Effective: May 10, 2006
Background:
The Workforce
Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 was enacted to consolidate, coordinate, and
improve employment, training, literacy, and vocational rehabilitation programs
in the United States. Section 134 of
the Act defines On the Job Training (OJT) and allows WIA funds to be used for
OJT, an intensive service. Section 195
lays out general program requirements and Sections 663.700-720 provide regulatory
provisions for conducting on-the-job (OJT) and customized training activities
including specific information regarding general, contract, and employer
payment requirements.
Policy: Oswego
County Employment and Training and the Career Connection can offer On the Job
Training (OJT) in the form of a reimbursement of training wages to offset the
cost of training to eligible customers.
OJT is subject to the availability of funds and is limited to where
there is a connection to Oswego County.
An eligible customer is defined as an individual or business meeting the
criteria of the funding source. For
business customers, the connection is that the business is located in Oswego
County. For job seeker customers, the
connection is that they reside in the county and/or their employment is/was
located in Oswego County. Employment is
defined as the present training site, or in the case of dislocated workers, the
place where they worked.