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The TANF case manager will work closely with the individual and the Work Experience provider to ensure that the placement is beneficial to the individual and that all required work hours are performed satisfactorily.

5. On-the-Job Training (OJT) On-the-Job Training (OJT) is training in the public or private sector that is given to a paid employee engaged in productive work. OJT provides knowledge and skills essential to the full and adequate performance of the job.

Participants are placed in a paid position for the purpose of providing them specific training to learn a specific job skill that provides knowledge and abilities essential to the full and adequate performance of the job.

On-the-Job Training (OJT) is a full-time subsidized employment activity. It is skills training provided by an employer at an employer's place of business, and may be combined with classroom training. On-the-Job-Training contracts should be written for occupations that have a high potential for sustained demand or growth.

The TANF Program authorizes the creation of two kinds of full time OJTs, (1) learning new skills, and (2) wage progression with new job duties.

Participants in DSS/OJT are compensated at the same rate of pay, including benefits and periodic increases, as other employees performing the same job function. DSS/OJT participants must earn at least the Federal Minimum Wage.

In return for providing intensive supervision and training for the participant, the employer will receive a wage subsidy to compensate for the additional employment costs and the trainee's nonproductive time. Fifty percent of the trainee’s gross wages for the period of the contract will be reimbursed to the employer. A DSS/OJT contract (DSS Form 3768, On-The-Job Training Employer Agreement) is generally approved for a 6 month period, renewable for additional periods as appropriate. A. Countable Hours Hours in which the recipient satisfactorily participated in OJT are countable and will be documented by the work site supervisor using an OJT Attendance and Performance Record.

B. Verification of Hours The employer will be given a supply of On-The-Job Training Invoice and Attendance/Performance Record (DSS Form 3769) to complete on a monthly basis to document hours. Acceptable forms of documentation will be: 1. On-the-Job Training Attendance and Performance Record 2. Request for Wage Information (DSS Form 1245) 3. Wage Stubs 4. Employment/Employer Records (e.g. time sheets) 5. Copy of check, money order, or other payment form