Requesting entity submits completed application and all supporting documentation to the Director of the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council. The approval process to add new IBCs to the State Focus list is as follows:. Please send the completed application and all supporting documentation to The Chairperson of the IBC Council will direct appropriate staff (Louisiana Department of Education – LDOE, Louisiana Community and Technical College System – LCTCS, Louisiana Economic Development – LED, or Louisiana Workforce Commission – LWC) to research the requested certification to verify occupational demand and wages and to ensure that all basic requirements are met. 
This form and all supporting documentation may be completed and submitted by any entity wishing to have a certification added to the State Focus List and the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) approved IBC matrix. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
The IBC application must be completed and submitted to the Director of the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council no later than one month prior to an IBC Council meeting. What is the process for adding a certification to the official IBC focus list? #FOCUSLIST REVIEWS FULL#
NOTE: The IBC Council may make exceptions to these requirements on a case-by-case basis, when making their recommendations to the full Workforce Investment Council.
Be generic, not vendor-specific, except in special cases as determined by the IBC Council. Letters of support on company letterhead must accompany the application. Have the support of at least three (3) Louisiana employers recognizing the credential. An IBC is tangible evidence that an individual has successfully demonstrated skill competencies in a specific set of work-related tasks, a single occupational area, or a cluster of related occupational areas as recognized by the specific industry and verified by successful completion of required assessment components. Have state, national, or international recognition. Documentation detailing demand and wages for occupations must be submitted with the application. Provide opportunities for entry-level employment in occupations recognized state-wide as a 4 or 5 Star job by the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council and its Occupational Forecasting Conference. Certifications normally have a finite life and a re-certification process must be undertaken by recipients of credentials to keep the certification in force. Industry-based standards are usually monitored and updated in accordance with changes by the sponsoring/certifying agency. Fit the definition of an Industry-Based Certification which is a credential, usually issued by an industry or industry group, that verifies an individual has met the skill standards established by that industry or industry group, as minimal requirements to successfully enter the workforce and compete in a particular occupational area. The criteria for inclusion on the official IBC focus list are as follows: 
See the TOPS Tech Early Start program list.
The purpose of the IBC "focus list" is to provide guidance – to training programs and other stakeholders in the workforce development system, as well as to students – as to occupational areas that are important to Louisiana and in which certifications are recognized by Louisiana businesses. The IBC Council compiled a list of approved, recognized industry-based certifications. In order to be considered for inclusion on the approved focus list, the IBC must meet the requirements for certification inclusion, the recommending entity must complete an application, and the IBC must be approved for recommendation by the IBC Council. Employers, as members of a particular industry base, participate in setting the standards and creating criteria for certificate attainment.
It has been suggested that IBCs are an individual's passport into the new economy. An Industry-Based Certification is an independent third party credential that is industry-accepted and results from a process whereby an individual's knowledge and/or skill in a particular area is verified against a set of pre-determined standards.Īn IBC is tangible evidence that an individual has successfully demonstrated skill competencies in a specific set of work-related tasks, a single occupational area, or a cluster of related occupational areas as recognized by a specific industry.
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