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marketable skills and earning power; the individual has previously received a training grant; the length of the training period under the program; or the lack of a prior guarantee of employment upon completion of the training. If the requirements of this section are met, the division shall regard a training program as approved for the purposes of paragraph (4) of subsection (c) of R.S.43:21-4.

L.1992,c.47,s.4; amended 2001, c.152, s.15; 2005, c.354, s.32.

43:21-61. Additional benefits provided during completion of remedial education, vocational training

5. Except as provided in section 8 of this act, each individual who meets the requirements of section 4 of this act, but has not completed the remedial education and vocational training at the end of the period during which he is entitled to receive unemployment benefits pursuant to the "unemployment compensation law" (R.S.43:21-1 et seq.), P.L.1970, c.324 (C.43:21-24.11 et seq.) and any federally-financed supplemental benefits program shall be entitled to receive a weekly benefit equal to his previous weekly unemployment compensation benefit for each additional week certified by the division as needed to complete the remedial education or vocational training up to a total of 26 additional weeks.

No additional benefits shall be paid pursuant to the provisions of this section for any week during which the individual receives training allowances or stipends pursuant to the provisions of this section for any week during which the individual receives training allowances or stipends pursuant to the provisions of any federal law or any other State law. As used in this section, "training allowances or stipends" means discretionary use, cash-in-hand payments available to the individual to be used as the individual sees fit, but does not mean direct or indirect compensation for training costs, such as the costs of tuition, books and supplies.

No employer's account shall be charged for the payment of additional benefits pursuant to the provisions of this section.

L.1992, c.47, s.5.

43:21-62. Notice of services, benefits available, applications

6. a. The Department of Labor shall provide notice to any individual who is laid off or notified of a pending layoff of the services and benefits available to the individual under the provisions of this act and employment and training programs provided or funded pursuant to the "1992 New Jersey Employment and Workforce Development Act," P.L.1992, c.43 (C.34:15D-1 et al.) and the "Job Training Partnership Act," Pub.L. 97-300 (29 U.S.C. s.1501 et seq.) and of the tuition waivers available pursuant to P.L.1983, c.469 (C.18A:64-13.1 et seq.) and P.L.1983, c.470 (C.18A:64A-23.1 et seq.) and permit the individual to apply to receive the benefits, services or waivers upon any of the following occurrences: