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On-the-Job Training/National Emergency Grant
We have received $6.4 million in federal funds to offer businesses training support under the OJT/NEG program. This program encourages the hiring of long-term unemployed dislocated workers and helps offset the cost of training.
OJT pairs businesses with the workers you need. These new employees will require training -- which only your business can provide -- to do the new job. The program covers 50-90 percent of training-related expenses.
The OJT/NEG program covers the hiring of people who:
- Have enrolled in the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Dislocated Worker Program
- Have a dislocation date of January 1, 2008 or later
- Have had a skills assessment through JobZone/ O*Net
The OJT/NEG program is for:
- Businesses located in New York State
- Full-time work (35 hours or more per week)
- Hires that are employees of the business -- not independent contractors or contract employees
- Businesses in good standing
The OJT/NEG program is NOT for:
- Public entities
- Casinos, aquariums, pools, golf courses, zoos
- Businesses that have moved and laid off staff in the last 120 days. OJT/NEG will not cover intermittent or seasonal work. Training cannot exceed six months.
For more information contact your local representative.
Green Jobs/Green New York On-the-Job Training
We are working in conjunction with the New York State Energy and Research Development Agency (NYSERDA) on the Green Jobs/Green New York initiative. NYSERDA has made available $675,000 to help businesses off-set the cost of training new hires and developing green job skills.
On-the-Job Training (OJT)
OJT pairs businesses with the workers you need. These new employees will require training -- which only your business can provide -- to do the new job. The program covrs 50% of training-related expenses; plus an additional $4,000 for classroom training.
The OJT/NEG program is for:
- Public or private, profit or not-for-profit entities
- Businesses physically located in New York State
- Businesses in good standing
- Training related to green job skills
- Full-time work (35 hours or more per week)
- Hires that are employees of the business -- not independent contractors or contract employees
The OJT/NEG program is NOT for:
- Contract or intermitten workers
- Seasonal or part-time employees
Green Jobs/Green New York OJT Fact Sheet
Applications will be accepted through July 1, 2013. Please send an email to NYSERDA at PON2033@nyserda.org with "PON 2033 Intent to Apply" in the subject line.
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