1. (a) On-the-job training is a core activity as defined in §811.25(a)(1) of this chapter.

2. (b) A Board shall ensure that a determination is made on a case-by-case basis whether to authorize, arrange, or refer a Choices individual for subsidized, time-limited training activities, to assist the Choices individual with obtaining knowledge and skills that are essential to the workplace while in a job setting. On-the-job training is training by an employer that is provided to a Choices individual while engaged in productive work in a job that:

   1. (1) provides knowledge or skills essential to the full and adequate performance of the job;
   2. (2) provides reimbursement to the employer of a percent of the wage rate of the Choices individual for the extraordinary costs of providing the training and additional supervision related to the training;
   3. (3) is limited in duration as appropriate to the occupation for which the Choices individual is being trained, taking into account the content of the training, the prior work experience of the Choices individual, and the service strategy of the Choices individual, as appropriate; and
   4. (4) includes training specified by the employer.
3. (c) Unsubsidized employment after satisfactory completion of the training is expected. A Board shall not contract with employers who have previously exhibited a pattern of failing to provide Choices individuals in on-the-job training with continued long-term employment, which provides wages, benefits, and working conditions that are equal to those that are provided to regular employees who have worked a similar length of time and are doing a similar type of work.

Source Note:The provisions of this §811.44 adopted to be effective June 30, 2002, 27 TexReg 5529.