On-the-Job Training

Hire experienced workers at a reduced cost to you.

So, you're ready to hire. Or maybe you're thinking about hiring. We understand the process to bring on a new worker can be expensive and time consuming. But what if the costs to train a new worker could be offset?*

The On-the-Job Training Program gives your business a cash reimbursement (not a tax credit) to help offset the costs associated with training a new, permanent employee.

On-the-Job Training (OJT) is designed specifically to help dislocated (laid off) workers experiencing prolonged unemployment transition back to work. The program targets new and open positions** that have the potential after training to earn an average of $14.57 per hour.

How it works.

We’ll work with you to identify OJT-qualified candidates with the specialized skills to meet your company’s needs. You decide who to hire. Next, we’ll work with you to design a customized training plan for the new employee. The process is complete when you sign the OJT agreement paperwork***—which takes just minutes.

Advantage: Business.

MINIMIZE THE COSTS OF TRAINING

We'll compensate your business for the costs associated with training (up to 320 hours) and loss of production for newly hired employees.

STREAMLINE YOUR HIRING
Hiring just got easier. Tell us your workforce needs and we’ll recruit and pre-screen OJT-eligible, experienced candidates at no cost. The hiring decision is yours.

LESS PAPERWORK, MORE PRODUCTIVITY

The OJT agreement and enrollment process is fast and simple. With minimal paperwork, you and your new employee will be back to business in no time.

We’ll stick by your side throughout every phase of the program and provide any assistance you need.

Start Today.

This program is available for a limited time. Contact our OJT Representative in your county today to learn how your business can participate:

Cindy Bride, 920.675.4607 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Download the On-the-Job Training Information Sheet (pdf)

*Training wage reimbursement can range from 50-90% based on company size; up to 90% of wages can be reimbursed for businesses with 50 or less employees; up to 75% of wages for businesses wih 51-250 employees; and, up to 50% of wages for businesses with 250 or more employees.
**Employment positions must not have the effect of filling a vacancy created by an employer terminating a regular employee or otherwise reducing its workforce for the purpose of hiring an OJT candidate, nor can it result in the filling of a position when any other person is on layoff or strike or engaged in a labor dispute for the same or substantially equivalent job within the same organizational unit.
*** Businesses must start the OJT agreement process prior to hiring a new employee to ensure reimbursement benefits.

The On-the-Job Training program is administered by the Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin in partnership with the South Central Wisconsin Job Center System under a grant awarded by the State of Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.