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Ulm <br />North Carolina Division of Social Services - <br />Employment Programs Section <br />Job opportunities and Basic Skills Training (JOBS) Program <br />JOBS Program Policy Manual <br />a. Does the objective of the OJT meet the needs of the <br />participant? <br />b. Is there a oar ,l for upward mobility? <br />C. Is the OJT period adequate to most the participants needs? <br />C1. Is the position a regular year -round position? <br />e. Is the wage rate commensurate with the participants level of <br />skills? <br />f. Can the skills acquired in the position be transferred to <br />other positions? <br />2. when determining the appropriateness of placing OJT participants <br />with a specific employer, consider the following: <br />a. Is the industry stable and have a good reputation for working <br />with its employees? (This can be verified with the Better <br />Business Bureau, JTPA, Chamber of Commerce, other business or <br />credit groups.) <br />b. Does the employer offer fringe benefits to employees of the <br />company that will contribute to economic security? <br />C. Does the supervisor have the background and experience to <br />train the participant? <br />d. Are the working conditions appropriate for the industry? <br />3. Employers Exclusion Policy <br />County d&partments of social services (or their agents) are advised <br />not to enter into OJT contracts with those employers who <br />demonstrate a pattern of not complying with the letter or spirit cf <br />OJT. Zzamples of when employers may be excluded from negotiating <br />future training agreements axe: <br />a. The majority of OJT participants are not hired after <br />successful completion of training or are released within 90 <br />days of being hired. <br />h. Pa_ -Zicipants are laid -off during the agreed upon training <br />period !o: reasons other than participant performance. <br />C. The participants are performing tasks substantially different <br />. from the ones agreed upon in the OJT training plan. <br />.IV -5 <br />