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On-The-Job Training Program
Training a Better Workforce
On-the-Job Training Program (OJT) is a federally funded program that helps employers hire and train workers for full-time, long term employment. Full-time employment is considered 32 hours per week.Through OJT programs, employers may be reimbursed up to 50 percent of the wages earned by eligible new trainees while they learn the job. This funding compensates you for training workers in skills they need to help your business thrive.
The goal is to place participants into in-demand occupations that will enhance their prospects for long-term employment while meeting needs of the employer. 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. PLEASE NOTE: The OJT needs to be in place BEFORE the employee’s first day of employment.
The goal is to place participants into in-demand occupations that will enhance their prospects for long-term employment while meeting needs of the employer. 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. PLEASE NOTE: The OJT needs to be in place BEFORE the employee’s first day of employment.
EMPLOYER BENEFITS
- Hands-on training done your way
- An investment in your company
- Minimal paperwork with a fast turn-around
- Monthly reimbursement up to 50% of trainee's hourly wage
- Employer makes all hiring decisions
- Quick approval time
HOW TO GET STARTED
An OJT agreement must be developed before new employees are hired. Funding is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Total reimbursement cannot exceed $9,000, and the length of the training period cannot exceed six months.
1
Register Your Company
You must register your company as a potential OJT employer before an employee can begin working. See below for links to the appropriate paperwork (If your company has participated in an OJT before, please skip to Step 2)
2
Recruit Your Employee
You must register your company as a potential OJT employer before an employee can begin working. See below for links to the appropriate paperwork (If your company has participated in an OJT before, please skip to Step 2)
3
Enroll Your Approved Employee
You must register your company as a potential OJT employer before an employee can begin working. See below for links to the appropriate paperwork (If your company has participated in an OJT before, please skip to Step 2)
4
Begin Training & Get Paid
You must register your company as a potential OJT employer before an employee can begin working. See below for links to the appropriate paperwork (If your company has participated in an OJT before, please skip to Step 2)
Things to keep in mind
- Employers must have the OJT paperwork in place before the employee’s first day of work.
- Employers must offer the same treatment and compensation for workers in OJT as workers in the same or similar positions
- Employers must not have laid off workers from the same/similar positions, and may not use OJT to displace current workers or reduce their hours, wages or benefits
Employer forms to complete: