Employers
How we'll impact your business:
OhioMeansJobs Wayne County is concerned about your business, your employees, your bottom line, and your success. Whether you are seeking to fill one position or 250, hire entry-level positions or executive staff, our goal is to help you find the right employees easily and quickly.
We develop a personalized recruitment strategy and training supports to help you reduce both time and money spent during the hiring process. OhioMeansJobs Wayne County Employer Services are available through the investment of your tax dollars.
On-the-Job Training
On-the-Job Training (OJT) is a federally funded program that helps employers hire and train workers for full-time, long term employment. Through OJT, employers may be reimbursed up to $8,000.00. This funding compensates you for training new workers in skills they need to help your business thrive.
The goal with OJT is to place participants into in-demand occupations that will enhance their marketability for long-term employment with you, while meeting your needs as the employer. OJT involves the acquisition of specific skills, through exposure in an actual work setting, to the processes, work tasks, tools, and methods of a specific job or group of jobs.
Employer Benefits with OJT
- Employer makes all hiring decisions
- Hands-on training done your way to meet your needs
- An investment in your company; up to $8,000.00 per eligible trainee
- Minimal paperwork with a fast turn-around
- Monthly reimbursement up to 50% of trainee’s hourly wage (should be no less than $12.00/hour)
Step 1: Register Your Business
You must register your business as a potential OJT employer. Complete the OJT Employer Application and contact one of our Employer Service Representatives.
Step 2: Recruit Your Employee
Employers can self-recruit or utilize our free recruiting services. After selection of your candidate, complete the OJT Training Plan with the candidate’s contact information and expected start date. We will schedule an appointment with your candidate prior to the expected start date, so that we can notify you if the new employee is eligible for OJT.
Step 3: Enroll Your Approved Employee
After you are notified that your employee is eligible, we will collect your signature on the OJT Contract. The OJT Contract specifies the personalized training period and reimbursement amount. To prepare for submitting first training invoice, please complete W9.
Step 4: Begin Training & Get Paid
Begin training your new hire “on-the-job” and submit your monthly invoices by the 15th of each month for reimbursement of the allotted training funds!
Things to keep in mind
- 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
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Incumbent Worker Training
Incumbent Worker training provides both workers and employers with the opportunity to build and maintain a quality workforce. Workers participating in IWT will benefit by enhancing existing skills, learning new skills, and earning employer or industry recognized credentials, in addition to retaining employment, maintaining their careers, and/or increasing their earnings potential. To avert the risk of closing, IWT may be developed with a business or business association to maintain their competitive status, incorporate new technology, or prevent downsizing.
IWT is restricted to skill attainment activities. The training should benefit workers by making them more qualified in their line of business and/or by providing them with skills for new products or processes. It is desired that the training results in credentials or industry recognizable skills that promote the worker’s career and increases the overall employability.
Employer Benefits with IWT
- Business develops a highly skilled workforce, which will result in increased business financial viability, stability, competitiveness, and productivity.
- IWT will also allow the opportunity for backfilling vacated positions resulting from the promotion of newly trained workers.
- An investment in your company through Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funding
- Minimal paperwork with a fast turn-around
How to Get Started
Step 1: Register Your Business
You must register your business as a potential IWT employer. Complete the IWT Pre-Award and Application and contact one of our Employer Service Representatives.
Step 2: Identify Your Employees
After selection of your employees complete the IWT Product Budget and Training Log. The IWT Project Budget and Training Log should identify the number of employees participating in IWT, the training provided, and the proposed outcome (skill attainment and/or wage increase). Please contact Employer Services Supervisor, Crystal Brown, with additional information.
Step 3: Enroll Your Approved Employee
After you are notified that your IWT Project is eligible, we will collect your signature on the IWT Assurance and Certifications (Contract). The IWT Contract specifies the personalized training period and reimbursement amount. To prepare for submitting first training invoice, please complete W9.
Step 4: Begin Training & Get Paid
Begin training your “incumbent workers” and submit your monthly invoices by the 15th of each month for reimbursement of the allotted training funds!
Things to keep in mind
- Employers must offer the same treatment and compensation for workers in IWT as workers in the same or similar positions
- Employers must not have laid off workers from the same/similar positions, and may not use IWT to displace current workers or reduce their hours, wages or benefits
