Business Training Grants for Existing Positions can provide up to $2,000 per trainee per fiscal year for established Wyoming businesses with existing employees who need a skill upgrade or need re-training in their current occupations.

In order for training to be approved, the business must demonstrate the following:

• Training will either correct an employee's skill deficiency or upgrade an employee's current skill level;
• There is a direct relationship between the training and the trainee's occupation or craft;
• The training is not normally provided by the business;
• The business will not substitute funds normally provided for training or funds obtained from another source with Business Training Grant funds;
• There is a need for the skill upgrade provided by the training for the business to remain competitive in the industry or economy; and
• The skill upgraded provided by the training will:
  • Enhance the business's productivity, efficiency or profitability;
  • Reduce employee turnover;
  • Enhance employee effectiveness; or
  • Enhance employee wages.