R765-902-4. Definitions

The following terms are defined: (1) "Applicant" means a collaboration between one or more companies and one or more post-secondary institutions for a particular hiring program. (2) "Awardee" means an applicant that has been awarded a UWP grant. (3) "Board" means the Utah Board of Higher Education. (4) "Collaboration" means the strategic coordination between a company and post-secondary institution to address a skilled labor gap. (5) "Company" means a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, or other business entity and may include a federal military installation when such entity otherwise meets UWP eligibility requirements and does not include an individual, sole proprietorship, or educational institution. (6) "Company representative" means a representative from a company that is designated to support the efforts of the collaboration. (7) "High demand position" means a position in which there are hard to fill jobs with a lack of skilled labor employees or a large number of skilled labor positions needed in a short amount of time. (8) "Pre-hire program" means an applicant's plan to vet potential hires before the skills training. The pre-hire program will typically consist of a training lasting from two days to two weeks. (9) "Post-secondary institution" means an institution of higher education described in Section 53H-1-102. (10) "Skilled labor" means jobs that require skills training and a level of skill. (11) "Skilled labor gap" means the disparity between a company's existing or future skill needs. (12) "Skills training program" means a training plan developed and agreed upon between the post-secondary institution and a company. (13) "TRU" means the Talent Ready Utah Program created in Section 53H-13-303. (14) "UWP" means the Utah Works Program. (15) "UWP grant" means the competitive grants awarded and administered under this rule.