OAR 589-007-0800: Oregon On-the-Job Training (OJT) Program

(1) The purpose of the Oregon On-the-Job Training (OJT) Program is to support the Governor’s Workforce agenda by providing OJT and the National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) as solutions relating to employee hiring, training, and retention . (2) The Office determines the statewide implementation and operation of the OJT Program in Oregon. (3) The OJT Program in Oregon shall involve at a minimum: (a) Cost-effective solutions to the issues of employee hiring, training, and retention; (b) Utilization of public and private resources; (c) Certification of career readiness skills for participants as defined by the National Career Readiness Certificate; (d) Employer provided, job-specific training for Oregonians newly hired under this program; (e) A process to identify appropriate companies and job seekers to participate in the programs; (f) A process by which monies may be appropriated and allocated to the local workforce investment boards to support projects identified by local workforce investment areas; (g) Employer reimbursement schedules will follow local policies. (4) Tracking and reporting to the Office the outcomes of the Oregon On-the-Job Training Program in the local workforce investment area shall include, but are not limited to: (a) The number of employers participating in the program; (b) The number of employees completing training; (c) The number of employees retained after completing training; (d) Types of jobs filled by occupational codes; (e) Characteristics of the unemployed being placed into OJTs; (f) The number of participants that earn National Career Readiness Certificates; (g) Signed NCRC letters of commitment from OJT employers to “prefer” job candidates that have an NCRC.