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Nebraska Worker Training Board

General Information
  • Formal Name:
    Nebraska Worker Training Board
  • Contact Person:
    John H. Albin, Nebraska Commissioner of Labor
  • Purpose:
    The Nebraska Worker Training Board oversees portions of the Nebraska Worker Training and Support Cash Fund to support public and private job training programs, recruit workers to Nebraska, train new employees of expanding Nebraska businesses, and retain existing employees of Nebraska businesses. In furtherance of these purposes, the Board prepares an annual program plan for each fiscal year which contains guidelines for the programs financed by the Worker Training and Support Cash Fund.
  • How Many Affectable:
    FY 23-24 awarded 24 grants with a total award value of $297,282; FY 22-23 awarded 69 grants with a total award value of $214,069; FY 21-22 awarded 73 grants with a total award value of $1,448,453
  • How Many Served:
    Number of individuals trained: FY 23-24 (428 individuals); FY 22-23 (1802 individuals); FY 21-22 (3268 individuals)
  • Year Created:
    January 1, 1996 (Laws 1994, LB 1337, Section 6)
  • Year Active:
    29 years
  • Sunset Date:
    NA
Authorization
  • Authorization Citation:
    Neb. Rev. Stat. 48-622.02 and 48-622.03
  • Parent Agency:
    Nebraska Department of Labor
Memberships and Meetings
  • Number Of Members:
    7 members, currently the Board sits at 6 members.
  • Who Appoints:
    Governor
  • Legislative Approval:
    No
  • Qualifications Of Members:
    Qualifications for the Board are set forth in Neb. Rev. Stat. 48-622.03 and must include (1) the Commissioner of Labor or designee, (2) Director of Economic Development of designee, (3) the Commissioner of Education or designee, (4) a member of the state advisory council, (5) an employee representative, (6) a public representative, and (7) the chairperson of the governing board of the Nebraska Community College Association or designee.
  • Per Diem:
    The Board follows state rules on expendituresper diems
  • Expense Reimbursement:
    $1,251.64 (2024); 765.09 (2023); $852.24 (2022); $65.74 (2021); $137.34 (2020)
  • Term Length:
    As determined by the Governor per Neb. Rev. Stat. 48-622.03
  • Terms Rotate or Expire At Once:
Meetings Required In:
  • Required FY 21-22:
    As needed but generally meet once per quarter
  • Held FY 21-22:
    4
  • Required FY 22-23:
    As needed but generally meet once per quarter
  • Held FY 22-23:
    5
  • Required FY 23-24:
    As needed but generally meet once per quarter
  • Held FY 23-24:
    5
Operations
  • Support Staff:
    Nebraska Department of Labor personnel
  • Shared or Separate:
    blank
  • FY 21-22 Budget:
    Total Budget: $1,500,000; Total Actual Spend $1,196,435; Admin. Spend $191,764; Grant Spend $1,004,670
  • FY 22-23 Budget:
    Total Budget: $2,000,000; Total Actual Spend $1,637,249; Admin. Spend $124,420; Grant Spend $1,512,829
  • FY 23-24 Budget:
    Total Budget: $2,000,000; Total Actual Spend $1,031,545; Admin. Spend $138,897; Grant Spend $892,648
  • Other Funding Sources:
    22390 Nebraska Training and Support Fund (See Neb. Rev. Stat. 48-622.02)
  • Spending Authority:
    Cash
Accomplishments
  • Since July 1, 2020:
    Since July 1, 2020, the Nebraska Worker Training Board has awarded 289 separate grants with a total award amount of $2,802,644 in the support of public and private job training programs and for the retention and recruitment of workers to Nebraska. The Nebraska Worker Training Program annual report and program guidelines are available online at https:dol.nebraska.gov. The Worker Training Board also contributed to the distribution of funds from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These ARPA funds provided recruitment and retention grant awards to educators and healthcare workers as well as providing workforce development grants for the funding of projects intended to offer employment-related services for individuals suffering adverse economic effects from the pandemic.