2-020.07D On-the-Job Training (OJT)

The basic principles which govern an OJT placement are:

 

  1. An OJT can be developed in the public or private sector;
  2. An assessment of the participant must determine that s/he is job ready;
  3. The participant is first hired by the employer on a full-time basis;
  4. The Department must have a written contract with the employer;
  5. Daily supervision is required;
  6. S/he is provided training which gives the knowledge or skills essential to the full and adequate performance of that job;
  7. S/he is compensated at a wage (plus fringe benefits, as applicable), including periodic increases, comparable to that of other employees performing the same or similar jobs.  The employer and the sponsoring agency negotiate a contract in which the employer will be reimbursed up to 50 percent of the hourly wage for actual hours worked for a set period of time, not to exceed six months to help offset the cost of training;
  8. The wage reimbursement rate and length of the on-the-job training are contingent upon the nature and complexity of the work and how much training is actually required for the individual to be able to perform the job adequately;
  9. The OJT may include classroom training, either in the workplace or elsewhere, in job-related basic skills, literacy, English as a Second Language (ESL), and/or occupational skills training that is required by the employer and would assist the participant to complete his/her assigned duties and/or upgrade his/her job skills.  The classroom hours can count towards hours of OJT participation but are not eligible for wage reimbursement; and
  10. Upon successful completion of the OJT, the employer will continue to employ the participant as a regular employee.

For treatment of income from an OJT, see 468 NAC 2-016; for worker protection, see 468 NAC 2-020.07C8.

 

The Occupational Information Network’s O*NET OnLine should be used along with the employer’s job description when developing the OJT contract and determining the wage reimbursement rate and length of the OJT.  

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