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Community Development Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/community-development <br />Item # 10 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />May 2, 2023 <br />TOPIC: Master Agreement with Eligible Training Provider List (ETPL) Vocational Schools <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Master Agreement with Qualified Schools to Provide Vocational Training with Federal <br />Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and Orange County Social Services <br />Grant Funds for Fiscal Year 2023-24 through Fiscal Year 2026-27(Non-General Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Authorize the City Manager to execute a master agreement, for a total aggregate <br />amount not to exceed $2,765,820 payable from federal Workforce Innovation and <br />Opportunity Act and Orange County Social Services grant funds, for a four-year <br />period expiring June 30, 2027, with a school or training provider listed on the State <br />Employment Training Provider List (ETPL), to deliver occupational skills training on <br />an as needed basis to unemployed and low-income individuals, subject to non- <br />substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />2. Approve schools and training programs listed on the State of California’s Eligible <br />Training Provider List to be used on an as needed basis to provide occupational <br />training under the guidelines of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) grant assists job seekers <br />with employment, education, vocational training, and support services to succeed in the <br />labor market. Funding under WIOA is used to assist program participants to access <br />career training through the Eligible Training Provider List (ETPL), which is a list of state- <br />approved schools and their training programs. In order to be placed on the ETPL, <br />schools must meet several rigorous State requirements including approval by the State <br />Bureau for Private Post-Secondary Education, and be accredited by the Western <br />Accrediting Commission for Schools. A sample of the ETPL is attached for reference <br />(Exhibit 1). Participants can select from the list of approved programs that meet their <br />needs. <br />As required by State regulations, Local Workforce Development Boards must identify <br />eligible schools that are qualified to receive funds to train job seekers and low-income <br />adults. The State-approved ETPL includes relevant performance, cost information, and <br />presented in a way that is easily understood to maximize informed consumer choice.