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• Establish and submit an OJT marketing strategy to Central Office IMPACT containing the types of jobs that will be marketed, and the qualitative measures for making good or satisfactory progress. • Monitor the OJT contracts monthly and complete the ON-THE-JOB TRAINING REVIEW. • Document to ensure that each client placed in an OJT training is: o Making satisfactory progress. o Provided with the skills outlined. o Able to resolve problems which affect the job. o The training completed by the designated date. o The participant is obtaining the same wages and benefits as similarly situated employees or trainees and are working the hours designated on the contract.

Prior to the development of the OJT, the contract must be approved by IMPACT Central Office have signatures of the applicable state agencies and Include Attachment A Record of client data.

The length of training may not exceed 130 day/26 weeks.

Contracts can be extended due to paid holidays, scheduled plant shutdowns, and sick leave. However, actual training time cannot exceed 130 days/26 weeks.

To determine the maximum number of days/weeks of training for a specific occupation, the following steps must be followed: • The employer must provide a job description in writing. • The Dictionary of Occupation Titles (DOT) must be used to determine the skill level of the job description by matching the description with the occupational title and nine-digit code number assigned to that title.

Transfer the Specific Vocational Preparation (SVP) into training maximum days/weeks by following the formula below:

SVP LEVEL CODE MAXIMUM DAYS/WEEKS 1-2 30 DAYS/6 WEEKS 3 45 DAYS/9 WEEKS 4 90 DAYS/18 WEEKS 5-6 130 DAYS/26 WEEKS

When determining actual number of days/weeks the following must be considered: • The number of days/weeks that the employer states it will take to train a person in the job. • The TANF participant’s knowledge of several tasks outlined in the training plan. • The TANF participant’s capability to perform the job. • The maximum number of days/weeks for the SVP level.

Payments to an employer for OJT shall not exceed an average of 50% of the wages paid by the employer to the participant during the period of such training. The average maximum percentage of wages to reimburse the employer depends on the skill level of the specific occupation. The IMPACT case manager may negotiate the contract for a lower reimbursement rate.