1. ITA Training/On-the-Job TrainingITA Training/On-the-Job Training
(OJT)/Customized Training(OJT)/Customized Training

2. Introduction
Presented by:
 Miriam Zeno, Center Director
 Ingrid Fernandez-Casey, OJT Specialist
 Milla Bucchino, Employer Services Liaison

3. Outline
 ITA Training
 On-the-Job Training (OJT)
 Customized Training

4. What is ITA Training?
 Participant training with South Florida
Workforce (SFW)-approved training
provider for up to a 2-year degree.
 Workforce Investment Act (WIA)
covers cost for:
 Tuition
 Textbooks
 Tools and Materials
 Uniforms
 Specialized Testing

5. ITA Training
Some of our Training Institutions:
 Miami-Dade College
 Miami-Dade County Public
Schools
 Metropolitan Trucking
 Sullivan & Cogliano
 New Horizons
 Executrain
 University of Miami

6. ITA Training
Programs by Industry:
 Accounting
 Architecture
 Automotive
 Aviation
 Business and Mgmt.
 Clerical
 Construction
 Culinary Arts
 Customer Service
 Education
 Electronics
 Engineering
 Film/Entertainment
 Financial Services
 Graphics-Printing
 Hospitality
 Human/Social
Services

7. ITA Training (Continued)
 Industrial
 Information
Technology
 Insurance Industry
 Legal
 Marketing/Sales
 Medical-Dental
 Medical-Nursing
 Real Estate
 Service Occupations
 Telecommunications
 Transportation
 Travel
For details, please refer to:
http://www.southfloridaworkforce.com/trainingproviders.htm

8. Who’s Eligible for
ITA Training?
 Job Seekers/Employed Workers
 Eligibility Criteria for SFW funded
programs:
 Proof of legal status in the United States
 Proof of age
 Proof of residency in Miami-Dade County
 Proof of social security
 Proof of limited income (flexible)
 Job Seekers--Inability to obtain or retain
employment after assisted job search
 Employed Workers--Employer letter stating
training will be beneficial for employee’s
professional growth

9. ITA Training
Bottom line:
Win-Win Situation
 Employer gets trained, skilled
labor
 Employee attains credential
 South Florida Workforce gets
credit for the placement

10. What is On-the-Job Training
(OJT)?
Training by an employer that is provided to a paid participant
while engaged in productive work in a job that:
 Provides knowledge or skills essential to the job
 Provides reimbursement to the employer of up to 50% of
the wage rate of the participant
 Is limited in duration as appropriate to the occupation for
which the participant is being trained
 Provides participant with a credential or certification of
skill attainment such as a high school diploma, including
special diplomas; GED or other recognized equivalents;
post-secondary degrees/certificates; recognized skill
standards (OCP); and licensure or industry-recognized
certificates.

11. Who is Eligible for
OJT?
 Employer:
 Operating in Miami-Dade or Monroe county
for a minimum of 1 year prior to date of
agreement
 Fully licensed to conduct business in
Miami-Dade or Monroe county
 Has at least one full-time employee
 Financial viability
 Current on all federal, state and local tax
obligations
 Proof of worker’s compensation coverage

12. Who is Eligible for
OJT?
 Employment Agency
 A temporary employment agency may serve as
the employer of record for purposes of
providing OJT to a participant in regular, on-
going employment in a specific occupation
(and not when such agency provides
probationary, seasonal, temporary, or
intermittent employment) so long as the
employer of record meets the same
requirements as a regular employer.

