Does Your Business Need Training Dollars?
On the Job training is a great way to make a difference for your business, because it helps reduce your training costs, while providing your new employee with the necessary skill sets that you require.
On the Job Training (OJT) is a method of providing individualized occupational skills training for Dislocated Workers and job seekers. OJT's objective is to assist businesses to provide training in demand occupations that meet the needs of the employer. The goal of the OJT program is to place participants in occupations that will enhance their prospects for long-term employment. OJT involves the acquisition of specific skills and employment competencies, through exposure in an actual work setting, to the processes, work tasks, tools and methods of a specific job or group of jobs.
Your organization, as an employer enters into an agreement to hire, train, and retain the individual upon successful completion of the training program. Through this program, businesses may be reimbursed up to 50% of the new employee's wages while they are in training (up to 6 months).
Quick Facts about OJT:
- Participants receive no less than the State minimum wage
- Training participants must meet WIA eligibility criteria
- Employers must be established businesses with workers compensation insurance
Employer Benefits:
- Monthly reimbursement up to 50% of trainee's hourly wage
- Tailored training
- Employers save recruiting, screening and training costs
- Length of training is negotiable
- OJT trainees are treated like regular employees
- Quick approval time
Start saving on your training costs today by contacting your nearest workforce office.
