Section 421.221 – Short Title.

421.221 Short title. Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Michigan business and industrial training act”. History: 1982, Act 48, Imd. Eff. Mar. 21, 1982

Section 421.222 – Definitions.

421.222 Definitions. Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) “Department” means the department of labor. (b) “Employer” means an individual, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that employs or plans to employ skilled workers. (c) “Job upgrading” means the specialized training that is given to an identified level of employees to enable them to […]

Section 421.223 – Michigan Business and Industrial Training Program; Development; Emphasis.

421.223 Michigan business and industrial training program; development; emphasis. Sec. 3. The department, in cooperation with the departments of commerce and education, shall develop a Michigan business and industrial training program. The program shall emphasize employee training specifically designed to accommodate the needs of individual employers. The program shall encourage the expansion of existing businesses […]

Section 421.224 – Job Training; Criteria.

421.224 Job training; criteria. Sec. 4. The program shall train persons for jobs that are characterized by the following criteria: skill demand, wage for the area commensurate with the skill required for the job, feasibility and desirability for location within this state. History: 1982, Act 48, Imd. Eff. Mar. 21, 1982

Section 421.225 – Powers of Program.

421.225 Powers of program. Sec. 5. The program may do all of the following: (a) Perform a job skills analysis and design a training curriculum for a requesting employer. (b) Recruit and refer trainee applicants to an employer. (c) Provide off site preemployment training, or on site preemployment training if off site preemployment training is […]

Section 421.226 – Training Services; Primary Concern; Community College or Area Vocational Educational Center to Be Given Initial Consideration as Provider.

421.226 Training services; primary concern; community college or area vocational educational center to be given initial consideration as provider. Sec. 6. (1) The primary concern in the provision of training services shall be the needs and type of services identified by the employer. (2) A community college or area vocational education center shall be given […]

Section 421.227 – Marketing and Promotion of Program.

421.227 Marketing and promotion of program. Sec. 7. The department of commerce shall market and promote the program. History: 1982, Act 48, Imd. Eff. Mar. 21, 1982

Section 421.228 – Utilization of Federal Money.

421.228 Utilization of federal money. Sec. 8. The program shall utilize federal money, when possible, to implement this act. History: 1982, Act 48, Imd. Eff. Mar. 21, 1982

Section 421.229 – Report; Contents.

421.229 Report; contents. Sec. 9. The department shall file a report with the legislature not later than 1 year after the effective date of this act and every year thereafter. The report shall include the number of persons training and their demographics, the number of persons placed in employment, the number of employers for which […]