Louisiana Department of Labor’s Incumbent Worker Training Program 

The Louisiana Dental Association is proud to announce it is qualified to provide the EDDA program throughout Louisiana through the Louisiana Department of Labor’s Incumbent Worker Training Program. The reimbursement from the state training program is $330 per employee trained. The cost of the program is $699 member rate and $899 non-member rate.

The grant application should be made at least 30 days prior to the course to ensure approval. Payment for the course to the LDA is required by IWTP prior to approval, and a paid invoice must be provided in the initial application. Once approved, the course taken, and certificate obtained, this information along with a pay stub from the current pay period, and the final IWTP invoice is required back to IWTP for your company’s reimbursement.

*Please see below for tips on filling out the grant application.

Any business which has operated in Louisiana AND has contributed to the state’s Unemployment Insurance System for at least 3 years and employs 50 or less employees. Contract workers within your company are not eligible.

The IWTP Small Business Employee Training Program (SBET) is designed to benefit business and industry by assisting in the skill development of existing employees through individual, standardized (off-the shelf) training. Employers are reimbursed for tuition and required textbooks and manuals once the training has been completed and proper documentation has been submitted to the Louisiana Department of Labor (LDOL). Training costs cannot exceed $3,000 per trainee per state fiscal year (July 1 – June 30). Funding is provided through the Workforce Development Training Account, at 2.3% of all IWTP funds available.

SBET applications must be submitted online and the signature page and appropriate documentation mailed to LWC. Applications must be submitted for review and approved prior to training. Helpful links:

· Laworks.net login and password

· LA unemployment insurance account number

· Date of EDDA course

· Employee’s name and social security number

· The LDA is training type “G4”

· Training provider: please type in “Louisiana Dental Association”

· Course title: Expanded Duty Dental Assistant

· Course hours: 8

· Tuition: List the actual tuition – IWTP will only reimburse the allowable for the program which is $330 once the course is completed and invoice submitted with the required documentation.

For more information on obtaining a grant through the SBET program to be used towards the LDA’s EDDA program, contact Tiffany Waddell, (225) 926-1986 or tiffany@ladental.org.