On-the-Job Training

WHAT IS OJT?
On-The-Job-Training can help businesses with the cost of hiring and training new employees.

OJT is designed to meet the hiring needs of local companies:

• Applicant screening & referral
• Customized Training
• Labor market data
• Outplacement services
• Skills assessment …and more.

OJT Helps Businesses…

• FIND QUALITY WORKERS & AVOID COSTLY HIRING MISTAKES
• SAVE MONEY SCREENING & ASSESSING NEW RECRUITS
• SAVE MONEY TRAINING NEW EMPLOYEES
• REDUCE TURNOVER
• TOO BUSY FOR PAPERWORK

WHAT KINDS OF JOBS QUALIFY AS OJT JOBS?
OJT contracts have been written for a wide variety of jobs, including many in these industries:

• Manufacturing
• Health Care
• Automotive
• Hospitality
• Biotechnology
• Information
• Construction Technology
• Energy
• Retail
• Financial services
• Transportation

WHAT TRAINING COSTS WILL THE OJT PROGRAM PAY FOR?
The OJT Program will pay either 50% (for companies with more than 250 employees) or 75% (for companies with 1 to 250 employees) of a worker’s wages during a training period of up to 480 hours (12 weeks). The length of the training period varies according to the skill level required for the job.

Example
A contract for a machine operator that requires 480 hours of training and pays $15 per hour would result in a $5,400 reimbursement (of a total of $7,2000 in paid wages) for a small employer or a reimbursement of $3,6000 for a large employer.

On-the-Job Training (OJT) is available to defray the cost of training new employees. WorkLink will reimburse a company for 50 to 75 percent of the training wages for six to 10 weeks of training new hires who are eligible for WIOA services.

Contact Lillian Cleveland for more information at (864) 506-1055 or lcleveland@eckerd.org