The Illinois Assistive Technology Program (IATP) is the non-profit organization designated as the Statewide AT Program funded under the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as amended. IATP’s lead agency is the Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Rehabilitation Services.
Illinois Benefit Information System
The Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission is an executive state agency that promotes education and awareness of the legal requirements for effective communication on behalf of people with hearing loss in Illinois. IDHHC is governed by eleven (11) Commissioners who are appointed by the Governor's office. At least six (6) of the Commissioners must be deaf, hard of hearing, or DeafBlind. The Commissioners meet on a quarterly basis at the IDHHC office in Springfield, Illinois.
An Illinois workNet Center is a facility (as described in Section 121(e)(2)) where the six core programs (Title I adult, dislocated worker, and youth programs; Title II adult education and literacy programs; Title III Wagner-Peyser program; and Title IV vocational rehabilitation program), as well as other required and optional partners identified in WIOA provide access to information and services, along with service providers, to job seekers and businesses.
An Incumbent Worker is an individual (or group of individuals) with an employment relationship with a participating employer or group of participating employers in a targeted industry (as cited in the local plan); and an individual who is receiving upgraded skills training:
Incumbent Worker Training is designed to meet the needs of an employer or group of employers to retain a skilled workforce or avert layoffs. Incumbent Worker training can be used to either:
Unlike other trainings, employers, instead of individuals, must meet the local eligibility criteria to receive funds for training their workforce. In most circumstances, incumbent workers being trained must have been employed with the company for at least six months. Employers who receive these funds are required to meet requirements for providing the non-federal share of the cost of the training.
The determination of whether an industry sector or occupation is in-demand shall be made by the Illinois Workforce Innovation Board (IWIB) using state and regional business and labor market projections. An industry sector is considered in demand if it has a substantial current or potential impact (including through jobs that lead to economic self-sufficiency and opportunities for advancement) on the state, regional, or local economy and that contributes to the growth or stability of other supporting businesses, or the growth of different industry sectors. An in-demand occupation currently has or is projected to have several positions in an industry sector to significantly impact the state, regional, or local economy, as appropriate.
An Individual Employment Plan is a plan developed by the participant and the career planner to identify the participant's employment goals, the appropriate achievement objectives, and the appropriate combination of services for the participant to achieve the employment goals, including providing information on eligible providers of training services and career pathways to attain career objectives.
An individual who resides in a Qualified Census Tract or a Disproportionately Impacted Area.
The proportion the actual level of performance represents of the adjusted level of performance for a single performance indicator for a single program. It is calculated by dividing the actual level of performance achieved by the adjusted level of performance.
An adult or out-of-school youth who has limited ability in speaking, reading, writing or understanding the English language, and a) whose native language is a language other than English; or b) who lives in a family or community environment where a language other than English is the dominant language.
An Individual Service Strategy is an agreement of skills and goals decided between a WIOA Youth participant and WIOA Youth staff counselor (usually a career planner), that sets out a plan for the participant to make progress towards his/her educational and employment goals.
An Individual Training Account is a financial subsidy to enable customers that qualify for training to access the program of their choice on the statewide list of eligible providers. An ITA is most often in the form of a voucher, which is a document that can be redeemed for training.
Barriers to employment means a member of one or more of the following populations: (A) Displaced homemakers, (B) Low-income individuals, (C) Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians, (D) Individuals with disabilities, including youth who are individuals with disabilities, (E) Older individuals, (F) Ex-offenders, (G) Homeless individuals or homeless children and youths, (H) Youth who are in or have aged out of the foster care system, (I) Individuals who are English language learners, individuals who have low levels of literacy, and individuals facing substantial cultural barriers, (J) Eligible migrant and seasonal farm workers, (K) Individuals within two (2) years of exhausting lifetime eligibility (for TANF), (L) Single parents (including single pregnant women), (M) Long-term unemployed individuals, and (N) Such other groups as the Governor involved determined to have barriers to employment.
Individualized career services must be provided to participants after American Job Center staff determines that such services are required to retain or obtain employment, consistent with any applicable statutory priorities. Generally, these services involve significant staff time and customization to each individual’s need. Individualized career services include services such as: specialized assessments, developing an individual employment plan, counseling, work experiences (including transitional jobs), etc.
Local Workforce Innovation Boards (LWIBs) must identify the assessments to be used to determine eligibility and ensure eligibility determination procedures are consistent with state policies. American Job Center staff may use recent previous interviews, evaluations, or assessments by partner programs to determine if individualized career services would be appropriate. These services generally will be provided by the Adult and Dislocated Worker programs, although it may be appropriate for the Employment Service to provide some of these services.
A work-related credential, certification, or license that:
This definition was developed during the initial drafting of the Career Pathways Dictionary and ISBE’s College and Career Readiness Indicator. It is based on research into statewide and national conceptions of industry credentials.
Means computing devices, ancillary equipment, software, firmware, and similar procedures, services (including support services), and related resources. (See Computing Devices, Equipment, and Supplies). Computer software and licenses are considered to be information technology systems.
In-School Youth means an individual who is—
(i) attending school (as defined by State law);
(ii) not younger than age 14 or (unless an individual with a disability who is attending school under State law) older than age 21;
(iii) a low-income individual; and
(iv) one or more of the following: (I) Basic skills deficient. (II) An English language learner. (III) An offender. (IV) A homeless individual (as defined in section 41403(6) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043e–2(6))), a homeless child or youth (as defined in section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a(2))), a runaway, in foster care or has aged out of the foster care system, a child eligible for assistance under section 477 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 677), or in an out-of- home placement. (V) Pregnant or parenting. (VI) A youth who is an individual with a disability. (VII) An individual who requires additional assistance to complete an educational program or to secure or hold employment.
A quality instructional framework in Illinois for the implementation of Integrated Education and Training (IET) programs, as defined by Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). ICAPS provides an accelerated pathway to an industry-recognized credential through training partnerships—such as Career and Technical Education or an approved training provider—to serve adult education students, including English language learners, at the same time that they are completing their Illinois high school diploma and/or improving their English language. Instruction and training are supplemented by support courses, comprehensive student support services, and augmented by collaborative teaching practices between workforce training instructors and basic skills instructors.
Education services provided to English language learners who are adults, including professionals with degrees and credentials in their native countries that enable such adults to achieve competency in the English language and acquire the basic and more advanced skills needed to function effectively as parents, workers, and citizens in the United States. IELCE services shall include instruction in literacy and English language acquisition and instruction on the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and civic participation and may include workforce training.
A structured, multi-day student experience, such as a career exploration camp, that provides students with the opportunity to explore various occupations relating to an Illinois College and Career Pathway Endorsement area with hands-on training and orientation activities.
Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Program