WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT (WIA) ON-THE-JOB TRAINING & OJT NEG OVERVIEW

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1 WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT (WIA) ON-THE-JOB TRAINING & OJT NEG OVERVIEW WIA OJT (Prgram in place prir t OJT NEG, and fr thse wh d nt qualify fr the OJT NEG): Emplyer reimbursed fr up t 50% f wages (generally nt t exceed $4,000 r up t 6 mnths depending n training needed) Ideally minimum pay rate f $10/hur Trainee is full-time, benefits eligible emplyee OJT Agreement must be signed BEFORE hiring Emplyer prvides Wrkers Cmpensatin Cntinued use fr Adults and Dislcated Wrkers wh are nt OJT NEG eligible Adult 18 years r lder, unemplyed and in need f services t find emplyment; OR emplyed but in need f services t retain r btain emplyment that allws fr self-sufficiency. Lw incme and public assistance custmers receive pririty. Dislcated Wrker Laid-ff r has received ntice f layff; a displaced hmemaker; r a frmer self-emplyed persn unemplyed due t ecnmy r natural disaster. OJT Natinal Emergency Grant (NEG): $75M Natinwide Grant funded by the American Recvery and Reinvestment Act July 2010 t June 2014 (NH received $3.8 millin t date) Strng administratin supprt fr OJT with high fcus n success Valuable tl t jumpstart hiring Get dislcated wrkers back t wrk Train them t meet emplyer needs State Directed Prmtin Campaign Page 1

2 OJT NEG TRAINEE ELIGIBILITY DISLOCATED WORKER LAID OFF SINCE 1/1/08 LAID OFF ON OR SINCE 1/1/08 PROLONGED UNEMPLOYMENT (18 weeks) OJT NEG TRAINEE ELIGIBILITY DETAILS Per US Dept. f Labr ETA, all 3 f the fllwing criteria must be met: 1. Must be Dislcated Wrker as Defined in WIA 101(9): 18 years f age r lder and Citizen f the United States, r an eligible nn citizen; and Registered with selective service (if applicable); and meets the requirements f mre than ne f the fllwing criteria: Has been terminated r laid ff r has received a ntice f terminatin r layff frm emplyment; AND Is eligible fr r has exhausted his/her entitlement t unemplyment cmpensatin; OR Has been emplyed fr a duratin sufficient t demnstrate, t the apprpriate entity at a ne-stp center, attachment t the wrkfrce, but is nt eligible fr unemplyment cmpensatin due t insufficient earnings r having perfrmed services fr an emplyer that was nt cvered under State unemplyment cmpensatin law; AND Unlikely t return t a previus industry r ccupatin; OR an individual wh: has been terminated r laid ff, r has received a ntice f terminatin r layff, frm emplyment as a result f any permanent clsure f r any substantial layff at a plant, facility, r enterprise; OR Page 2

3 is emplyed at a facility at which the emplyer has made a general annuncement that such facility will clse within 180 days; OR was self-emplyed (including emplyment as a farmer, a rancher, r a fisherman) but is unemplyed as a result f general ecnmic cnditins in the cmmunity in which the individual resides r because f natural disasters; OR is a displaced hmemaker. 2. Must have been laid ff n r since January 1, 2008 (the date recgnized as the nset f the current recessin which justifies use f NEG funds) 3. Must be determined t be prlnged unemplyed, defined as unemplyed beynd the state s average Unemplyment Insurance duratin (NH average 18 weeks). The number f weeks is the factr, nt the UI status. An individual nt cvered by UI may still be cnsidered prlnged unemplyed if the perid f unemplyment exceeded the state s average UI duratin. OJT NEG AREAS OF FOCUS Discuraged displaced wrkers wh have exhausted UI benefits (r sn will) Individuals experiencing prlnged unemplyment and with the greatest barriers t emplyment Wrkers frm industry sectrs that experienced high rates f jb lss during recessin; including, but nt limited t cnstructin, manufacturing, transprtatin and lgistics, and administrative and supprt services OJT NEG EMPLOYER ELIGIBILITY Must be private fr-prfit r nn-prfit sectrs (Exceptins: casins r ther gambling establishments, swimming pls, aquariums, zs, and glf curses nt eligible) NO OJT NEG in public sectr Seasnal emplyment disallwed Expectatin that OJT will lead t cntinued unsubsidized emplyment beynd the OJT perid N pattern f failing t prvide OJT Trainees with cntinued emplyment Funds will nt be used t relcate peratins Cmpany at current lcatin at least 120 days Funds will nt be used t assist, prmte r deter unin rganizing Page 3

4 OJT will nt displace r reduce hurs f currently emplyed wrkers; n ther individual is n layff frm the same r any substantially equivalent jb; cannt infringe n the prmtinal pprtunity f currently emplyed wrker. Small businesses with variety f ccupatins likely best pprtunities t match wrkers with emplyers and fster ecnmic grwth fr NH OJT NEG REIMBURSEMENT RATES Negtiated rates are based n emplyer size Emplyer Size 1-50 emplyees up t 90% f wage rate emplyees up t 75% f wage rate 251 and mre up t 50% f wage rate Percentages cited are nt autmatic rates t apply Actual percentage rate used shuld factr in, actual cmpany size and need, trainee skill assessment, skills gap, extent and length f training needed, etc. WAGE CAP & REIMBURSEMENT OJT NEG Reimbursement cannt exceed a percentage (typically 50% up t 90%) f state s average hurly wage rate Emplyers wh elect t pay mre than state s average wage cannt receive reimbursement beynd percentage (50% up t 90%) f cap OJT participant must be cmpensated at same rate as trainees r emplyees in similar jbs, with similar training, experience, and skills. OJT NEG funded training cannt exceed 6 mnths Wage caps n which reimbursement is calculated, established by US DOL based n Bureau f Labr Statistics 2009 Occupatinal Emplyment Statistics New Hampshire Emplyers: $21.02 Maine Emplyers: $18.53 (trainee must be NH resident) Massachusetts Emplyers: $25.34 (trainee must be NH resident) Vermnt Emplyers: $19.68 (trainee must be NH resident) Supprt Services One-time supprt payment fr tls and ther wrk-related necessities nt generally prvided by emplyer, but required fr wrker t succeed in cmpleting OJT training plan Page 4

5 Partnering fr Success WIA Cllabratin with NH Department f Emplyment Security High level f cmmunicatin Linkage f Return t Wrk (RTW) and OJT Bth fcus n reducing upfrnt training csts fr cmpanies, and getting wrker s ft in the dr Determine best ptin fr emplyers and jb seekers based n individual situatins WIA Emplyment Cunselrs and ESR Share Referrals Discuss ways t leverage JPS and ESR relatinship fr ptimized effectiveness in the business cmmunity Wrk tgether t determine strategies t address prlnged unemplyment (vercming barriers t emplyment) WIA OJT r Emplyer Outreach Assistance/Questins: Cntact: Jim Bingham, WIA Jb Placement Specialist Belknap-Merrimack, CAP 2 Industrial Drive, Cncrd, NH jbingham@snhs.rg (603) (cell) (603) x.1176 (ffice) Page 5