Kansas Industrial Training (KIT) and Kansas Industrial Retraining (KIR)

Kansas Industrial Training (KIT) and Kansas Industrial Retraining (KIR) is sponsored by State of Kansas. These programs provide significant incentives for training a manufacturing workforce. KIT is designed to train new employees to grow a workforce, while KIR focuses on retraining existing employees to increase their skills.

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Training can include subjects that provide knowledge and specific skills necessary for job entry including instruction on the company’s own production equipment on the plant floor or on similar machinery in a classroom setting. Curriculum planning and development Materials, supplies, textbooks To be eligible, a company must create at least one new position at an average wage equal to or greater than the median wage for their county.

A non-refundable application fee of $500 will be required for all Kansas Industrial Training (KIT) applications at the time of application submission. Applications for Kansas Industrial Training (KIT) are accepted year round. Contact your local Regional Project Manager to get started.

KIT/KIR Program Guidelines Kansas Industrial Training The Kansas Industrial Training (KIT) program is designed to assist firms involved in “net new job” creation. Firms must show they are creating at least one net new job in the State of Kansas. For new companies, any job that is created in Kansas is a “net new job.

” For expanding companies, a “net new job” is any job that is created over and above the employee base, which is determined by calculating the average number of permanent full- and part-time employees over the preceding 12 months. Firms that are creating new jobs that do not satisfy the “net new job” requirement may qualify for assistance, subject to approval from the Secretary of the Kansas Department of Commerce.

Kansas Industrial Retraining The Kansas Industrial Retraining (KIR) program is designed to assist companies who are restructuring or retraining their workforce.

Firms must show they are restructuring their business operations or retraining their workforce due to one or more of the following: Incorporation of existing technology (unable to pay for training associated with upgrades to existing technology) Development and incorporation of new technology (unable to pay for training associated with upgrades to existing technology) Diversification of production Development and implementation of new production A company must show that employees to be trained are likely to be displaced because of obsolete or inadequate job skills and knowledge.

A company must retrain at least one existing position. Training plan must be concurrent with project start date. Other Workforce Development Assistance A wide variety of services are available to businesses through the Kansas Workforce Centers located throughout the state.

Services include but are not limited to: statewide and national job listings; applicant pre-screening and application acceptance; space to conduct interviews as well as staff to assist in scheduling; space for job fairs; applicant assessment services and testing; Veteran services; and current labor market information. These services are available to all Kansas employers at no cost and may be accessed through www. kansasworks.

com or by contacting the local Kansas Workforce Center. C ontact Business Development Training Staff The employer must have direct contact with a Business Development Training Staff or In-state Business Development^ for their area prior to the development of a training application. Staff will determine company eligibility, identify local workforce training contacts and answer general questions regarding the application process.

When initial eligibility is established, Business Development Training Staff will send the template needed to prepare the training application to the company via e- mail. ^ To find your local In-state Business Development staff, click on the In-state Business Development hyperlink above. Preparing the Application Using the template provided by Staff, prepare the training application.

Please note, an application for training new jobs must be submitted separately from an application for training existing jobs. Free guidance is available through Business Development Training Staff. The application procedure is designed to be simple and straightforward.

Submit the Completed Application Submit the completed application t o [email protected] . Submit payment in the amount of $500 by check using the Fee Payment Form provided by the RPM Staff; or the fee can be paid by Credit Card, Debit Card, or ACH online. Online KIT Payments: https://otc.

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%20of%20Commerce%20-%20KIT/ Online KIR Payment: https://otc. cdc. nicusa.

com/p/Kansas/Dept. %20of%20Commerce%20-%20KIR/ A 2. 5% service fee will be applied to online Credit and Debit Card payments (2.

5% of the total charge) and a $1. 50 service fee will be applied to online ACH payments. Applications will not be processed until payment is received.

Processing of the Application Once the application and fees have been received, the application will be assigned to a project manager who will work with the company contact person to develop a contract and final budget amount. If a completed training application is not received within 90 days of commencement of the training project, any training funds that have been reserved for the project may be released.

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