.
- A local economic development entity and one or more eligible employers seeking to provide customized training in labor demand occupations.
For more information regarding possible training with the IWTP at LSUS please contact Tulin Melancon, Assistant Director of IWTP, at 797-5254 or Angela Taylor, Grant Coordinator, at 797-5128. For statewide information regarding the IWTP, please contact the Louisiana Workforce Commission toll-free at 1-877-LA WORKS (529-6757), or online at www.laworks.net.
Louisiana Workforce Commission
Jay Cook Ridge Lewis
IWTP Program Advisor IWTP Application Specialist
jcook@lwc.la.gov clewis@lwc.la.gov
(318) 741-7371 (318) 741-7381