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Eligible Training Provider and Program Application Forms

Welcome to the CTDOL WIOA Eligible and Program Application Forms site. The “WIOA ETP Application is for entities intending to apply for Connecticut’s Eligible Training Providers List (ETPL). Please note that there are exceptions which may affect the application process and should be read before applying. These exceptions are noted below.


Eligible Training Provider and Program Application Form Exceptions

As specified by Section 122(a)(3) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), apprenticeship programs registered with the Connecticut Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship Training, are automatically eligible to be included on the ETPL if the registered apprenticeship sponsor or approved related technical instruction provider indicates interest in having the program listed by contacting the local Workforce Development Board. Registered apprenticeship programs must comply with all applicable state and federal laws. WIOA’s “initial” and “continued” eligibility requirements do not apply to registered apprenticeship programs. For further information regarding apprenticeship in Connecticut, please visit: http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/progsupt/appren/appren.htm.

For all other entities:

The “WIOA ETP Application” is in Word format and may be completed on-line and printed. Follow the mailing instructions provided in the application.  

Applications are not being accepted from out-of-state entities EXCEPT for New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.  See AP 16-02, 16-03 or 18-01 for further details. Connecticut training entities with out-of-state headquarters may apply pursuant to AP 16-04.

ETPL Eligibility Form 

WIOA ETP Initial Eligibility Application (also complete and submit the Employer Release Form - linked below)

ETPL Continued Eligibility  

ETPL Continued Eligibility Application (also complete and submit the Employer Release Form - linked below)
PDF (fillable) 
CT Department of Labor

200 Folly Brook Blvd.
Wethersfield, CT 06109

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