Ch. 120                                    1995 LAWS OF MARYLAND .

(i) Determine whether the employer's specific needs are best met by
training, by other types of assistance, or by a combination of services;

(ii) Identify the availability of existing training programs which could
be adapted to meet the employer's needs;

(iii) Identify the resources the business can provide to support the
training, including facilities, materials, and equipment;

(iv) Identify or develop appropriate curricula; and

(v) Determine the most cost effective approach to meeting the
employer's training needs.

(e)     The Secretary may award grants for job specific training assistance to a
qualified business, union sponsored training program, community college, private career
school, trade association, or State-accredited training agency.

(f)     All training must be approved by the employer of those being trained.

(g)     Under the Partnership for Workforce Quality Program, job specific training
may not exceed one year.

(h) (1) The Partnership for Workforce Quality Program may not contribute
more than 50 percent of direct training costs for job specific training assistance.

(2) The Partnership for Workforce Quality Program may provide business
assistance services under subsection (d)(2) of this section at no cost to the employer.

(i) (1) Partnership for Workforce Quality Program funds may be used for those
costs associated with the direct delivery of instruction such as curriculum development,
course materials, and instructor's salary and expenses for training.

(2) Program funds may not be used for the cost of capital equipment for an
employer or the cost of trainee wages.'

[3-504.] 3-704.

The Secretary shall submit an annual report to the Governor, THE COMMISSION,
and the Work Force Investment Board and, subject to § 2-1312 of the State Government
Article, the General Assembly on the operation and performance of the Partnership for
Workforce Quality.

Subtitle [6.] 8. Maryland Advisory Commission
on Manufacturing Competitiveness.

[5-601.] 3-801.

In this subtitle ONLY the word "Commission" means the Maryland Advisory
Commission on Manufacturing Competitiveness.

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