On The Job Training
On-The-Job Training (OJT) is a specialized type of training, designed primarily for
use with either public or private employers. Essentially, when an OJT Contract
for employment is initiated with a specific employer, the customer, or job seeker,
becomes the employee of the designated company or organization. The company pays
the employee at his/her full hourly wage and provides all benefits as applicable.
The employer then provides the number of hours the employee worked, on monthly
basis, to the Workforce Investment Act Fiscal Agent through an invoicing made in
accordance with a pre-signed OJT Contract, based on up to 50% of the employee's
stipulated wage of the initiated contract period. Customarily, the length of a
contract period is determined by the type and/or intricacy of training required,
wage level, number and type of benefits, etc. and usually is drawn for two (2) to
four (4) weeks in length. Longer term.extended contracts are granted only in cases
of extremely difficult training situations and inflated wage rates. Final
determination of contract length lies with the Fiscal Agent Executive Director.