Dear Training Provider:
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This informational letter is to advise you that the individual presenting this document has applied for or is currently participating in the California Training Benefits (CTB) program through the Employment Development Department (EDD) and requests your assistance as his/her training provider.
The CTB program is designed to assist unemployed workers to acquire new or enhance skills to enable them to effectively compete in today’s job market. Those who meet the eligibility criteria receive unemployment insurance (UI) benefits while attending school or training for a designated period of approved training. In order to properly administer the CTB program, the EDD depends on your cooperation to provide the necessary information for ongoing enrollment verification.
The EDD will obtain all required initial eligibility information from the participant and program representative if the participant is attending training authorized by any of the following government programs:
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
Employment Training Panel (ETP)
Trade Adjustment Assistance (TRA)
California Work and Responsibilities to Kids (CalWORKs)
However, when the participant is attending training that is self-arranged, the EDD will need to verify the following training information with your training institution in order to determine the participant's initial eligibility for the CTB program. Please assist us by providing the EDD with the necessary initial training information upon request.
- The name of the training program or course of instruction.
- The occupation in which the participant will be trained.
- The number of hours or credit units per week that the participant attends training.
- The beginning and ending date of the entire training program and the dates of any scheduled breaks.
- Whether the participant receives any discretionary payments from the training provider.
It may also be necessary on occasion to determine the participant's ongoing eligibility for CTB and request information concerning dates when the participant will not be attending training (e.g., scheduled breaks, between terms or recess periods) and/or reasons why training was extended or not completed.
If your organization or institution requires an authorization by the participant prior to releasing initial or ongoing training information to EDD by telephone or mail, the following “Consent to Release Training Information” may be used. Keep this signed release for your records and DO NOT RETURN this letter to the EDD.
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Consent to Release Training Information (Keep this signed release for your records).
I hereby authorize
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(training institution) to provide required training information to the Employment Development Department for the purpose of determining my initial and ongoing eligibility for the California Training Benefits (CTB) program.
Upon request by the EDD, the training provider may need to present the training attendance and progress of the identified individual.
If you have any questions, contact the EDD by calling our toll-free phone number listed on the top of this letter or by using the “Contact Us” link on the EDD website, edd.ca.gov.