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On the Job Training

The On the Job Training Program (OJT) is a vehicle for employers to train a paid participant, while the participant is engaged in productive work at a job that provides knowledge or skills essential to the full and adequate performance of the job.

The employer is provided reimbursement up to 50% of the wage rate of the participant, for the extraordinary cost of providing the training and additional supervision related to the training. The maximum number of hours that will be reimbursed is 960.

The employer agrees to compensate the participant in the same manner that similarly positioned employees are compensated. The minimum hourly rate for a participant is $11.16 per hour. The participant must be hired for a permanent full time position defined as at least 30 hours per week and must receive all benefits and fringes as provided to all other full time employees.

The training is limited in duration as appropriate to the occupation for which the participant is being trained, taking into account the content of the training and the prior work experience of the participant.

The participant selected must be an eligible Workforce Investment Act (WIA) applicant, the employer has the right to review potential employees utilizing their own company procedures and ultimately, the company selects the employee.

For more information about On the Job Training, please call  PA CareerLink Cambria County at (814) 533-2493.