---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 680.790"
title: "20"
number: "680.790"
heading: "What is incumbent worker training?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/680.790"
---

# §680.790. What is incumbent worker training?


Incumbent worker training must satisfy the requirements in WIOA [sec. 134(d)(4)](/cfr/20/134.md?p=d-4) and increase the competitiveness of the employee or employer. For purposes of WIOA [sec. 134(d)(4)(B)](/cfr/20/134.md?p=d-4-B), incumbent worker training is training:

- (a) Designed to meet the special requirements of an employer (including a group of employers) to retain a skilled workforce or avert the need to lay off employees by assisting the workers in obtaining the skills necessary to retain employment.
- (b) Conducted with a commitment by the employer to retain or avert the layoffs of the incumbent worker(s) trained.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 122, 134, 189, 503, Pub. L. 113-128, 128 Stat. 1425 (Jul. 22, 2014).

### Source

Source: 81 FR 56385, Aug. 19, 2016, unless otherwise noted.