PROGRAM PURPOSE
To enable customers to enter high-skill occupations which provide economic stability and self-sufficiency. The On-the-Job Training Program (OJT) is currently funded through two separate contracts, Region 2 Workforce Investment Board, and Region VI Workforce Investment Board.
PROGRAM OPERATION
Region II: Putnam, Cabell, Wayne, Lincoln, Boone, Logan, and Mingo counties.
Region VI: Monongalia, Preston, Marion, Taylor, Harrison, Doddridge, Barbour, Tucker, Lewis, Upshur, Randolph, Gilmer, and Braxton counties.
PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
The program offers on-the-job training in specific occupational areas with a contracted employer. The employer utilizes his/her training methods, facilities, and resources in shaping the customer into a skilled employee. The customer is exposed to and trained in all aspects of a specific job and given every opportunity to develop valuable skills.