As with other tuition assistance courses, there will be limits on the amount of
    tuition assistance funds that will be payable on behalf of a represented worker
    over a specified period of time for correspondence courses. Funding available
    for correspondence courses is considered, in all cases, as being applied against
    an eligible individual's total annual tuition assistance funds of $1,800.00 per
    year. The annual limits will be:

    In cases where an eligible participant is working toward a state recognized
    formal Associate, Bachelor, or Graduate degree, and where that
    participant is required to travel more than 100 miles to participate in a
    college program, a correspondence course can be taken in lieu of
    traveling more than 100 miles. Costs will be 100% reimbursed up to the
    $1,800.00 annual limit. In these cases, the institution offering the
    correspondence course must be certified using the same certification
    standards outlined in the tuition assistance policy.

    Payment for non-degree correspondence courses will be limited to fifty
    percent (50%) of the cost of the correspondence course up to a maximum
    of $900.00 per calendar year. This payment is also applied against the
    participant's available tuition assistance funds of $1,800.00 per calendar
    year.

    Career Development funds expended for correspondence courses will be on a
    reimbursement basis. Allowable costs will be reimbursed only upon course
    completion or the attainment of appropriate benchmarks as determined by the
    Local Joint Committee. LJCs should implement procedures to insure Career
    Development funds are not misapplied due to participants enrolling but not
    completing courses.

    Prior to approval of funding for any correspondence course, the LJC must  
    provide information to the potential participant regarding alternative methods,
    such as tuition assistance classes, or both on-site and off-site customized
    classes, for obtaining the requested education or training. The LJC should
    document that they have accomplished this.

    The LJC will verify completion of previous correspondence courses, if taken, prior
    to approving an individual's request for funding for an additional correspondence
    course.

    The Institute for Career Development will make a determination regarding
    requested exceptions to limitations placed on correspondence courses.
SUBJECT:                       Correspondence Courses
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