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Training
- Older Worker
- Incumbent Worker
- On-the-Job-Training (OJT)
- is defined by the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Section 101 (31) as training by an employer that is provided to a paid participant who is engaged in productive work in a job that provides knowledge or skills essential to the full and adequate performance of the job. OJT training provides payment to the employer of up to 50 percent of the wage rate of the participant, for the extraordinary costs of providing training and additional supervision related to the training. OJT is limited in duration as appropriate to the occupation for which the participant is being trained, taking into account the content of the training, the prior work experience of the participant, and the individual service strategy of the participant.
- Customized Training
- is defined as follows:
- Training designed to meet the special requirements of an employer (or a group of employers);
- Training conducted with a commitment by the employer to employ (or in the case of persons already working, continue to employ) an individual on successful completion of the training; and
- Training for which the employer pays for not less than 50 percent of the cost of the training. (WIA Section 101(8).)