- (1) The purpose of the Oregon On-the-Job Training (OJT) Program is to support the Governor’s Workforce agenda by providing OJT and the National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) as solutions relating to employee hiring, training, and retention .
- (2) The Office determines the statewide implementation and operation of the OJT Program in Oregon.
(3) The OJT Program in Oregon shall involve at a minimum:
- (a) Cost-effective solutions to the issues of employee hiring, training, and retention;
- (b) Utilization of public and private resources;
- (c) Certification of career readiness skills for participants as defined by the National Career Readiness Certificate;
- (d) Employer provided, job-specific training for Oregonians newly hired under this program;
- (e) A process to identify appropriate companies and job seekers to participate in the programs;
- (f) A process by which monies may be appropriated and allocated to the local workforce investment boards to support projects identified by local workforce investment areas;
- (g) Employer reimbursement schedules will follow local policies.
(4) Tracking and reporting to the Office the outcomes of the Oregon On-the-Job Training Program in the local workforce investment area shall include, but are not limited to:
- (a) The number of employers participating in the program;
- (b) The number of employees completing training;
- (c) The number of employees retained after completing training;
- (d) Types of jobs filled by occupational codes;
- (e) Characteristics of the unemployed being placed into OJTs;
- (f) The number of participants that earn National Career Readiness Certificates;
- (g) Signed NCRC letters of commitment from OJT employers to “prefer” job candidates that have an NCRC.
Statutory/Other Authority
660.300 - 660.364 & 660.343
Statutes/Other Implemented
660.303, 660.309 & 660.343
History
DCCWD 5-2015, f. & cert. ef. 10-30-15
DCCWD 4-2011, f. & cert. ef. 12-9-11
DCCWD 2-2011(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 7-29-11 thru 1-25-12