Extended Training Benefits and Department Approved Training
You can go to school and still receive unemployment
insurance benefits!
There are two options available for training:
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Department Approved Training (DAT)
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Training Extension Benefits (TEB)
What’s the Difference?
Department Approved Training (DAT)
You may receive benefits if you are attending school or a training
course if approved by Iowa Workforce Development. You must make a
written application for DAT using this form. If available when you
apply for benefits, provide the name of the school, type of
training, class schedule, and the beginning and ending dates of
training. Most requests for DAT will be approved if the training has
a substantial curriculum. Approval or denial is always in writing
and you may appeal if you are denied.
While attending approved training, you do not have to be available
for work or search for work to continue to be eligible for benefits.
However, you are required to file your weekly continued claims in
order to continue to receive benefits.
If you stop training for any reason, you must notify Iowa Workforce
Development and you must immediately search for work as instructed.
DAT will not pay for your schooling, books or expenses. The program
allows you to continue to receive regular and extension benefits
while you are attending training.
If you are filing for Trade Adjustment Assistance, you need to check
with that program coordinator as requirements are slightly
different.
Training Extension Benefits (TEB)
Training extension benefits are available to individuals:
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who meet the eligibility requirements for unemployment benefits,
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who are laid-off or voluntarily
separated from a declining occupation or involuntarily separated as
a result of a permanent reduction of operations.
In addition to the above requirements:
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your training must be for an occupation that is considered to be a
High Demand Occupation (HDO) as
defined by Iowa Workforce Development, or
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a high-tech occupation or training approved under the Workforce
Investment Act (WIA), or
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you must be working towards a GED in an approved program.
Are Training Extension Benefits (TEB) the same as Department
Approved Training (DAT)?
No, because if you qualify under this program, you could receive up
to an additional 26 weeks of benefits after your regular and
extension benefits have exhausted. These benefits are only payable
while you are going to school. If you discontinue school, TEB is no
longer available.
If I am on DAT and run out of benefits, can I qualify for TEB?
TEB is only payable after you have exhausted all payments on regular
and extension unemployment insurance benefits. Your DAT must meet
the specific requirements for TEB. Your application for TEB must be
received before the end of your benefit year.
What kinds of training
will qualify?
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Occupations that are
on the Department’s list of
High Demand Occupation (HDO) jobs.
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High tech occupations.
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Training programs
approved by Workforce Investment Act providers.
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Approved GED programs.
What do I have to do?
Fill out the attached form and contact
your local
Iowa
Workforce Center to apply for the program.
What information will I need?
You will need the name and address of your school, the dates of your
classes, and a copy of your class schedule or enrollment verification.
Can I get financial aid?
Your local workforce center can help you research and find financial aid
information, but you should also check out these web sites:
www.opportunity.gov,
www.iowacollegeaid.org and
www.icansucceed.org. The Iowa
College Student Aid Commission can also be reached toll-free at
(877) 272-4476 or online at
www.iowacollegeaid.org. All Iowa colleges have financial aid offices
that can help you apply for a Pell Grant scholarship. Pell Grant
applications are available 24/7 at
www.fafsa.ed.gov or by calling 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243) during business hours. You
will need to report last year’s income when applying, but your
educational institution can adjust your eligibility to reflect your
current circumstances.
Where will I send my
school information (schedules, etc)?
Once you have been approved, you can fax the information to (515)
242-0495 or mail it to:
UI Service Center-TEB
P O Box 10332
Des Moines IA 50306-0332
How do I continue to qualify?
You will need to show continued progress and attendance in the classes.
We will contact you periodically to provide us with your class schedules
and progress.
Do I have to get all A’s?
No, you just need to show us that you are attending your training and
showing satisfactory progress. We will need you to provide your class
schedules while you are receiving the benefits.
A program brochure and a list of High
Demand Occupations are available
here.
Iowa
Workforce Development