13. Who is Eligible for
OJT?
 Job Seekers
 Eligibility Criteria for SFW funded
programs:
 Proof of legal status in the United States
 Proof of age
 Proof of residency in Miami-Dade
County
 Proof of social security
 Proof of limited income (flexible)
 Inability to obtain or retain employment
after assisted job search

14. Who is Eligible for
OJT?
 Job Seekers (Continued)
 Determined not to be fully skilled in the
chosen occupation, in need of Training
Services, and have the skills and
qualifications to successfully complete the
OJT
 Has selected a training program directly
linked to employment opportunities in the
local area

15. Who is Eligible for
OJT?
 Employed Workers
 An OJT agreement might by executed
between current employer and training
provider if employed worker meets the
following criteria:
 Not earning a self-sufficient wage;
 OJT relates to the introduction of new
technologies or career advancement;
 Skills to be learned are in demand;
 OJT agreement documents a plan for job retention
or wage progression at the end of the contracted
training period.

16. OJT Outcomes
 Job Seekers
 Obtain full-time, unsubsidized
employment, preferably with the
contracted employer, at a wage
equal to or higher than the OJT
wage.
 Employed Workers
 Continue employment,
preferably with the contracted
employer, at a wage equal to or
higher than the OJT wage.
 Earn a credential as a result of
OJT.

17. Conditions
 Ongoing attainment of
competencies must be documented.
 Duration:
 The agreement must specify the time needed
for participant to earn skills required for the
position.
 OJT agreement must not exceed 1,040 hours
over 6 consecutive calendar months. This
includes time spent in related classroom
training activities for which employer pays
wages.

18. Conditions
(Continued)
 Compensation:
 Total possible employer compensation of $8,000.
 Payments to employer should not exceed 50% of the
total wages paid by the employer during the training
period.
 OJT payments may not be based on overtime, shift
differential, premium pay and other non-regular
wages paid by the employer.
 OJT participants must be subject to the same rates,
including periodic increases, as similarly situated
employees as well as equal working conditions and
fringe benefits (i.e. holiday pay, insurance, taxes).

19. Prohibitions
 OJT not allowed for occupations with high
turnover rates (i.e. customer service
clerks).
 Source of income cannot include tips,
commissions, or piecework.
 Participant cannot work from home.

20. OJT Agreement
 Contract must include, but is not
limited to:
 Percent of reimbursement
 Frequency of payment
 Timeframe for achievement of
competencies
 Quality assurance and evaluation
process

21. What is Customized
Training?
 Employer-specific training in which the
employer can recoup up to 50% of the
training costs incurred per trainee
 Reimbursable expenses include:
instructor’s salary, tuition, curriculum
development, textbooks, manuals, tools
and other supplies.

22. Customized Training
Requirements
 Business must legally operate in Miami-Dade County or
Monroe County and remain current with all tax
obligations and licenses.
 South Florida Workforce (SFW) must confirm that the
participant requires training and that his/her skills will
improve after the training period.
 Participants must train in occupations that pay a
minimum of $11.00/hr.
 Employer must retain participant after the end of the
contract.
 Reimbursements apply to programs at approved
educational institutions during the period of training,
which cannot exceed 40 hours per week.
 Participant eligibility is the same as OJT.

23. What’s in it for you?
 Savings:
 Participant screening and
assessment at no charge to
employer.
 50% reimbursement of
participant wages for up to 6
consecutive months or
1,040 hours.
 Payment for participant
tools, uniforms and other
requirements to perform the
job.

24. What’s in it for you?
 Quality Staff:
 Qualified, pre-screened candidates
from a pool of more than 10,000 job
seekers.
 Trained employees according to
individual job specification.
 Ensures staff attains competencies
and credentials related to their job.
 Allows employers to assess
participant’s work habits and progress
during the training period and
previous to permanent employment.
 Assists in upgrading current
employees’ skills and promotes career
laddering within your organization.

25. What’s in it for you?
 Productivity:
 Reduces time and effort spent on
hiring process such as resume
review and interviewing.
 Assists employers in integrating
new technology into the work
environment that requires
additional staff training such as a
computer software program.
 Reduces costs associated with
new-hire training.
 Reduces costs associated with
turnover rate due to lack of
training.

26. Some of our Customers
TURNBERRY ASSOCIATES

27. OJT Contracts/
Customized Training
Question and Answer Session

28. OJT Contracts
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