What is the West Virginia ETPL?
The West Virginia Eligible Training Provider List is the set of programs that WIOA money can pay for in the state. It is West Virginia's statewide ETPL, governed by WIOA Policy 01-15 and published in the WorkForce West Virginia training course search. WorkForce West Virginia keeps it. A program has to be on the list, and lead to a job the local board calls in demand, before a WorkForce West Virginia American Job Center will issue an Individual Training Account for it. 213 West Virginia programs are on the federal index, including 20 CDL, 5 CNA, and 20 LPN programs.
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What is on the West Virginia list
| Program type | Programs in West Virginia | What that means for funding |
|---|---|---|
| All listed programs | 213 | Every program the state reported to the federal index |
| CDL (Class A and B) | 20 | See the CDL guide for what boards pay |
| CNA | 5 | The most-funded short healthcare program |
| Phlebotomy | 6 | Four to twelve weeks, funded nearly everywhere |
| LPN or LVN | 20 | Funded where the program fits the board's length cap |
| RN (associate degree) | 8 | Funded by boards that allow two-year programs |
| BSN | 2 | 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.
The dates matter more here than in most states. Because renewal data is due September 30 for students who finished by the previous June 30, the numbers published against a program are roughly a year old by the time a reader sees them. And because the listing runs on calendar years, a program approved on an initial application is on borrowed time until it clears that first renewal.
How to search the West Virginia ETPL
- Use the state's own tool. The Eligible Training Provider database at workforcewv.org, searchable by career goal and location; providers must also be enrolled in MACC. Ohio, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania schools are on it. Start at workforcewv.org/job-seeker/workforce-development/eligible-training-providers.
- 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, and two regions publish theirs: Region VI offers tuition assistance up to $12,000 plus $25 a week for transportation; the Northern Panhandle sets $5,500 per program year, not to exceed $11,000 over two years, and requires a 12th-grade score in two of reading, math, and English when the occupation calls for it. The other five regions set their own; ask.
- 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 West Virginia list
- Find your center. The West Virginia WIOA guide covers intake, documents, and timing in the state.
- Register on the MACC portal at macc.workforcewv.org; it is the official repository for all WIOA Title I documentation.
- Contact your regional American Job Center; Region VI assigns a career specialist by county.
- Complete the assessment: job readiness, employment and training needs, financial and supportive needs, labor market demand, and potential to complete.
- Choose a program from the Eligible Training Provider database in an in-demand occupation for your region and receive the ITA (Region VI calls it a WIOA training scholarship).
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.
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How a training provider gets on the West Virginia ETPL
A provider not yet listed files a Providers of Training Services Initial Application with WorkForce West Virginia, agreeing as part of it to begin gathering and submitting student data. WFWV reviews the application and program data, comes back by email if anything is incomplete, and new providers are added continually as they become eligible.
Initial eligibility asks for the program's credential, length, cost, and the occupation it leads to. Continued eligibility asks for outcomes. A September 30 deadline for a two-year listing. A listed provider files a Renewal Application by September 30 with updated provider information, updated in-demand alignment for each program, and updated program data, plus student data for the previous academic year running July 1 to June 30. The eligibility period then covers the following two calendar years, January 1 to December 31. The local Workforce Development Board gets 10 business days to comment before the state makes the official determination. Initial eligibility, by contrast, lasts a maximum of one year.
Registered apprenticeship sponsors are listed automatically on request in every state; the apprenticeship guide covers that path.
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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.