The Employer Training Investment Program (ETIP) supports Illinois workers’ efforts to upgrade their skills in order to remain current in new technologies and business practices, enabling companies to remain competitive, expand into new markets and introduce more efficient technologies into their operations. ETIP grants may reimburse Illinois companies for up to 50 percent of the cost of training their employees. Grants may be awarded to individual businesses, intermediary organizations operating multi-company training projects and original equipment manufacturers sponsoring multi-company training projects for employees of their Illinois supplier companies.

Employer Training Investment Program / Competitive Component
Illinois companies that are retraining/upgrading the skills of their existing workforce may be eligible for ETIP grants. Grants may be awarded to individual companies, as well as to intermediary organizations offering training to meet the common training needs of multiple companies.

Multi-Company Training Grants The Illinois Department of Commerce and economic Opportunity is soliciting applications from interested and qualified intermediary organizations to implement eligible training programs on behalf of companies participating in the project. The intermediary organization will conduct or sponsor the employee training programs, coordinate all grant administrative and training evaluation reporting functions on behalf of the companies in the project.

Manager
Employer Training Investment Program / Competitive Component
100 W Randolph, Suite 3-400
Chicago, IL 60601
Tel: 312-814-1182
Fax: 312-814-3032
etip@illinois.gov

Janie Stanley
Revenue Administrator
Illinois Manufacturers' Association
220 E. Adams Street
Springfield, IL 62701
Phone: 217-522-1240 ext 3020
Fax: 217-522-2367
Email: jstanley@ima-net.org