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Update on On-the-Job Training National Emergency Grant Re-Employment Project in Northern Virginia

This presentation provides an update to the Northern Virginia Workforce Investment Board regarding the On-the-Job Training (OJT) National Emergency Grant Re-Employment Project. Launched in December 2010 through a Department of Labor grant, the project aims to help long-term unemployed workers re-enter the workforce by providing OJT services. The goal is to place 52 individuals in OJTs by February 2012, with 31 already placed to date. The project supports various local workforce areas in Virginia and addresses the challenges of matching candidates with immediate hiring needs.

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Update on On-the-Job Training National Emergency Grant Re-Employment Project in Northern Virginia

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  1. Presentation to the Northern Virginia Workforce Investment Board Update on the On-the-Job Training National Emergency Grant Re-Employment ProjectSeptember 15, 2011

  2. 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.

  3. 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

  4. Breakdown of OJTs Employers By Industry OJT Monthly Progression *Mid-Month

  5. OJT Positions and Wages

  6. Contact Information Questions? Aimee Brobst, OJT NEG Project Manager Phone: 703-324-7514 aimee.brobst@fairfaxcounty.gov

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