What is the Nevada ETPL?
The Nevada Eligible Training Provider List is the set of programs that WIOA money can pay for in the state. It is the Nevada ETPL, published by Workforce Connections for southern Nevada and by Nevadaworks for the north. Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) keeps it. A program has to be on the list, and lead to a job the local board calls in demand, before a Nevada JobConnect office or EmployNV Career Hub will issue an Individual Training Account for it. 1,063 Nevada programs are on the federal index, including 49 CDL, 22 CNA, and 1 LPN programs.
Capstone Workforce's free navigator checks your WIOA eligibility door in two minutes, and the $5 apply guide lists the Nevada programs in your field with the documents the state asks for, so you walk into intake with the program already picked.
What is on the Nevada list
| Program type | Programs in Nevada | What that means for funding |
|---|---|---|
| All listed programs | 1,063 | Every program the state reported to the federal index |
| CDL (Class A and B) | 49 | See the CDL guide for what boards pay |
| CNA | 22 | The most-funded short healthcare program |
| Phlebotomy | 14 | Four to twelve weeks, funded nearly everywhere |
| LPN or LVN | 1 | Funded where the program fits the board's length cap |
| RN (associate degree) | 7 | Funded by boards that allow two-year programs |
| BSN | 4 | Rarely funded; four years exceeds most caps |
Counts from the DOL ETA-9171 index at TrainingProviderResults.gov, counted by program name and credential in September 2026. The state's own list is the one a counselor funds from; the two usually match but the state list updates first.
Nevada has only two boards, so the list splits cleanly in two. A program listed by Workforce Connections is funded across the whole Las Vegas metro at the same cap.
How to search the Nevada ETPL
- Use the state's own tool. Maintained jointly by DETR and the two boards; Workforce Connections publishes it for southern Nevada. Start at nvworkforceconnections.org/system-partners/eligible-training-provider-list-etpl.
- Cross-check the federal index. TrainingProviderResults.gov lists the same programs with the completion rate, employment rate, and median earnings each provider reported. Two schools teaching the same credential can differ by 30 points on completion.
- Ask your counselor which listed programs the board funds. The list is statewide; the money is local. No statewide cap; each of the two boards sets its own. Ask your career coach for the board cap and whether funds remain this program year.
- Check the exact program, not just the school. A college can have four programs listed and six not. WIOA pays only for the listed one.
How WIOA pays for a program on the Nevada list
- Find your center. The Nevada WIOA guide covers intake, documents, and timing in the state.
- Register on EmployNV.
- Southern Nevada: start at a Workforce Connections EmployNV Career Hub. Northern Nevada: start with Nevadaworks. Nevada JobConnect offices serve both.
- Complete eligibility intake and build the employment plan with your career coach.
- Choose a program on the Nevada ETPL and receive the ITA.
WIOA is a grant. You do not pay it back if you finish the program. The national application guide covers the six steps in detail, and the occupation guides cover what boards typically pay for CDL, CNA, LPN, phlebotomy, and the trades.
How a training provider gets on the Nevada ETPL
Providers apply to their local board: Workforce Connections for Clark County and the south, Nevadaworks for Reno, Carson City, and the rural counties. The board reviews the program against its in-demand list and the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation approves the statewide listing in EmployNV.
Initial eligibility asks for the program's credential, length, cost, and the occupation it leads to. Continued eligibility asks for outcomes. Continued eligibility is reviewed every two years, with annual performance reporting on completion, employment, earnings, and credentials.
Registered apprenticeship sponsors are listed automatically on request in every state; the apprenticeship guide covers that path.
What staying on the list requires: the reporting
Every listed program reports the same federal measures each year: how many participants completed, how many were employed in the second and fourth quarters after exit, their median earnings, and how many earned the credential. States pull employment and earnings from wage records; providers supply completions and credentials. A program that misses the state's minimum levels comes off the list, and a provider that misses the reporting deadline comes off with it.
The two numbers providers most often cannot produce on demand are credential attainment inside the one-year window and a verified placement record. The credential attainment guide and the six-indicator guide cover what each requires.