The Incumbent Worker Training Program (IWTP) is designed to help existing businesses avert layoffs, reduce turnover, and become more competitive by providing funding assistance to companies in need of skills upgrade training for their employees.  The IWTP is funded by state allocations and the federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA), and is administered by the Governor’s Office of Workforce Development (GOWD) and the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA).  The IWTP provides funds to Alabama companies to help cover costs associated with skills upgrade training for fulltime, permanent company employees, with outcomes resulting in increased employee wages, acquisition of transferable skills, promoting retention, and competitiveness business efforts.

You will find the revised application and guidelines, required forms, and a fact sheet at http://www.owd.alabama.gov/Incumbent Worker Training Program.htm.  Deadlines for applications will be February 28 and August 31 of each year.  Should you have questions about the IWTP guidelines or application, please contact Mr. Andy Benefield at 334-293-4723 or Amy Brabham, Ed.D. at 334-293-4708.

Please note: Any IWTP guidelines or applications released prior to April 28, 2010 are no longer valid and the applications will not be accepted for review consideration.