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North Carolina Division of Employment Programs Section Job opportunities and Basic JOBS Program Policy Manual Social Services Skills Training (JOBS) Program OJT offers advantages to the employer as well as the participant. The employer is required to provide only a portion of the participant's wage for a specified time which saves the company money. The participant is in a "real" job that will last if he /she achieves the expected level of performance in the specified OJT period. The goal of OJT is to enable participants to learn and develop the knowledge and skills necessary to perform satisfactorily in a particular occupation and, therefore, be competitive in the labor market. OJT is not appropriate if the individual could have secured the job on their own without OJT. When considering an individual for OJT, the JOBS social worker must evaluate the participant's readiness for full -time employment. The participant should be job ready in all ways except lacking knowledge or skills for the particular occupation. In addition, the OJT position must also be in an occupation that would satisfy the participant's employment goal. 1. The county department of social services or its agent shall enter into a contract with the employer to reimburse the employer for a portion of the OJT wages. The contract is to specify, at a minimum, the wages, training period, job description and expectations, work hours, amount of the employer subsidy, employee benefits, reporting requirements for the employer, and the type of supervision and training to be provided to the participant. 2. The time frame for the training period must be related to the types of training as described in the Department of Labor (DOL) Specific Vocational Preparation Manual. Depending on the Specific vocational Preparation (SVP) level, OJT periods may range from one month to 12 months. Training time, however, must be reasonable in terms of the job to be learned and the participant's Employability Plan. 3. The participant must be employed full time, at least 30 hours of work per week to a maximum of 40 hours per week in OJT and compensated by the employer at the same rates, including benefits and periodic increases as similarly situated employees or trainees. 4. In no event will the wage be less than the higher of the Federal minimum wage or applicable state or local minimum wage law. S. When JOBS funds are used, the employer is reimbursed up to'50 percent of the wages paid, based on the actual number of hours worked each month. XIV-2