The purpose of the program is to foster the growth and competitiveness of Iowa's workforce and industry by ensuring that Iowa's workforce has the skills and expertise to compete with any workforce outside the state of Iowa.

The Iowa Jobs Training Program has many of the same business eligibility requirements of the Iowa Industrial New Jobs Training Program designed for existing employees rather than new employees. The Program funds are available on a first come, first served basis and are awarded through an application process.

At this time, over 30 Iowa employees have been or are in the process of being trained.

Who is Eligible?

Businesses and industries eligible to participate in this program are engaged in interstate or intrastate commerce for the purpose of:

Retail, health, or professional services are excluded.

How does it work?

The Iowa Jobs Training Program (260F) is a great program you can use to help make your training dollars go farther! This program allows companies to be reimbursed between 50% and 75% on most training expenses. Administered by the community colleges, you will work one-on-one with a representative at the college who will answer questions and help you with your application.

The assistance from the state is based on training expense reimbursement. A qualifying company completes an application provided by the community college. The state determines eligibility based on the application. Once approved, the company will then be reimbursed up to $20,000 per application and up to $50,000 over a three year period per company location.

Valuable Program Services

The Iowa Jobs Training Program provides a variety of valuable services, including: