Apprenticeship Employer Reimbursement Assistance
The Apprenticeship Employer Reimbursement Assistance reimburses
eligible employers up to 50% of a WIOA-eligible apprentice’s regular wages for
up to 3,500 training hours worked or $25,000.
Employer Reimbursement Assistance provides resources to employers training new and existing employees through a dual education training model. A dual education apprenticeship is a “earn and learn” opportunity that provides a unique combination of structured learning with on-the-job training. An apprentice is an individual who has an employment relationship with an employer and is receiving training to increase his/her skills to prepare the worker for full-time, permanent occupation within the targeted workforce. Apprentices start working from day one with incremental wage increases as they become more proficient on the job. The apprentice is considered to be a regular employee in all respects, entitled to the same treatment as any other similarly situated employees.
Employer Reimbursement Assistance provides resources to employers training new and existing employees through a dual education training model. A dual education apprenticeship is a “earn and learn” opportunity that provides a unique combination of structured learning with on-the-job training. An apprentice is an individual who has an employment relationship with an employer and is receiving training to increase his/her skills to prepare the worker for full-time, permanent occupation within the targeted workforce. Apprentices start working from day one with incremental wage increases as they become more proficient on the job. The apprentice is considered to be a regular employee in all respects, entitled to the same treatment as any other similarly situated employees.
Apprenticeship Employer Reimbursement Assistance reimburses
eligible employers up to 50% of a WIOA-eligible apprentice’s regular wages for
up to 3,500 training hours worked or $25,000.
Training time is reduced to the degree that the employee has relevant
experience.
The apprenticeship program and all apprentices should be
registered with the federal Department of Labor.
The occupation being trained for must be on a State of
Illinois list of Demand Occupations and pay at least $11.44 per hour on average
throughout the apprenticeship.
Responsibilities of the employer are to supervise, train and
submit a monthly time record on a Career Link timesheet. The employer is reimbursed on a monthly basis
throughout the Apprenticeship Employer Reimbursement contract.
A signed contract
must be in place before the new employee can start work.
Career Link has been providing training assistance to
eligible residents of this area since 1975.
Funds are provided through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
administered by the federal Department of Labor and the Illinois Department of
Commerce.
For more information, contact Norm Griffin at 309-321-0255
or ngriffin@careerlink16.com or
Dona Nanney at 309-807-1375 or dnanney@careerlink16.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Program
Auxiliary aids & services available upon
request to Individuals with disabilities.
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