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i North Carolina Division of Employment Programs Section Job Opportunities and Basic JOBS program Policy Ranual A. PURPOBZ . T? CF-!C- NT 3 35 Social Services Skills Training (JOBS) Program on- the -job training (OJT) is a subsidized'employmer.t opportunity in which a JOBS participant is hired and provided skill training by a public or private employer. The objectives of OJT are to provide: 1) an opportunity for structured skill training; 2) improvement of an individual's present skill level through close supervision; 3) work experience to bring skills to a level that would be competitive in the marketplace; and 4) improvement of employability potential through more substantial supervision and direction than normally available in an unsubsidized work situation. B. EMSCR37lii0 OJT is established through an agreement or contract with the employer. In most cases, OJT contracts will be negotiated by agencies that specialize in OJT placements, e.g. Employment Security Commission. A county department of social services may also enter into an OJT agreement with an employer when the county department of social services determines that it would be more appropriate to do so. As appropriate, participants are referred to potential employers by the county department of social services or other resource agency for OJT placements. Because OJT is considered skill training, it must be provided under adequate supervision by the employer at the actual workplace. OJT may include some specialized training away from the workplace.- In order to achieve the objectives of OJT, time is allowed for orientation to the work site, job coaching, and counseling. Employers are expected to hire participants as regular employees at the and of the OJT contract .period: Five basic principles govern OJT: I. The participant is hired by the employer; 2. While engaged in productive work, the participant is provided training which gives hiss /her the knowledge or skills essential to the full and adequate performance of that job; 3. The participant is compensated at a rate (including benefits) comparable to that of other employees performing the same or similar job; 4. The employer is reimbursed for parr of the participant's wages in order to compensate the employer for the additional supervision and training required; 5. At the and of OJT, the participant is retained as a regular employee. XIV -1