R986-700-711. ES CC to Support Education and Training Activities

  (1) CC may be provided when the client(s) is engaged in education or training and employment, provided the client(s) meet the work requirements under Section R986-700-709(1).

  (2) The education or training is limited to courses that directly relate to improving the parent(s)' employment skills.

  (3) ES CC will only be paid to support education or training activities for a total of 24 calendar months. The months need not be consecutive.

  (a) On a case by case basis, and for a reasonable length of time, months do not count toward the 24-month time limit when a client is enrolled in a formal course of study for any of the following:

  (i) obtaining a high school diploma or equivalent,

  (ii) adult basic education, and/or

  (iii) learning English as a second language.

  (b) Months during which the client received FEP child care while receiving education and training do not count toward the 24-month time limit.

  (c) CC can not ordinarily be used to support short term workshops unless they are required or encouraged by the employer. If a short term workshop is required or encouraged by the employer, and approved by the Department, months during which the client receives child care to attend such a workshop do not count toward the 24- month time limit.

  (4) Education or training can only be approved if the parent can realistically complete the course of study within 24 months.

  (5) Any child care assistance payment to cover training participation hours made for a calendar month, or a partial calendar month, counts as one month toward the 24-month limit.

  (6) There are no exceptions to the 24-month time limit, and no extensions can be granted.

  (7) CC is not allowed to support education or training if the parent already has a bachelor's degree.

  (8) CC cannot be approved for graduate study or obtaining a teaching certificate if the client already has a bachelor's degree.