2019 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 43 - Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation
Section 43:21-58 - Definitions.

Universal Citation: NJ Rev Stat § 43:21-58 (2019)

43:21-58 Definitions.

2. As used in this act:

"Approved service provider" or "approved training provider" means a service provider which is on the State Eligible Training Provider List.

"Commission" means the State Employment and Training Commission.

"Employment and training services" means: counseling provided pursuant to section 3 of this act; occupational training; or remedial instruction.

"Labor Demand Occupation" means an occupation which:

a. The Center for Occupational Employment Information has, pursuant to subsection d. of section 27 of P.L.2005, c.354 (C.34:1A-86), determined is or will be, on a regional basis, subject to a significant excess of demand over supply for trained workers, based on a comparison of the total need or anticipated need for trained workers with the total number being trained; or

b. The Center for Occupational Employment Information, in conjunction with a Workforce Investment Board, has, pursuant to subsection d. of section 27 of P.L.2005, c.354 (C.34:1A-86), determined is or will be, in the region for which the board is responsible, subject to a significant excess of demand over supply for adequately trained workers, based on a comparison of total need or anticipated need for trained workers with the total number being trained.

"Qualified job counselor" means a job counselor whose qualifications meet standards established by the commissioner.

"Remedial education" or "remedial instruction" means any literacy or other basic skills training or instruction which may not be directly related to a particular occupation but is needed to facilitate success in occupational training or work performance.

"Service provider," "training provider" or "provider" means a provider of employment and training services including but not limited to a private or public school or institution of higher education, a business, a labor organization or a community-based organization.

"Vocational training" or "occupational training" means training or instruction which is related to an occupation and is designed to enhance the marketable skills and earning power of a worker or job seeker.

L.1992,c.47,s.2; amended 2005, c.354, s.30.

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