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Presentation to the Northern Virginia Workforce Investment Board Update on the On-the-Job Training National Emergency Grant Re-Employment Project September 15, 2011
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Presentation to the Northern Virginia Workforce Investment Board
Update on the On-the-Job Training National Emergency Grant Re-Employment Project
September 15, 2011
Background
• Through a Department of Labor National Emergency Grant, the Virginia Community
College System established an On-the-Job Training (OJT) Reemployment Project to
provide OJT services to workers who have been laid-off for 27 weeks or longer
• Project was launched in December 2010 and includes five Local Workforce Investment
Areas: Area 2 (New River/Mount Rogers); Area 8 (South Central); Area 11 (Northern
Virginia); Area 13 (Tidewater); and Area 14 (Hampton Roads)
• Goal: To enable long term unemployed dislocated workers to:
1) Enter a new industry or trade
2) Acquire skills, competency and knowledge
3) Be placed in approved, subsidized employment for up to 6 months
4) Successfully transition into permanent, full-time employment.2
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Status Update
• Project Goal: 52 individuals placed in OJTs by February 2012 (Project
closes June 30, 2012).
• Progress to Date: 31 individuals have been placed in OJTs
• Challenges:
– Timing to identify qualified candidates, enroll them in WIA, and place them in a job with an intent to hire which also provides them with valuable skills
– Types of employer targets: those who have immediate hiring needs, minimal layers, and see a significant economic benefit to participating in the program
• Successes:
– Employers: Connections to small business networks, such as local chapters of Business Network International
– Job Seekers: Outreach to VEC offices, SkillSource Centers, and community-based groups
Breakdown of OJTs
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Employers By Industry OJT Monthly Progression
*Mid-Month
OJT Positions and Wages
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OJT Positions Average Wage
Cleaning Technician (10) $11
Security Guard (1) $14
Software Engineer (5) $31
Administrative Assistant, Healthcare (1) $15.50
Administrative Assistant, Business Services (10) $15
Architect (1) $17
Accounts Receivable and Payable Clerk (3) $15
Contact Information
Questions?Aimee Brobst, OJT NEG Project Manager
Phone: 703-324-7514
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